Digital First Media staff at NICAR14
Dispatches from Digital First Media staff in attendance at this year's NICAR14 conference.

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Our new data store serves data three ways ????: premium, raw or external propub.ca/1dzNKKW #nicar14 #tapestryconf
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Sign up for @IRE_NICAR 's #NICAR14 open mic! Share ideas with your fellow NICARians. ire.org/conferences/ni…
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Students & recent grads at #NICAR14 ! @jeremybmerrill & I are doing a peer-only unsession on jobs for&by young'uns. gist.github.com/sisiwei/9233027
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by MaryJo Webster via twitter 2/26/2014 7:08:46 PM
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For any #nicar14 folks checking out CAR at the Bar tomorrow, here's the beer list ... in wordcloud form!. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhcanUwCIAE6Ekk.jpg
by PatSweet via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 1:41:58 AM -
Flight boarding now. But added a color legend and some clearer instructions to my #NICAR14 map. Pls add yourself! googledrive.com/host/0B4yUkVI3…by chadskelton via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 1:43:23 AM
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At #NICAR14 and interested in web maps? Join me and @EsriPRGuy for a hands-on workshop at 11 am on Friday ire.org/events-and-tra…by r_deming via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 1:50:33 AM
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Hey #NICAR14 ! Play NICAR Bingo! Works best on mobile, an SL data team quick hit, code-furnished by @WNYC . data.nsl.webfactional.com/games/nicarbin…
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O-ho! There are dueling Foursquare lists for #NICAR14 from @ultracasual j.mp/1jBBC0G & @JoeGermuska j.mp/1en3hlvby MacDiva via twitter retweeted by ultracasual 2/27/2014 2:08:14 AM
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RT @chadskelton : Thought it would be fun to map out where people are travelling from to #NICAR14 . Please add yourself:...by MaryJo Webster via twitter 2/27/2014 2:26:39 AM
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RT @dfmdata : #NICAR14 , here we come! Keep up with the pack of @digitalfirst journalists in attendance: bit.ly/MuAUpWby MaryJo Webster via twitter 2/27/2014 2:30:05 AM
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When stories break, file your open records requests immediately, says @justin_fenton #NICAR14by ChrisBChester via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:13:07 PM
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"The investigators would have figured it out eventually, but we figured it out the next day." -@justin_fenton #NICAR14by iaivanova via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:17:53 PM
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#NICAR14 we'll be presenting at 10 a.m. in the Demo Room, Chesapeake. Come by to see the latest with @foiamachineby FOIA Machine via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:18:11 PM
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“A high percentage of journalists can’t even tell the difference between average and median” @albertocairo at #NICAR14by Tobias Brandel via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:20:25 PM
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Become a digital hoarder of sources that will help you in a breaking news situation. Make a data wish list. - @ChrisLKeller #NICAR14by Kelly Hinchcliffe via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:20:34 PM
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“@StephReighart :nare you going to @andymboyle 's talk at 11 a.m.? You could get a t-shirt out of it. #NICAR14 ” sorry, no. Mapping. All day.by Sean Adkins via twitter 2/27/2014 2:21:24 PM
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Hey! Data isn't just there for journalists to prove their hypothesis. Pay attention to the data that also disproves your hypothesis #NICAR14by Athi_Saba via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:37:53 PM
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Learning Tableau at #NICAR14 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhfOx0SIQAArzUx.jpg
by Andrew Kreighbaum via twitter 2/27/2014 2:38:20 PM -
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Looking for slides/tipsheets/handouts from #NICAR14 ? We're keeping a list here: ire.org/conferences/ni…. Kudos to @MacDiva for her list too!by IRE_NICAR via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 4:41:30 PM
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.@maudbeelman Keep a "data diary" to keep track of what you know, what you've done and when. #NICAR14by SylviaCarignan via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 4:46:35 PM
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The standard j question: "How is your organization funded?" #NICAR14by Danielle KeetonOlsen via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 4:48:50 PM
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Want our new @dfmdata sticker? Look out for @ultracasual at #NICAR14 . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhfzJqTIEAAAzhS.jpgby Thunderdome data via twitter 2/27/2014 5:17:14 PM
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Want our new @dfmdata sticker? Look out for @ultracasual at #NICAR14 . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhfzJqTIEAAAzhS.jpg
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The only drawback of teaching the all-day PyCAR class is I’ll miss @benbalter & @thejordanmcc ’s Github session. Please share notes! #NICAR14by Tom Meagher via twitter 2/27/2014 6:19:25 PM
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by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 6:59:04 PM
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Time to learn about crime reporting with @LauraNorton ! #NICAR14by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 2/27/2014 7:01:11 PM
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They have video tutorials: youtube.com/user/MPCIPUMS. #NICAR14by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:16:00 PM
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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - CFAA - is the law to be worried about it you're scraping data online #NICAR14by ndiakopoulos via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 7:17:17 PM
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Just five years ago, editors were telling @LauraNorton that there wasn't an audience for @homicidewatch . #NICAR14by anushkapatil via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 7:18:09 PM
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