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  "url": "https://dwillis.github.io/uplink/article/2004-november-upcoming-training.html",
  "year": 2004,
  "month": "November",
  "monthNum": 11,
  "headline": "Upcoming training",
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  "author_title": "",
  "affiliation": "IRE and NICAR",
  "summary": "IRE and NICAR offer intensive computer-assisted reporting (CAR) boot camps and training sessions in Columbia, Missouri throughout 2005, covering data analysis, mapping, and newsroom integration. Participants receive follow-up support to implement their skills at their news organizations.",
  "keywords": [
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    "journalism",
    "data"
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  "topics": [
    "Investigative Methods",
    "Journalism & Newsroom",
    "Technology"
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  "technologies": [
    "GIS"
  ],
  "full_text": "Looking for intensive computer-assisted reporting training in the coming year?\n\nThere are four weeklong Boot Camps in Columbia, Mo., for journalists who want to learn how to acquire electronic information, use spreadsheets and databases to analyze the information, and to translate that information into high impact stories. IRE and NICAR provide follow-up help after participants return to their news organizations. The 2005 Boot Camps are Jan. 9-14, March 20-25, May 15-20 and Aug. 7-12.\n\nJournalists interested in learning how to map data for news stories can take advantage of mini-Boot Camps in using geographic information systems (GIS). The training sessions are Jan. 14-16 and Aug. 19-21 in Columbia.\n\nNews managers interested in learning to better integrate CAR into their newsrooms can attend the April 8-10 mini-Boot Camp in Columbia.\n\nFor complete information about IRE and NICAR training visit www.ire.org/training/",
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