Most people don’t consume news because they want to be more informed about the news; they want to be informed about the news that they’re likely to talk about.
After Electionland
I joined ProPublica’s podcast this week to talk about Electionland, a collaboration with more than 1,110 journalists around the country that covered voting problems and ballot access issues during the 2016 election.
Automation in the Newsroom — Nieman Reports
How algorithms are helping reporters expand coverage, engage audiences, and respond to breaking news
Sharing Public Data: Fire Incidents, San Francisco 2004-2015
I submitted an open data request so you don’t have to. Here’s the building fire data for San Francisco from January 2004 to April 2015.
Who Cares About Magazine Beach?
As a plan to renew a historic 15-acre public park in Cambridge takes shape, whose voices are guiding the direction of the project?
New Project: Local Edition
Environmental stories are local stories. But community media organizations increasingly lack the resources to dedicate to the in-depth reporting they require. That’s why Climate Confidential is starting Local Edition, a new series of stories produced in partnership with local newspapers and media.
Steal This Story!
A story on wearable tech in the Smart City. Written by Amy Westervelt, edited by me, and published by you.
Nieman Fellow, 2014-2015
I’m excited to be joining the 2014-2015 class of fellows at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard.
Introducing Climate Confidential
This week, Climate Confidential, a new reporting project from me and 5 of my favorite journalists is going live! Our team writes for big-name pubs like NYT, WSJ, Scientific American, The Economist, Wired, and Outside, and now we want to write for you.
