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Articles tagged IRE (9)

James SalangaJanuary 13, 2022

“The idea and techniques of investigative reporting can be done by anyone anywhere”: How Francisco Vara-Orta wants to change IRE’s mission

“We all grew up with All the President’s Men. You don’t want to take away from the power of that moment and the press holding the administration accountable. But we have to think, why was there not a Black person or a woman on that team?”

Joshua BentonMarch 11, 2020

One NICAR attendee’s positive test has sent a disruptive ripple through news orgs’ response to coronavirus

There are thousands of journalists either working from home or in full self-quarantine this week as news outlets try to limit COVID-19’s reach within their organizations.

A small survey suggests chasing pageviews isn’t putting as much pressure on watchdog reporting as you might think (or fear)

INN, LION, and IRE get $455,000 in new funding from Knight Foundation

Ricardo BiltonOctober 7, 2016

ProPublica’s Data Store, which has pulled in $200K, is now selling datasets for other news orgs

“So many news organizations have these kinds of datasets, but don’t have the resources to build out a marketing channel or sales support system to do anything with them. We want to offer that support.”

Caroline O'DonovanApril 8, 2014

Know your user: Learning how different journalists approach data with Census Reporter

To build a better interface for journalists to access census data, they first had to figure out who those journalists are.

Caroline O'DonovanMarch 3, 2014

Hacking in the newsroom? What journalists should know about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

At the NICAR conference this weekend, data journalists and legal professionals discussed the ethical and criminal implications of hacking in the newsroom.

Ken DoctorNovember 29, 2012

The newsonomics of going deeper

Technology is aiding reporting at both the high and the low ends of the business.

October 14, 2010

The Newsonomics of replacement journalism