Journalist/developer @MuckRock. Builder of @HomicideWatch. Past: USA Today Network, @frontlinepbs @WBUR, @NPR, @NewsHour. https://xitter.cf/t.co/GOmSdqVrIc
Joined April 2007
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On Monday we finally pubbed our deep dive into the USDA plant hardiness map. It has EVERYTHING:
👨🏽🌾 in depth gardening talk? ✅
🌈 pretty rainbows? ✅
🔎 self-hosted, zoomable maps INCLUDING AK and HI? ✅
🏃🏽a cute lil azalea running round? ✅
npr.org/gardenmap
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Fitting that two of NYT's AI team have built things for @documentcloud
A warm welcome to Rubina Fillion, Dylan Freedman, Duy Nguyen and Juliana Castro Varón who are joining the A.I. Initiatives team. nytco.com/press/introducing-…
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Senior developer Chris Amico (@eyeseast) will share his recent work exploring advances and opportunities to self-hosted maps during a session on Saturday, March 9, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.: “How your newsroom can build a self-hosted map stack.” us2.admin.mailchimp.com/camp…
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Will you be at the @IRE_NICAR conference, held in Baltimore from March 7 through 10? MuckRock will be hosting various sessions throughout the weekend.
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It is imperative that @SylviaBurwell, Seth Grossman, Erika Pulley-Hayes, and Michael Tribble #UnlockDCist. It’s a matter of democracy.
See our letter below. We encourage you to share:
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Must-listen today on @1a: The slow death of local news coverage, something the D.C. region has absolutely experienced in recent months, with the Post trimming the Metro section and @wamu885 killing @dcist and laying off 15 people. the1a.org/segments/local-new…
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And I would add to that it covers local news REALLY WELL in a city where many other outlets just don't. Pivoting away from day-to-day news and toward the fuzzy idea of more bespoke podcasts and events doesn't serve the public radio mission we ask listeners to fund.
Reminder: @wamu885 is a ratings juggernaut in the #8 national radio market, with one of the most educated and affluent audiences in the country. Today's news represents just a staggering failure of management and vision over a long period. ratings.radio-online.com/con…
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I feel sick about WAMU's decision to gut its news team and close DCist. But as I told management in an email, the decision to apparently wipe more than a decade of D.C. history from the web is a complete abdication of their responsibility.
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On the @MuckRock blog: "How to make self-hosted maps that work everywhere and cost next to nothing"
Great write-up by @eyeseast !
muckrock.com/news/archives/2…
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Have a project focused on helping to inform and strengthen the civic space? Do you want to leverage AI, distributed storage, and other technologies in @DocumentCloud? Applications for the 3rd round Gateway Grants are now open! bit.ly/GatewayGrantsRound3Ca…
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.@DocumentCloud just made it much easier to dive into its most powerful features, from audio transcription & removing redactions to monitoring websites — props to @eyeseast @allanlasser for getting it done. If you already have an account, explore here: documentcloud.org/app?q=#add…
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“Many of the documents have either been newly-declassified or never before reviewed.” buff.ly/3Q99VEl
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New from @MuckRock with the @MO_Independent & @AP: 'Atomic Fallout’: Records reveal government downplayed, ignored health risks of St. Louis radioactive waste for decades muckrock.com/news/archives/2… Great work by @derekkravitz @DillonBergin @kelly_kauffman_ @eyeseast + dozen others.
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We're solidly in wildfire season, so I want to show y'all a little project thats been in the works for awhile. Spurred by convos with @eyeseast, we wanted to build a community resource for folks as they prepare and live through wildfire season in Arizona azcentral.com/storytelling/a…
Prejudice and misconduct remain in Massachusetts high school sports — but the MIAA won’t say where - The Boston Globe bostonglobe.com/2023/06/16/s…
The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product theatlantic.com/technology/a… via @instapaper
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92 nytimes.com/2023/06/16/us/da… via @instapaper
