Tag: CAR
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Get Smart About Your Readers – Readership Institute
Rich Gordon’s hierarchy of database journalism: must-read for anyone trying to figure out where to start parsing. via Squared. Get Smart About Your Readers – Readership Institute
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The Scoop » Blog Archive » Teaching Data on the Web
“When I went looking for an intern to do mostly technical tasks for us at washingtonpost.com, I didn’t even bother with the local journalism departments. I found a computer science major instead.” The Scoop » Blog Archive » Teaching Data on the Web
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Dabble DB: A better web database to share, manage and explore your information
Via Jacob Kaplan-Moss on the Online News list. Dabble DB: A better web database to share, manage and explore your information
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J-schools, computer science and the bigger picture – Holovaty
“…newspapers will need to change their attitudes, culture and resource allocation if they want these people to stick around. Otherwise, they’ll pack their bags after a couple of months and go work for Google.” J-schools, computer science and the bigger picture – Holovaty
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Tracking the bucks all the way to court – Institute for Analytic Journalism
Great rundown of an NYT database-based story that connects contributions to judge’s election campaigns with their verdicts. Duplicatable in other states. Tracking the bucks all the way to court – Institute for Analytic Journalism
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Searching for online databases — News Reporting and Public Records
Some quick tips on searching for useful databases, including the Occam’s Razor approach of googling .xls files. Searching for online databases — News Reporting and Public Records
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Campaign 2006: Contributions to the Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates
Maps mashup with campaign finance data. Drool. Campaign 2006: Contributions to the Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates
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Numbers: Our Data Library | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
Lots and lots of news research data, raw for your formatting needs. Numbers: Our Data Library | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
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PressThink: The Era of Networked Journalism Begins
A real live example of distributed journalism in action. You, too, can pore over Congressional documents. Seriously, you can help. Check it out. PressThink: The Era of Networked Journalism Begins