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2012 in Review: Heather Billings

By Heather Billings

Posted on December 28, 2012
The Chicago Tribune’s Heather Billings talks about the methods, tools, and changes that made her year.
2012 in Review: Shazna Nessa

By Shazna Nessa

Posted on December 27, 2012
The AP’s Shazna Nessa breaks down five breakthrough design developments and news features from 2012.
2012 in Review: Al Shaw

By Al Shaw

Posted on December 21, 2012
ProPublica’s Al Shaw breaks down five outstanding news apps and interactive design choices from 2012, and one game-changer from 2011.
2012 in Review: Miranda Mulligan

By Miranda Mulligan

Posted on December 20, 2012
Knight Lab executive director Miranda Mulligan talks about five awesome things from the tech-in-news world from 2012.
Code in Journalism Roundup

By Erin Kissane

Posted on December 17, 2012
Interactive features, new code, and blog posts dealing with the problems of working with data and code in and around newsrooms.
Event Roundup, Dec 17

By Erika Owens

Posted on December 17, 2012
The last event roundup of the year. Why not spend break applying for some fellowships or awards competitions?
Event Roundup, Dec 10

By Erika Owens

Posted on December 10, 2012
The year’s winding down, but there’s at least one more hackathon.
Event Roundup, Dec 3

By Erika Owens

Posted on December 3, 2012
Immigration hackathon this weekend in Los Angeles and an intro programming training tonight.
Event Roundup, Nov 26

By Erika Owens

Posted on November 26, 2012
Knight Lab and local Hacks/Hackers meetups this week. Two multi-city, international hackathons this weekend as well as a Hurricane Sandy hackathon in New York.
Event Roundup, Nov 19

By Erika Owens

Posted on November 19, 2012
More hacking in London this weekend, and looking ahead: multi-city international hackathons next weekend and a hackathon focused on immigration in early December. Plus, trainings, meetups, and a fellowship deadline.
News Development Roundup, Nov 16

By Erin Kissane

Posted on November 16, 2012
A weekend-friendly rundown of the many projects from the last two weeks that have absolutely nothing to do with elections.
Event Roundup, Nov 5

By Erika Owens

Posted on November 5, 2012
This weekend is the Mozilla Festival in London. It’s one of many events over the next month.
Superstorm Sandy: Code and Interactives

By Erin Kissane

Posted on November 1, 2012
As superstorm Sandy approached the East Coast of the US, newsdev teams ranging from large to tiny created maps, charts, trackers, and tables about the storm’s path, expected effects, and civic responses.
Event Roundup, Oct 29

By Erika Owens

Posted on October 29, 2012
Upcoming events for news developers online and in Europe, Latin America, and Malaysia.
The Week In News Dev, Oct 25

By Erin Kissane

Posted on October 25, 2012
The week in journalism code: new projects, updates, releases, APIs, and more.
Event Roundup, Oct 22

By Erika Owens

Posted on October 22, 2012
Upcoming events for news developers in London, Washington, DC, New York, Kuala Lumpur, and eight cities throughout South and Central America.
The Week In News Dev, Oct 17

By Erin Kissane

Posted on October 17, 2012
The week in journalism code: new projects, updates, releases, APIs, and more.
Newsdev Roundup, August 29

By Erin Kissane

Posted on August 29, 2012
Events, newly released projects, blog posts, and other announcements.