NICAR Preview - Solving Common Problems in Investigative Journalism
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Join Hacks/Hackers NYC at 7 p.m. on Feb. 19 for our NICAR Preview, hosted by The New School's Journalism + Design Program. You’ll get to sample three talks tailored for IRE’s upcoming annual hands-on computer assisted reporting conference (http://ire.org/conferences/nicar-2014/).
Our presentations for the evening:
• Regex on a napkin - Amanda Hickman (@amandabee (http://twitter.com/amandabee)), CUNY Graduate School of Journalism (http://www.journalism.cuny.edu/cunyj_profiles/hickman-amanda-adjunct-faculty-interactive-data-journalism/#.UvpcckKwLA4)
• The customized Census: How to use microdata when you just can't find the right table - Robert Gebeloff (@gebeloffnyt (https://twitter.com/gebeloffnyt)), The New York Times
• Get to know FOIA Machine (https://www.foiamachine.org/) - Coulter Jones (@coulterjones (https://twitter.com/coulterjones)), Steven Melendez (@smelendez (https://twitter.com/smelendez)) and Shane Shifflett (@shaneshifflett (https://twitter.com/shaneshifflett))
To attend the Hacks/Hackers NYC NICAR Preview, RSVP today ($10, payable in advance) to Hacks/Hackers NYC.
Refund policy: Cancel at least 24 hours before the event (that is, no later than 7 p.m. Feb. 18) to receive a full refund. We cannot issue refunds after that.
Schedule:
7:00 p.m.: Doors, dinner, drinks + socializing
~7:30 p.m.: Presentations followed by Q&A
~8:30 p.m.: Hiring announcements, networking and socializing
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