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The Gift of Data

December 25th, 2009  |  by Derek  |  published in Data

Readers aren’t dumb; they want to know what we know, and they know that the web makes it possible for us to share with them at a national and even local level. The level of commitment and effort that we put into responding to their need for relevant and meaningful information will go a long way towards building a better relationship with them.

IRE’s Role in a National Data Catalog

July 15th, 2009  |  by Derek  |  published in Data, IRE

The folks at Sunlight today announced an effort to build a catalog for national and state datasets, going beyond what Data.gov is doing at the federal level. It’s a worthy effort, and as Clay Johnson notes in the blog post, they’re inviting participation because they are definitely going to need the help. I say that [...]

NFL Draft Databases

April 11th, 2008  |  by Derek  |  published in Data, Sports, django

Update: a bug in the search form pointed out by Joe Weiss has been fixed. Thanks, Joe!
I’ve written before about the applicability of database work to sports, particularly local college and professional teams, and there are signs out there that some news organizations are tackling this previously under-served area. With the NFL draft fast approaching, [...]

Data and Web-Oriented Journalism Jobs

April 7th, 2008  |  by Derek  |  published in Data, Journalism

There have been a number of job listings lately looking for folks with database and Web skills. Just highlighting a few:

The Tulsa World wants “web programmers” and an Online Database Coordinator.
The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle is seeking a Data Desk Manager to oversee its team of database folks.
AP is looking for a business news data [...]

EveryBlock and the Definition of News

January 25th, 2008  |  by Derek  |  published in Data, Journalism

So EveryBlock has launched to various reactions around the journalism community. Some of the common threads I hear in the CAR community come from guys like Mark Schaver and Ryan McNeill, who are both impressed with and unsure of this new thing.
It’s important to say that Adrian Holovaty, the founder of EveryBlock, is both a [...]

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