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Interactive Dynamics for Visual Analysis: A taxonomy of tools that support the fluent and flexible use of visualizations

Worth taking the time to embrace the tech talk for a deeper understanding of how to tell compelling stories through data. Or at least talk to partners who can do it with you.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on May 3, 2012
Topics: Craft, Resources, Technology Tags: Data Visualization, How To, Online Tools, Public Information, Reporting Tools

Project Vote Smart

Providing “unbiased information on over 40,000 candidates and officials,” Project Vote Smart is an independent source tracking those “who govern or those who wish to replace those who do.”

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on December 5, 2011
Topics: Community, Education, Resources Tags: Campaign Finance, Congress, Data, Elections, Government, Policy, Public Information, Research, Tools, Transparency, Vote Easy, Voting Records

OpenMissouri.org

David Herzog's Open Missouri project delivers the state's largest independent directory of government databases, with tips to help empower citizens, journalists and communities.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 7, 2011
Topics: Craft, Education, Policy, Resources Tags: Access To Information, Civic Journalism, Data, David Herzog, FOIA, Investigative Reporters and Editors, IRE, Missouri Sunshine Law, Online Directory, Public Information, Reynolds Journalism Institute, RJI, Transparency

ScraperWiki

A collection of tools for Web scraping, data mining and visualization.

Posted by Jeremy Sher on May 31, 2011
Topics: Resources, Technology Tags: Public Information, Web Scraping

Public Eye Northwest

Ferreting out important public data, in partnership with The Seattle Times, PEN "captures and translates into plain language...information that would otherwise slip through the cracks."

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on April 14, 2011
Topics: Craft, Experiments, Resources, Technology Tags: Digital Literacy, FOIA, Public Information, Transparency

Data.Seattle.Gov

The purpose of Data.Seattle.Gov is to increase public access to high value, machine-readable datasets generated by various departments of Seattle City Government.” Source: Data.Seattle.Gov

Posted by Journalism That Matters on April 6, 2011
Topics: Experiments, Resources, Technology Tags: Access To Information, Public Information

Seattle Public Library Fuels Seattle’s News and Information Ecosystem

Marsha Iverson is the King County Library’s public relations specialist. Iverson outlines how libraries offer valuable data, and access to top notch fact checking, as a free service available to all news and information producers.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on March 27, 2011
Topics: Blog, Craft, Interview Tags: Access To Information, Accountability, Public Information

New Media Landscape; Matt Rosenberg’s Take on Building Credibility

Matt Rosenberg offers how news sites are accelerating their support base by creating a connection with readers, building a community and establishing partnerships.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on March 20, 2011
Topics: Blog, Craft, Interview Tags: Credibility, Public Information