Tag: Propublica
Post Episode 9: Mothers dying at an increasing rate in the United States
In Episode 9, Post reviews reporting about maternal health care in the United States. As reported by various media outlets, mothers in the U.S. are dying at increasing rates — while those rates are dropping in most other developed countries, including in Germany, France and Japan. This show highlights in-depth reporting by 11 Alive television, … Continued
RJI Fellow’s playbook will help newsrooms collaborate on natural disaster coverage
Pooling resources and collaborating on projects in a wire service type situation can help newsrooms more adequately cover breaking news such as weather events, said Fergus Bell, co-founder of Pop-Up Newsroom. Bell, a 2019-20 RJI Fellow, said he has heard several people express a need for extra hands during such a situation. That inspired him … Continued
RJI Fellow working on solution to ‘future proof’ data-driven news applications
In 50 years, Dollars for Docs may be gone entirely if nothing is done to archive it, says Meredith Broussard, assistant professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University.
Jeremy Merrill: ProPublica’s project crowdsourcing political ads on Facebook
After the 2016 presidential election, Facebook received criticism and questions over a lack of transparency into micro-targeted political advertising on its platform. ProPublica has been particularly persistent in its coverage of electioneering on the social media giant. In the fall 2017, the non-profit news organization launched a project to crowdsource the collection of political ads on Facebook. … Continued
Post Episode 3: Social media playing behind-the-scenes role in elections
In episode 3 of Post, journalists discuss how Snapchat, Facebook and Instagram are helping campaigns and reporters reach voters.
Bots: Tips and Tools
How to use the Facebook ad archive for projects and tips on what to think about before you start!
Bots: Meet the ProPublica Election DataBot
We spoke with one of the original creators of the ProPublica Election Databot.
Post Episode 2: Data journalists investigate school shootings and sexual assault cases
In Episode 2, Post covers four stories involving data journalism in newspapers and online outlets including the Washington Post, Houston Chronicle, Star Tribune (Minneapolis), ProPublica, and Education Week.
Humera Lodhi: Creating a tool to uncover stories that aren’t being discussed or reported
When I first decided I wanted to be a journalist, my friends were a little shocked. I heard phrases like “journalism’s dead,” or “you’re never going to find a job,” or “what would you even do,” over, and over, and over again. To them, journalism was limited to newspapers — something that didn’t play a … Continued
Does the idea of talking to a news bot bother you? That is interesting. Please continue
The first chatbot was born in 1966. Eliza, as her creator named her, mimicked a psycho-therapist. You can still chat with Eliza, like I did. Eliza was a proof of concept: an experiment designed to explore the potential of conversational interfaces. Now, 50 years on, chatbots are starting to crack into the mainstream — at … Continued