Preliminary schedule
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8:30 am to 8:50 am
Best use of the conference and introduction to CAR
  • Jaimi Dowdell, IRE and NICAR
  • Doug Haddix, IRE and NICAR
Meridian Ballroom East

9:00 am to 9:50 am
Bridging the gap: From data analysis to programming
  • John Perry, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Derek Willis, The New York Times
Meridian Ballroom Center

Overview of the year in CAR
  • Doug Haddix, IRE and NICAR
  • Mark Horvit, IRE and NICAR
Meridian Ballroom East

Meridian Ballroom West


10:00 am to 10:50 am
Creative ways to cover natural and man-made disasters
  • Danielle Cervantes, The San Diego Union-Tribune
  • David Herzog, IRE and NICAR
  • Zack Kucharski, The (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette
Meridian Ballroom Center

Internet Tips and Tricks
  • David Donald, Center for Public Integrity
  • Carolyn Edds, St. Petersburg Times
Meridian Ballroom East

Advanced Google Maps and the latest in mapping
  • Michael Corey, The Des Moines (Iowa) Register
  • Tim Henderson, The Journal News (White Plains, N.Y.)
Meridian Ballroom West


11:00 am to 11:50 am
Dissecting a Web site
  • Jacob Fenton, The (Allentown, Pa.) Morning Call
  • Aron Pilhofer, The New York Times
Meridian Ballroom Center

Interactive journalism
  • David Heath, The Seattle Times
  • Brad Heath, USA Today
Meridian Ballroom East

The latest in text and database mining
  • Chase Davis, The Des Moines (Iowa) Register
  • Brant Houston, University of Illinois
Meridian Ballroom West


2:00 pm to 2:50 pm
Meridian Ballroom Center

Essential data for every newsroom
  • Ben Poston, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  • Anne Saul, Gannett Co. Inc.
Meridian Ballroom East

Stats for stories
  • David Donald, Center for Public Integrity
  • Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica
Meridian Ballroom West


3:00 pm to 3:50 pm
Social science methods
  • David Donald, Center for Public Integrity
  • Stan Ketterer, Oklahoma State University
Meridian Ballroom Center

Programming basics
  • Daniel Lathrop
  • Jeremy Milarsky, IRE and NICAR
Meridian Ballroom East

New directions in GPS and GIS
  • Josh Overton, 39 Degrees North
  • Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times
Meridian Ballroom West


4:00 pm to 4:50 pm
Web scraping
  • Jeremy Milarsky, IRE and NICAR
  • John Perry, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Meridian Ballroom Center

Social Network Analysis
  • Tommy Kaas, Kaas & Mulvad
  • Aaron Kessler, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Meridian Ballroom East

Pushing the envelope
  • Chase Davis, The Des Moines (Iowa) Register
  • Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg Times
Meridian Ballroom West