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Today is the last day of my first time at NICAR! Finishing strong with three #NICAR25 sessions: ✅ Taking it all home ✅ Using data to investigate the big business of addiction treatment ✅ Early career journalists’ roundtable My brain is tired but my mind is happy 😊

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#NICAR25, wowowow. A huge thank you to @ire-nicar.bsky.social and the local planning committee, especially @maryjowebster.bsky.social, for making the Minneapolis NICAR such a hit. I’ve got an early flight and am in for the night but I’m so glad I got to see so many of my favorite people ❤️

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Thank you, Minneapolis and thank you to the speakers, regional planning committee and the staff of @ire-nicar.bsky.social for another fantastic conference. I’m heading home because my brain hurts but looking forward to IRE in the Big Easy later this year! #NICAR25 #IRE50

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Probably should have done this before the conference, but I made a BlueSky starter pack from all of the handles included in the #NICAR25 schedule data go.bsky.app/JVQ7hXm

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Thanks to everyone who came out to our session! Sorry for the nasally hoarseness of my presentation but i hope you all gained some valuable insight in how to skip the subscription and find info the FUN way! 😅😂 #nicar25

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I know how to make a pivot table now #NICAR25

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Just wrapped up an amazing time at #NICAR25! ✨ Went back to the basics with Google Sheets 📊 had lunch with some awesome UF students 🐊 learned to scrape social media 🔎 and took a demo on IPUMS & Bill Track50🏛️. Day 1: ✅ #ut-jam-mig

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#NICAR25 friends, there are 40 sessions remaining today (Saturday)! 19 of them with recorded audio 🎙️ & 21 will not be recorded 📅 If you want to export a calendar file of the sessions you're interested in attending, check out the #RShiny NICAR calendar tool! tiny.cc/nicar-2025

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Here’s the code for my class, How to Use Censusdis: github.com/scottpham/NI... #NICAR25

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Thanks to all who came to my #nicar25 fuzzy matching session! The slides are here: docs.google.com/presentation...

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here's the link for 15 health datasets in 60 minutes! #NICAR25 bit.ly/healthdata25

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Here are the slides for our talk “Who’s Behind This Website?” that @acookiecrumbles.bsky.social and I just gave at #NICAR25. Slides: bit.ly/nicar25-behi... Repo with cheatsheet: github.com/jonkeegan/be... And here’s experimental “NICAR Website Sleuth” GPT that can help you: bit.ly/nicar-sleuth...

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For those who can't be in the room for my AI Starter Pack in R session, here's some notes/code examples we'll work through. If you can be there at 3:30, more demos in the session. #NICAR25 mattwaite.github.io/posts/r-llm-...

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Hands-on session at 3:30 today (Lafayette bay 8F) on interactive maps for newsrooms: schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i... repo and slides: github.com/bdon/NICAR25... #nicar #nicar25

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Join the DocumentCloud team for an informal session and meet the faces behind the code at #NICAR25. We'll be at the Recharge Room on Saturday March 8 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

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Hey #nicar ICYMI

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The Gun Violence Data Hub's data library: datahub.thetrace.org/data-library... Archiving all kinds of datasets, including those being taken down at the federal level. Treasure trove! #nicar25

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Fantastic #NICAR25 panel by @politico.com's @jtblaeser.bsky.social on how to double-check DOGE data. Here's the repository if you want to check it out! Also just FYI when reporting this- "savings" is a misnomer. Cancelled contract $ does not equal $ back to the Treasury. github.com/jessieblaese...

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The teaching advanced data journalism panel at #nicar25 has gotten around to the topic of students not having an organizational system for their files. @dwillis.bsky.social saying he will have to teach an 'intro to computers' class. Does anyone have this course? How do you make it interesting/fun?

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In case you missed it, the Data Liberation Project has just published partial records of our Medicare “Level 2” Appeals request. #NICAR25 View this data here:

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Loved being able to jump back into D3 for this #NICAR25 presentation. For those that missed it, here's the tip sheet for the session docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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More accessibility at #NICAR25! I'm sitting in a presentation called "Do you really need a map?" but it's really about accessibility! Let's go! bit.ly/nicar2025-why-maps

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I've gone to a couple of panels for using AI to parse PDFs at #NICAR25, and unfortunately...it still feels like it's mostly a waste of time! You get so many hallucinations it's just not worth it. But the tech is growing so fast, maybe it'll actually be good by #NICAR26?

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Excellent discussion with my AI policy co-panelists! Thanks to @darlacameron.bsky.social for putting this group together at #NICAR25! @ire-nicar.bsky.social

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Thanks for the @brechnerfoi.bsky.social for the shoutout at #NICAR25! Take a look at our FOIA logs and requests here: www.muckrock.com/foi/logs/

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You can also find an archive of DOGE's wall of receipts at doge.govwayback.com #NICAR25

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Good morning #NICAR25! Join us for a discussion about how to think about data viz while keeping it accessible. I’ll be joined by the lovely @jakesteinberg.com and @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social

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Hello #nicar25! If you missed the beginner class on FOIA, great news! Have a look at our slideshow, which includes links to example records request letters, appeal letters and ways to organize your FOIA filings: bit.ly/beginner-foia Happy #FOIAFriday!

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Newly added to my #NICAR25 searchable resource list app: * Go Big with GitHub Actions - @palewire@[email protected] * First SveltKit Data App * Python Beginners - @macloo * Using open-source intelligence (OSINT) in investigations App […] [Original post on masto.machlis.com]

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Hey #NICAR25! Did you miss the "Why Accessibility Matters" panel? No worries! We got you! Our slides are available at bit.ly/nicar25-acce.... We share because we care!

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Happy Friday! There are 63 #NICAR25 sessions today: 25 of them will have recorded audio 🎙️ & 38 will not be recorded Remember to check this for your sessions as you build your schedule! I used the #RShiny NICAR calendar tool when i built & exported my calendar this morning: tiny.cc/nicar-2025

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Loved leading this #LGBTQ+ networking session at #NICAR25! Thanks to all who attended! #IREforAll @ire-nicar.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Attending #NICAR25? Here’s our starter pack with conference speakers. go.bsky.app/6F6FH7d

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“Data alone doesn’t tell the story” #NICAR25 @mcneill.bsky.social

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FREE RESOURCES for the #nicar25 crowd: The Journalist's Toolbox™ site has links to thousands of AI tool and other resources for reporters and editors. It also has 125 training videos and a free newsletter: journaliststoolbox.ai

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I love how #nicar25 gives data journalists a chance to show off their custom made internal dashboards/apps/explorers they used for their investigations

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The Data Liberation Project has just published partial records of our Medicare “Level 2” Appeals request, while the appeal for full release is ongoing. #NICAR25 View this data here:

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Blown away by this #NICAR25 presentation on open-source tools for investigations. @obtusatum.bsky.social & @tristanl.ee explain how they identified Nazis in an unsolved assault case. Check out the tip sheet here: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

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Love that @equalaccesspublicmedia.org is building a news site that will have video news stories with sign language - as someone who is learning ASL this is so exciting! #NICAR25

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Make sure linked text is sufficiently descriptive - “click here” is the devil’s words - @joemurph.bsky.social at accessibility panel #NICAR25

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Using AI search tools for research? Tow Center asked 8 AI search tools to find the source of excerpts from news articles (something Google search does pretty well). They often cited the wrong sources with confidence. Find @aisvarya17.bsky.social at #NICAR25 to hear more. 🧵Thread w/ findings below👇

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I'm only partway through this #NICAR25 workshop and my mind has already been blown at least 3x 🤯🤯🤯 Make sure to checkout the resource linked below! 👇

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Not at #NICAR25 this year but my talented colleagues @katiemeyer.bsky.social and @marleyparish.bsky.social are representing @spotlightpa.bsky.social !

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If you are attending #nicar25 and want to learn more about how to use campaign finance data, make sure you attend Blendan Glavin's session Saturday. Brendan is director of insights for OpenSecrets and will teach you how to access and interpret campaign filings. schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...

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So happy to be back at NICAR after skipping the last few years. Come say hi or introduce yourself if data in human rights work, or just HRW, is of interest. Love seeing all of the examples of accountability and rights-related journalism. #NICAR25

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If you're at the NICAR (@ire-nicar.bsky.social) conference, remember alt text as you share images, memes, screen shots, and selfies on social media, whether you're presenting, attending, a board member, or a staff member. Or just a rando cruising through the conference. 😀 #NICAR25

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If you're at #NICAR25 and would like to learn how to make maps with your data - spatial analysis for absolute beginners - come to the sessions we're teaching Friday on QGIS. We'll go through the whole process from how to find your way around the software and the data through to making some maps.

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