The nature of the news business, and the 24/7 demand of following the world of futbol, keeps me more than busy much of the time. Thus, this little professional blog ends up taking a back seat until the spirit moves me.
I know it’s been awhile, and summer has already sprinted past us, but here’s a […]
As the newspaper industry struggles to ensure its relevance in the changing media landscape, there are a few pioneers out there who have the right idea. One of them, Adrian Holovaty, created the innovative ChicagoCrime.org by databasing freely-available crime reports from the Web and mashing them up with Google Maps (more to come on […]
Amidst the shock and tragedy of last week’s bridge collapse in Minneapolis, journalists around the country embraced the power of computer-assisted reporting to enhance their reporting. One such reporter compiled a cool list of many of the great stories they produced.
Some of the praise for this response is owed to IRE and its database library. […]
