Former Wall Street Journal Managing Editor Paul Steiger said that before he retired the paper in late 2007, each investigative story cost up to $500,000. Figuring out how to foot that bill is important, but so is thinking about how to reduce it in the first place. Read More »
News librarians like Barbara Gray bring their skills to bear every time reporters need help uncovering information. With news staffs shrinking, Gray now teaches students at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism how to deepen their reporting with research savvy. Read More »
The keyword search is far from state of the art, yet it’s the only way to access the knowledge locked inside newsroom archives. What would it take to use this data to answer reporting questions we’ve already answered? Read More »
Thanks to a chance encounter, the researcher behind an email archive analysis tool developed at Stanford’s computer science department is finding ways to help investigative journalists dive into massive public record dumps. Read More »
Needlebase, an effective Web scraper popular among data journalists, was officially retired June 1. With the need for a user-friendly way to mine online databases greater than ever, is there anything well suited to take its place? Read More »
Matt Waite says it’s possible to do more with less in newsrooms — and one solution is robots. But far from stealing jobs, bots and the “news algorithms” that power them could change how journalists operate for the better. Read More »
C.W. Anderson wants to know what makes data journalists tick. The media culture professor plans to research the history of computational journalism and how it affects society’s understanding of truth. Read More »
For what it spends on a major investigative series, The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., could hire about four full-time reporters. But what is accountability journalism really worth? Read More »
Computer-Assisted Reporting conference-goers in St. Louis got an early look at a tool the Reporters’ Lab is developing to make finding information hidden in video and audio faster with the help of tweets, annotations and other data feeds. Read More »
At Reporters’ Lab, we’re looking to harness the same collaborative spirit emerging in investigative journalism that’s always been a part of open-source development. Regardless of your background, there are plenty of ways to join our team. Read More »
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