Data Delver: Matt Wynn, Arizona Republic
CAR brings added benefit to stories throughout the paper, and it’s essential in urban areas that have many facets to be explored through data. But before you can bring the CAR to a city like Phoenix, you’ve got to be confident in your abilities. That’s why Matt Wynn, now Senior Data Reporter at the Arizona ...
Data Delver: Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica
The nature of CAR is shifting each day, as data analyzers and Web developers alike prepare to converge on Phoenix later this week. But for those who’ve been in this for the long haul, the essence of the field remains what it always has been. That’s the message ProPublica’s Director of Computer-Assisted Reporting, Jennifer LaFleur, ...
Data Delvers: Ben Welsh & Ken Schwencke, LA Times
Using data as part of a package that drives user interest needs a strong team, and cross-collaboration between reporters, editors and web developers. At the Los Angeles Times, two key people who work to bring it all together are Web dev duo Ben Welsh and Ken Schwencke. It’s their job to enhance and enrich the ...
Data Delver: MaryJo Webster, Pioneer Press
One of the virtues of continuing to be a graduate student while pursuing my CAR journey has been the freedom to look at problems academically. One issue I’ve been wrestling with is where we need to use more data. I’ve come to the conclusion that it needs to be used more often in reporting. That ...
Data Delver: David Donald, Center for Public Integrity
What is it we love about computer-assisted reporting? Why is the NICAR-L list full of people eager and willing to diagnose problem queries and discuss the merits of mapping software? What draws people to it? The first time I saw a Python script perform batch geocoding, as numbers spun out of a Terminal console quicker than ...
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