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Journalism in a Time of Disruption 
SABEW’s 56th annual Spring conference will explore the many challenges – and opportunities – our industry faces today. Through skills session, keynotes and networking, we’ll help reporters and news managers do their jobs better and make sense of what’s happening in our industry. We look forward to seeing you at ASU’s casual campus setting in sunny Phoenix where you’ll get a chance to connect with colleagues old and new and ensure that business journalism continues to thrive.

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Interested in sponsoring? Contact Renee McGivern or call 651-210-0911.
Friday, May 17 • 10:05am - 10:55am
Big Data Explosion: How to take Advantage of All the Facts and Figures at Your Disposal

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Reporters and editors from Kaiser Health News, Reuters and Bloomberg discuss how data formed the foundations of their stories on drug pricing, the health of the oceans and an obscure New York legal document being used to drain small businesses across America.
Specifically, the panel will discuss:
  • How each story got started
  • The data that formed the foundation of the reporting
  • Difficulties in obtaining and working with the data
  • Tips for troubleshooting problems in the data
  • Narrative writing tips for writing data-driven stories
  • Tips for finding other great data stories


Room 256 - The azcentral.com classroom, located on the 2nd Floor of ASU’s Cronkite School, 555 North Central Ave., Phoenix.

Speaker
avatar for David Ingold

David Ingold

Graphics reporter, Bloomberg
David Ingold is a graphics reporter and designer for Bloomberg Graphics. He previously worked for the Chicago Tribune and Seattle Times.
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John Hillkirk

Senior enterprise editor, Kaiser Health News
John Hillkirk, senior enterprise editor for Kaiser Health News, was a reporter or editor at USA TODAY for 33 years. Most recently, he led the newspaper’s Investigations team which won two IRE Silver Medals, a Gerald Loeb Award, a duPont-Columbia prize and was a Pulitzer finalist... Read More →
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Maurice Tamman

Reporter/Editor, Reuters
Maurice Tamman works on the enterprise journalism team at Reuters, focusing on long-term investigations. Most recently, he was the lead reporter on a examination into how warming of the oceans is disrupting fisheries – and those who depend on them – the world over. Previously... Read More →
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Maud Beelman

Executive editor, ASU's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Maud Beelman, the award-winning U.S. investigations editor for The Associated Press, is the founding executive editor of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University.Beelman holds the faculty rank of professor of practice and leads the new Scripps Howard... Read More →


Friday May 17, 2019 10:05am - 10:55am MST