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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2004-march-getting-set-for-election-coverage.html",
  "year": 2004,
  "month": "March",
  "monthNum": 3,
  "headline": "Getting set for election coverage",
  "kicker": "INSIDE NICAR",
  "author_name": "David Herzog",
  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "NICAR and Missouri School of Journalism",
  "summary": "This article guides journalists on using computer-assisted reporting (CAR) to cover 2024 elections, highlighting campaign finance data analysis as a key resource. It promotes IRE's campaign finance resources, training opportunities, and a comprehensive beat book to help reporters uncover compelling political stories.",
  "keywords": [
    "elections",
    "campaign",
    "reporting"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Government & Politics",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Data & Databases"
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  "technologies": [
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  ],
  "full_text": "This is a big year for election news, with the U.S. House, Senate and presi- dential races going full force. Oppor- tunities abound for using computer-as- sisted reporting. If you're new to CAR the elections are a great time to sink your teeth into cam- paign finance data and see where the candidates draw their financial support. If you've been doing CAR for a long time, there are plenty of compelling stories that look deeper into campaign finance, voter histories and election results. Starting with this issue of Uplink, we'll offer articles that will help you cover elections and politics throughout the election season. Check out page 3 for an account of how Robert David Sullivan of CommonWear magazine in Boston created a map of distinct U.S. political areas. We'll have even more in the May-June Uplink. As the campaign unfolds, go online to IRE's Campaign Finance Information Center at www.campaignfinance.org for resources, data and links to stories. If you want to get a jump start on your elections and politics coverage, you'll want to get \"Unstacking the Deck: A Reporter's Guide to Campaign Fi- nance,\" an IRE Beat Book by veteran journalists Michael A. Weber, Aron Pilhofer and Derek Willis. For more information about the book visit www.ire.org/store/books/campaign.html You can also sit in on campaign finance panels and get hands-on CAR training June 17-20 in Atlanta. Keep an eye on www.ire.org/ training/atlanta0410 more information. Contact David Herzog by e-mail at dherzog@nicar.org",
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