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Summary of discussion about Sensor Journalism

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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?
  • Get list of the top 10 most important measurements that journalists would be interested in having

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)
  • Jay Allison at transom.org in Cape Cod, MA
  • Alex Goldmark at WNYC
  • JLab at American University
  • MIT's Center for Civic Media
  • Columbia jSchool
  • Pro Publica
  • [Google Student Journalism Fellowship] (http://bit.ly/1iEYaj6)

Example articles:

Existing work: