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Our guide to data cleaning best practices for journalists, from @rtburg carolinadatadesk.org/data-cl…
This tiny script that downloads a N.C. state campaign finance report, cleans it up and loads it in R for further analysis would save a news organization that uses it for all legislative candidates in all filing periods about $53 worth of work in 2020. github.com/carolinadatadesk/…
Listen online. Data for this story had to be hand-curated from paper documents. That's costly for journalists, but yields benefit for community. Thanks to @PhoebeZerwick students @cgentilviso and @MandyLockeNews.
In 2018 alone, the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem brought evictions against nearly 40% of its households. Months of work culminates in this investigative report - listen at 4:44 p.m. during @npratc on @wfdd or online. #HAWS #WSNC #housing #evictions wfdd.org/story/housing-autho…
This story couldn't have happened without -- and almost didn't happen because of -- public data from @NCCourts. Hoping to host an AOC hack-a-thon in Chapel Hill soon. h/t @evictionlab @crddraynor
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Yes, data helped us help @wfdd get these housing stories. But the shoeleather reporting of @bethany_chafin @eddieartgarcia & David Ford put the flesh of human stories on the data's bones. wfdd.org/story/balancing-edg…
Using public data from @GuilfordCounty & @HOLCRedlining along with @carto, we were able to help @wfdd show what a racially redlined neighborhood looks like today. Vacant lots and rentals dominate Ole Asheboro. rtburg.carto.com/builder/0c8…
ALT Map showing properties in Ole Asheboro neighborhood of Greensboro, NC.
First story now online. With more to come next Tuesday and Thursday.
88.5 WFDD reporters have been working on a project on the Triad’s housing crisis, and the first story airs tomorrow. Listen during Morning Edition and All Things Considered. #greensboro #affordablehousing
An example of the kind of powerful local reporting that can happen with newsroom courage, willingness to collaborate, and data.
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Chatham's own "blue wave" in #electionresults. Shout out to #ChathamNC voters for having turnout 14 pts higher than the rest of the state! 👏 #ncpol mailchi.mp/reesenewslab/your…
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Piece by @UNCMJschool MA student @cgentilviso gets featured on @wfdd. Here's his analysis: nc-votes.org/2018/10/trackin…
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There will be many complex ways to measure uneven impact of #HurricaneFlorerence on North Carolina. A map by @UNCMJschool student @charririe shows "the @Bojangles1977 effect" as one simple way. carolinadatadesk.org/north-c…
Reminder that we're here to help newsrooms use public data to find hidden stories and more effectively serve communities. In wake of #HurricaneFlorence we're more ready than ever to lend a hand. carolinadatadesk.org/help/ cc/ @UNCServes
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I want to see @UNCMJschool students apply. DM for help on your application, due Sept. 7. Big h/t to @nhannahjones (MA '03) for helping make it happen.
Great program to further diversity in data journalism! @UNCMJschool students: Apply by Sept. 7!
Great program to further diversity in data journalism! @UNCMJschool students: Apply by Sept. 7!
I am so thrilled that @IBWellsSociety and @ProPublica are BRINGING THE DATA INSTITUTE BACK! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Apply now: propublica.org/atpropublica/…
CNS Data Lab is a great example of student-driven data reporting corps. More examples of its good work at merrill.umd.edu/2018/05/capi… & cnsmaryland.org/category/cns…
Pssst. Data reporting about racial disparity in mortgage lending isn't new. It's just easier than it was in 1988 when Bill Dedmon did The Color of Money. powerreporting.com/color/