Articles
Projects walkthroughs, tool teardowns, interviews, and more.
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Jessica Lord on sheetsee.js
By Erin Kissane
Posted onJessica Lord breaks down the context and process behind sheetsee.js, a JavaScript mashup developed during her Code for America fellowship.
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Sisi Wei on Code with Me
By Erika Owens
Posted onAn interview with Sisi Wei, co-founder of Code with me, an introductory two-day programming workshop for journalists.
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Source launches Oct. 16
By Erin Kissane
Posted onAs ONA12 gets going in San Francisco, we’re hitting the last stretch with Source, the OpenNews community and index for news development. We even have a launch date, and it’s…really soon.
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Newsdev Roundup, August 29
By Erin Kissane
Posted onEvents, newly released projects, blog posts, and other announcements.
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Stop & Frisk: Guns
By Erin Kissane
Posted onA mapping project from WNYC that displays NYPD stop-and-frisks by block and locations where the police discovered guns during such stops.
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Miso Project
By Erika Owens
Posted onMiso is an open source toolkit designed to expedite the creation of high-quality interactive storytelling and data visualisation content.
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PAC Track
By Al Shaw
Posted onExpenditure tracking for super PACs during the 2012 election campaign, showing filings and contributor data.
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Illinois School Report Cards
By Brian Boyer
Posted onA tool for Chicago-area parents to compare school performance data, and a home for the Tribune’s reporting on school performance.
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Florida’s Stand Your Ground Law
By Darla Cameron
Posted onWe assembled a database of stand your ground cases in Florida to encourage people to explore the cases to see how the law was being applied. We did this because no government entity was tracking such cases.
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SchoolBook
By Tyson Evans
Posted onThe New York Times and WNYC have joined forces on a new site dedicated to news, data and conversation about schools in New York City. SchoolBook is now the main place to find coverage of schools in New York by The Times and WNYC. SchoolBook’s home page will mix those news, feature and multimedia stories with essays by members of the education community, as well as photos, videos, queries, comments and more.
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