Digital First Media staff at NICAR14

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

3rd & 7 37yd

I own 3 iPhone 5 chargers and managed to leave all of them at home for my trip to #NICAR14 . Sorry in advance for asking to borrow yours.

by Mandy Jenkins via twitter 2/26/2014 4:19:14 PM
Our new data store serves data three ways ????: premium, raw or external propub.ca/1dzNKKW #nicar14 #tapestryconf

by ProPublica via twitter retweeted by MaryJoDFM 2/26/2014 5:40:25 PM
And everyone's starting to converge #nicar14

by Peggy Bustamante via twitter 2/26/2014 5:40:47 PM
LAX --> BWI #nicar14

by Peggy Bustamante via twitter 2/26/2014 5:41:17 PM
Sign up for @IRE_NICAR 's #NICAR14 open mic! Share ideas with your fellow NICARians. ire.org/conferences/ni…

by sarhutch via twitter retweeted by MaryJoDFM 2/26/2014 5:43:14 PM
Students & recent grads at #NICAR14 ! @jeremybmerrill & I are doing a peer-only unsession on jobs for&by young'uns. gist.github.com/sisiwei/9233027

by sisiwei via twitter retweeted by MaryJoDFM 2/26/2014 5:44:27 PM
I feel like #NICAR14 is a pilgrimage to data-j "Mecca"@ryanpitts @kaeti

by MaryJo Webster via twitter 2/26/2014 7:08:46 PM
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
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
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…

by Stephen Stirling via twitter retweeted by MaryJoDFM 2/27/2014 2:03:20 AM
O-ho! There are dueling Foursquare lists for #NICAR14 from @ultracasual j.mp/1jBBC0G & @JoeGermuska j.mp/1en3hlv

by MacDiva via twitter retweeted by ultracasual 2/27/2014 2:08:14 AM
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
RT @dfmdata : #NICAR14 , here we come! Keep up with the pack of @digitalfirst journalists in attendance: bit.ly/MuAUpW

by MaryJo Webster via twitter 2/27/2014 2:30:05 AM
First big lesson that never gets old in journalism research: Google it!!!! #NICAR14

by Viktoria Sundqvist via twitter 2/27/2014 2:12:47 PM
When stories break, file your open records requests immediately, says @justin_fenton #NICAR14

by ChrisBChester via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:13:07 PM
"The investigators would have figured it out eventually, but we figured it out the next day." -@justin_fenton #NICAR14

by iaivanova via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:17:53 PM
#NICAR14 we'll be presenting at 10 a.m. in the Demo Room, Chesapeake. Come by to see the latest with @foiamachine

by FOIA Machine via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:18:11 PM
“A high percentage of journalists can’t even tell the difference between average and median” @albertocairo at #NICAR14

by Tobias Brandel via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:20:25 PM
Become a digital hoarder of sources that will help you in a breaking news situation. Make a data wish list. - @ChrisLKeller #NICAR14

by Kelly Hinchcliffe via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:20:34 PM
“@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
Does Pennsylvania have a state clearing house? #NICAR14

by Sean Adkins via twitter 2/27/2014 2:23:58 PM
Discussion in our breaking news session about pulling info, pictures from Twitter in breaking news scenario #NICAR14

by Viktoria Sundqvist via twitter 2/27/2014 2:35:56 PM
Hey! Data isn't just there for journalists to prove their hypothesis. Pay attention to the data that also disproves your hypothesis #NICAR14

by Athi_Saba via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 2:37:53 PM
Learning Tableau at #NICAR14 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhfOx0SIQAArzUx.jpg

by Andrew Kreighbaum via twitter 2/27/2014 2:38:20 PM
Just learned about Subsidy Tracker 2.0, which tracks subsidies paid to private companies and their parent companies. #NICAR14

by Viktoria Sundqvist via twitter 2/27/2014 4:41:15 PM
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
.@maudbeelman Keep a "data diary" to keep track of what you know, what you've done and when. #NICAR14

by SylviaCarignan via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 4:46:35 PM
The standard j question: "How is your organization funded?" #NICAR14

by Danielle KeetonOlsen via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 4:48:50 PM
Want our new @dfmdata sticker? Look out for @ultracasual at #NICAR14 . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhfzJqTIEAAAzhS.jpg

by Thunderdome data via twitter 2/27/2014 5:17:14 PM
Want our new @dfmdata sticker? Look out for @ultracasual at #NICAR14 . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhfzJqTIEAAAzhS.jpg

by Thunderdome data via twitter 2/27/2014 5:17:15 PM
The only drawback of teaching the all-day PyCAR class is I’ll miss @benbalter & @thejordanmcc ’s Github session. Please share notes! #NICAR14

by Tom Meagher via twitter 2/27/2014 6:19:25 PM
Microdata! #nicar14 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhgKdHNIEAAwjuH.jpg

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 6:59:04 PM
Time to learn about crime reporting with @LauraNorton ! #NICAR14

by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 2/27/2014 7:01:11 PM
Katie Genadek from the Minnesota Population Center is talking about microdata. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:04:43 PM
Microdata looks kind of hard to use, but not with IPUMS!, she said. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:06:13 PM
"What I appreciate about data journalism is we have our own numbers, our own stories," sted getting them from official sources. #NICAR14

by Jason Hoppin via twitter 2/27/2014 7:07:46 PM
Integrated Public Use Microdata Series is what that stands for. It is census microdata. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:08:04 PM
John Bones with Verdans Gang is showing some great visualizations of crime data: maps of time to scene of crime, trends, etc. #NICAR14

by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 2/27/2014 7:12:23 PM
Talking about the online extraction system. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:13:28 PM
"All this data is free," she said. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:14:07 PM
They have video tutorials: youtube.com/user/MPCIPUMS. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:16:00 PM
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - CFAA - is the law to be worried about it you're scraping data online #NICAR14

by ndiakopoulos via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 7:17:17 PM
Just five years ago, editors were telling @LauraNorton that there wasn't an audience for @homicidewatch . #NICAR14

by anushkapatil via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 2/27/2014 7:18:09 PM
U.S. census doesn't ask about religion, which is rare, she said. The U.S. does ask more about work than other countries. #NICAR14

by Ed Mahon via twitter 2/27/2014 7:18:25 PM