Features / Roundup
Roundup Event Roundup, Apr 29
- By Erika Owens
Harvesting data in Belgium and talking transparency in DC this weekend. Plus, session suggestions for the Online News Association conference due Tuesday.
Roundup Apps + Code + Viz Roundup, April 24
- By Erin Kissane
The last month has brought us a spate of fresh news apps, updated and brand-new tools for journalist-developers, thoughtful analytical write-ups, and coverage of events.
Roundup Visually Explaining a Bombing and Its Aftermath
- By Erin Kissane
After the bombings during last week’s Boston Marathon, newsrooms in the US and UK produced interactive maps and features to help their readers understand the locations and chronologies of the bombings themselves, the ensuing medical treatment of victims, and the hunt for the bombers—and in the days that followed, to collect and communicate the stories of the victims.
Roundup Event Roundup, Apr 22
- By Erika Owens
Journalists gather in Italy this week, while Hacks/Hackers chapters hold meetups on balloon mapping and HTML 5, plus a cryptoparty.
Roundup Event Roundup, Apr 15
- By Erika Owens
Events around the world this week: Spain, UK, and around the U.S.(not just the coasts).
Roundup Event Roundup, Apr 8
- By Erika Owens
Today, John Keefe will teach data visualization basics in New Jersey. This week, the Global Editors Network Editors’ Lab heads to Cairo.
Roundup Event Roundup, Apr 1
- By Erika Owens
Applications open this week for Code with me: Portland. Plus, National Conference for Media Reform this weekend.
Roundup Event Roundup, Mar 25
- By Erika Owens
Hacks/Hackers meetups in Rochester, Berlin, and Boston this week. Plus, today is the last day to apply for Grants for Innovation in Development Reporting.
Roundup Apps + Code + Viz Roundup, March 21
- By Erin Kissane
It’s been a fruitful couple of weeks for news apps and people writing about them: this roundup brings a sturdy batch of new features and tools and about twice as many write-ups as usual.
Roundup Event Roundup, Mar 18
- By Erika Owens
The Knight News Challenge deadline is today Tuesday at 5pm Eastern Daylight Time. (Due to technical difficulties, the deadline has been extended one day.)
Roundup Event Roundup, March 11
- By Erika Owens
One week left to think of your entry for the Knight News Challenge. Plus, lots of Hacks/Hackers meetups worldwide.
Roundup Event Roundup, Mar 4
- By Erika Owens
Conference season is gearing up: Last week NICAR, this week SXSW Interactive.
Roundup Event Roundup, Feb 25
- By Erika Owens
This week, the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting Conference hits Louisville, Kentucky.
Roundup Event Roundup, Feb 19
- By Erika Owens
Saturday is International Open Data Day, and there may be a hack event near year.
Roundup Event Roundup, Feb 11
- By Erika Owens
Hacks/Hackers meet this week in Milano and Birmingham. Plus, two news-related iconathons this month.
Roundup Why EveryBlock Mattered to Us
Yesterday morning, EveryBlock announced its sudden closure by its parent company, NBC. The news developer and civic code worlds reacted with intense sadness and a recognition of the advances made possible by EveryBlock and its founders.
Roundup Code in Journalism Roundup, February 7th
- By Erin Kissane
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen new apps, new map releases, and plenty of community projects and conversations. In the US, the NICAR convention is around the corner (see Chrys Wu’s preparatory write-up). Also, just about everyone got hacked.
Roundup Event Roundup, Feb 4
- By Erika Owens
Get in application gear: Friday is the last day to apply for the AP-Google Scholarship and session proposals for the IRE conference are due in two weeks.
Roundup Event Roundup, Jan 28
- By Erika Owens
Google Journalism Fellowship deadline is this week. This weekend, learning with Code with me and hacking with the Sunlight Foundation and Digital Democracy.
Roundup Event Roundup, Jan 22
- By Erika Owens
Meetups in Philadelphia, New York, and Madrid on Thursday and learning and hacking this weekend.
