Since we launched the lab, our biggest challenge has been finding ways to get better tools into more journalists’ hands. It’s a tough problem, but research on open-source success is giving us more insight into what works. Read More »
In more than a dozen sessions at the 2013 Computation + Journalism Symposium at Georgia Tech, speakers covered a range of topics from the origins of “precision journalism” to the reporting implications of Google’s Project Glass. Here were my big takeaways. Read More »
A month before hundreds of tech-savvy journalists gather in Louisville for the 2013 Computer Assisted Reporting Conference, a different melding of the minds more than 300 miles away will focus on the role computing will play in data journalism’s future. Read More »
Good science communication needs more than just explanation — it needs investigation. Whether it’s stories of researchers behaving badly or hidden environmental impacts, uncovering corruption is as essential for science writers as it is for any other type of beat reporting. Read More »
I got the opportunity to present a fun session at the 2012 National Association of Science Writers Conference in Raleigh this weekend on tools to tackle nightmare documents and data. Read More »
Digging through documents during investigative reporting projects just got easier. The AP’s Overview can help journalists comb through thousands of PDFs to find stories obscured by sheer volume. Read More »
If you’re a science journalist who deals with documents and data, we need your help collecting the nightmarish source material that keeps you up at night. Share your worst offenders for ScienceWriters 2012. Read More »
TechRaking 2012, a summit hosted by the Center for Investigative Reporting and Google, brought together an invite-only group at the search giant’s headquarters to examine the future of investigative journalism. Read More »
We’re looking for your public record horror stories and the source material that inspired them. Send us your worst offenders for a session we pitched to the 2012 Online News Association conference in San Francisco. Read More »
Our team is heading to St. Louis on Feb. 23 for the annual computer-assisted reporting conference, and we’d love to meet you. Come to our sessions or stop us in the hall to learn how we can help your newsroom and how to get involved. Read More »
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