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Turning voting & election data into useful products & public insights. Based at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Media and Journalism. Funded by Knight Foundation.

Chapel Hill, NC
Joined October 2017
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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7 new ways to think about N.C. voters - which kind of precinct do you live in? nc-votes.org/2018/05/cluster…
See you at this Tuesday’s Meetup! Ryan Thornburg (@rtburg) will join us to talk about @nc_votes (a #NorthCarolina local elections #data project). #opendata #civictech meetup.com/Triangle-Code-for… ☑️🗳️☑️
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Want to learn about working in data + journalism? Come meet @UNCMJschool grad @ashlynstill in @reesenewslab 10:45a on 2/19
New Durham dataset: 2016 Presidential Election Durham ift.tt/2zo2umB
The year of the voter nie.mn/2jvyWwg via @NiemanLab
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RT @jhibbets: 7 years of civic tech in the Triangle: citycampnc.org/2017/09/19/7-… <-- this is what @cgergen is talking about how our community has evolved #ncdatapalooza #cfabrigade
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Turning North Carolina voting data into public insights with a few clicks? ✔️ 🗳 Hear how from @rtburg: mj.unc.edu/news/qa-nc-votes-…
Journalists & civic-minded citizens: As election results roll in, how could @nc_votes take voting data and make it useful in your reporting? Join the conversation! cislm.org/nc-votes-launches/
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It's Election Day in 92 counties! Polls open until 7:30 p.m. Check your sample ballot, polling place here: ncsbe.gov/Voters/Voter-Tools #ncpol
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Not sure if you're supposed to vote tomorrow, or for what? Get a sample ballot here: vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/ #ncpol
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Orange Co early vote Sat 737 (daily high). FINAL TOTAL 4428, (municipal record! ‘15 3744; ‘13 2076; ‘11 4243) #ncpol orangecountync.gov/departmen… – at Charlotte, NC
Struggling to get your readers to pay attention to local elections and local government stories? Try these 7 things: medium.com/we-are-hearken/ho…
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Open data is often underutilized by journalists - @mkramer hopes to change that. Listen to our podcast @reesenewslab cislm.org/podcast-melody-kra…
STUDY: one vote can turn an election in NC — especially in odd-year, municipal elections happening now bit.ly/2gDgkt1 #ncpol
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Census Reporter has been updated with 2016-1 year ACS data. As always, thanks to @iandees and @ryanpitts for helping turn the page
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We talk about data journalism as "the future," but it hasn't changed much over the last 4 years buff.ly/2x0uzuJ
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#joyofvoting projects in Miami, St. Paul & Wichita will help advance lessons in civic engagement for U.S. cities. kng.ht/2yBzCFQ
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We are looking for volunteers that can blog about #civictech and bring #clt closer together! Learn more about us: bit.ly/2p3t7Hf