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

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Pro-tip: Request pet licensing databases. Has owner contact info. #NICAR14by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica via twitter retweeted by sarahfavot 3/1/2014 2:15:23 PM
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Tip: Use pet license records to find people - they almost always have a current phone number #nicar14by RachaelMarcus via twitter retweeted by L_M_Anderson 3/1/2014 2:24:53 PM
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by Ed Mahon via twitter 3/1/2014 2:25:45 PM
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To find people, alter for each scenario, @julieatate says. News orgs turned to Newtoen shooter's elementary classmates to find info #NICAR14by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 3/1/2014 2:30:03 PM
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Social media, from Instagram to soundcloud, help find people's names and pathways to their contact information, @JulieATate says #NICAR14by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 3/1/2014 2:35:52 PM
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Julie Tate: Don't assume anything is going to stay online. Save webpages immediately. It could be gone the next minute. #NICAR14by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 3/1/2014 2:39:39 PM
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Tip by @JulieATate : people often use their real names on SoundCloud so it's a good pathway to finding them on other social networks #NICAR14by Sacha Pfeiffer via twitter retweeted by L_M_Anderson 3/1/2014 2:40:12 PM
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Great unsung sites to track ppl: Soundcloud (ppl tend to use their real names), Scribd, campaign contribs. #NICAR14 .by T.L. Langford via twitter retweeted by L_M_Anderson 3/1/2014 2:40:40 PM
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The same username on different social media sites doesn't mean it's the same person, @JulieATate says. Check context and pictures. #NICAR14by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 3/1/2014 2:42:31 PM
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by MaryJo Webster via twitter 3/1/2014 2:45:09 PM
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One question: Can I do this story at all? This is a serious question. #NICAR14by jeremybowers via twitter retweeted by ultracasual 3/1/2014 2:46:40 PM
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by Sean Adkins via twitter 3/1/2014 2:57:26 PM
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Subsidized housing presentation at 10, Salon DEF #NICAR14 slid.es/timhenderson/s…
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. slid.es/timhenderson/s… session starts soon. #NICAR14by Sean Adkins via twitter 3/1/2014 3:02:16 PM
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I love that the #NICAR14 panel on data in the sciences is four women panelists and female moderator @sarahcnyt . #representationby Lindsey Anderson via twitter 3/1/2014 3:04:04 PM
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Question: Is the data good? Answer: Boxplots, says scientist Carolyn Lauzon at @sarahcnyt 's data in science #NICAR14 panelby Lindsey Anderson via twitter 3/1/2014 3:12:46 PM
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When you keep hearing the same thing over & over again, you can probably guess what's next. But really you're never done. @bduckles #NICAR14by greglinch via twitter retweeted by L_M_Anderson 3/1/2014 3:37:42 PM
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DocumentCloud allows you to publish docs with redactions #NICAR14by Micah_Luxen via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 3/1/2014 3:39:37 PM
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Here's my #NICAR presentation | Danger! Hazardous Waste Panel NICAR 2014 - docs.google.com/presentation/d… @DeniseMalan
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So where have contributions to U.S. Rep. Scott Perry's campaign come from? A look: goo.gl/W9m3xU @scott_blanchard #nicar14by Ed Mahon via twitter 3/1/2014 5:57:08 PM
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Admire the work: @MaryJoDFM & @ChrisSnowbeck collected/analyzed health exchange prices in all 50 states. twincities.com/nation/ci_2524… #NICAR14 ”
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So many sessions. So little time. #NICAR14by Maddoxnelson via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 3/1/2014 8:10:53 PM
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"We should think of every FOIA request as a failure of gov't. This info should already be released online." - @waldojaquith at #NICAR14by greena11 via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 3/1/2014 8:12:23 PM
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For those who missed #NICAR14 @Macdiva compiled this great list of #datajournalism slides, links and tools ow.ly/u8NsS
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Amazed how many Scandinavians there as at #NICAR14 . I think there may be more people here from Norway alone (pop. 5m) than Canada (pop. 35m)by chadskelton via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 3/2/2014 1:59:46 PM
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by MaryJo Webster via twitter retweeted by L_M_Anderson 3/2/2014 2:05:37 PM
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by jaeahjlee via twitter retweeted by YvonneLeow 3/2/2014 5:16:28 PM
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Hacking in progress... scrapers, new public-facing interface, other goodness. #NICAR14 http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhvQu2zCAAAtToD.jpg
by OpenElections via twitter retweeted by ultracasual 3/2/2014 5:23:54 PM -
#NICAR14 is in the books and I've learned more than I know what to do with. Thank you @IRE_NICAR staff for pulling off another great event.by coulterjones via twitter retweeted by ultracasual 3/2/2014 7:13:13 PM
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really like step 2 of @mattwaite 's 5-step #NICAR14 recovery plan bit.ly/1bYIK7p .dialing back now to a realistic goal.by Sandeep Junnarkar via twitter retweeted by vsundqvist 3/2/2014 10:05:36 PM
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This is great: RT @mattwaite : Hey #NICAR14 , I wrote you a 5-step plan to avoiding the post conference crash. blog.mattwaite.com/post/783330960…by Lindsey Anderson via twitter 3/3/2014 3:39:36 AM