Invest in yourself in 2008
By William M. Hartnett on Dec 9, 2007 in CAR, featured
Get 2008 started off right by taking advantage of two excellent training opportunities from Investigative Reporters and Editors and the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. They’re offering the basic computer-assisted reporting boot camp in Columbia, Missouri from Jan. 6 to 11. (Here’s the typical schedule.) Even better is that the CAR boot camp is followed immediately by a mapping class from Jan. 11 to 13, where you’ll learn the basics of mapping data with geographic information system application ArcView 9.2.
Top notch stuff, really top notch. Those eight days will give you an outstanding foundation in spreadsheets, databases and GIS. And the awesome doesn’t stop there: Attending the mapping boot camp qualifies you for a pretty good discount on an ArcView single-use license. So beg, borrow or pad your mileage reimbursements, just find a way to attend these classes.
