Articles
Projects walkthroughs, tool teardowns, interviews, and more.
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How ProPublica Illinois Uses GNU Make to Load 1.4GB of Data Every Day
By David Eads
Posted onThe process for loading Illinois campaign finance data used to take hours. Learn how Make helped cut that down to less than 30 minutes.
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Event Roundup, July 9
By Erika Owens
Posted onYou’ve got today to apply to the MJ Bear fellowship, plus meetups this week.
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SRCCON 2018 Recap
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onNotes and links to what happened at SRCCON 2018.
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Hello from SRCCON 2018
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onSRCCON 2018 is about to begin.
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Six Tips for Unionizing Your Workplace
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onUnionizing 101, a SRCCON session preview.
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Event Roundup, June 25
By Erika Owens
Posted onIt’s SRCCON this week! Plus other events and deadlines.
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Why a Kickoff Kit Makes Starting New Projects Easier
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onAligning your team early can make all the difference.
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Texting Your Audience is a Really Good Idea
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onA SRCCON 2018 session about interacting with your listeners and readers through SMS.
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Event Roundup, June 18
By Erika Owens
Posted onFellowship deadlines, plus meetups around the world this week.
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How We Made Our “Crossing Divides” News Game
By Luke Hutton, Fionntán O’Donnell, Pietro Passarelli, and Alli Shultes
Posted onHow we made a chat-based game that aimed to bridge social divisions.
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A Scripted Chat Tool that Anyone Can Use
By Erika Owens
Posted onA Q&A about a new Q&A tool. Very meta.
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Things You Made, June 14
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onOur regular biweekly roundup.
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Event Roundup, June 11
By Erika Owens
Posted onBusy week of conferences, plus other upcoming events!
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Event Roundup, June 4
By Erika Owens
Posted onOnline Journalism Awards deadline, plus upcoming meetups and conferences.
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Things You Made, May 31
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onOur regular biweekly roundup.
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Event Roundup, May 29
By Erika Owens
Posted onDeadlines this week for leadership programs, plus upcoming events.
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Diary of a Local Data Reporter
By Rachel Alexander
Posted onA deep dive into the ethics and process behind an investigation into overdoses in Spokane, Washington.
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Event Roundup, May 21
By Erika Owens
Posted onWe’ve got a second batch of tickets for SRCCON, plus other upcoming events and deadlines.
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Things You Made, May 17
By Lindsay Muscato
Posted onOur regular biweekly roundup.
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Event Roundup, May 14
By Erika Owens
Posted onOpenVis is this week, plus a bunch of meetups.
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