Discussion in the newsgroup about journalists using sensors. 

Suggestions: 

* A course for journalists looking to employ DIY data collection -- aerial photography or one of our other tools?

Places to contact:

* Knight Foundation - does work on innovative tools for journalism
* [Investigative Reporters and Editors] (www.ire.org) - do training on how journalists can use data to produce better stories
* [Association of Independents in Radio] (www.airmedia.org)


Example articles:
* [E Coli testing in water tanks, NY Times 2014-01-27](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/27/nyregion/inside-citys-water-tanks-layers-of-neglect.html)
*[Lead testing in urban soils, USA Today](usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-19/smelting-lead-contamination-government-failure/54399578/1)

Existing work: 
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