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  "slug": "2004-march-upcoming-hands-on-car-training",
  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2004-march-upcoming-hands-on-car-training.html",
  "year": 2004,
  "month": "March",
  "monthNum": 3,
  "headline": "Upcoming hands-on CAR training",
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  "author_name": "",
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  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "IRE and NICAR offer computer-assisted reporting (CAR) training programs including weeklong boot camps in Columbia, Missouri and hands-on classes at their annual conference, designed for journalists at all levels to learn data analysis and electronic information gathering skills.",
  "keywords": [
    "training",
    "journalism",
    "databases"
  ],
  "topics": [
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Technology"
  ],
  "technologies": [
    "spreadsheet"
  ],
  "full_text": "IRE and NICAR have several train- ing opportunities for journalists seeking hands-on instruction in using computer-assisted reporting. There are two weeklong CAR boot camps in Columbia, Mo., for jour- nalists who want to learn how to acquire electronic information, use spreadsheets and databases to ana- lyze the information and to translate that information into high-impact sto- ries. IRE and NICAR provide follow- up help after participants return to their news organizations. The boot camps are May 16-21 and Aug. 1-6. Editors can take advantage of an abbreviated version of the boot camp April 23-25 in Columbia, Mo. Participants will learn how to make CAR successful in their newsrooms and will get just enough hands-on experience to understand what their reporters are tackling and en- vision what is possible with CAR. Hands-on classes will be offered at the IRE Annual Conference June 17-20 in Atlanta. Those registering for the classes will be able to learn how to use spreadsheets and da- tabase managers to analyze data.",
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