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 - do training on how journalists can use data to produce better stories
• Association of Independents in Radio
• 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
• Media Ethics and Journalism

Example articles:

• E Coli testing in water tanks, NY Times 2014-01-27
• Lead testing in urban soils, USA Today

Existing work:

• InfoAmazonia's Geojournalism Handbook
• Internews Innovation Lab - distributing sensors to journalists in developing countries
• Global Sensor Web - API to handle geotagged data set for analysis, querying, and visualizations
• good overview of the testing issue
• good example of reporting backed up with good data
• Matt Waite and Drone Journalism Lab
• John Keefe at WNYC: snowfall map, cicada project
• Sarah Williams: Beijing Air Tracks
• Alex Howard article
• Javaun Moradi article
• Fergus Pitt, Columbia jSchool

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](http://www.ire.org) - do training on how journalists can use data to produce better stories * [Association of Independents in Radio](http://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) * [Media Ethics and Journalism](http://journalismdegree.org/media-law-ethics/) 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](http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-19/smelting-lead-contamination-government-failure/54399578/1) Existing work: * InfoAmazonia's Geojournalism Handbook * [Internews Innovation Lab](http://innovation.internews.org/pilots/environmental-sensor-journalism-start) - distributing sensors to journalists in developing countries * [Global Sensor Web](http://www.globalsensorweb.org/) - API to handle geotagged data set for analysis, querying, and visualizations * [good overview of the testing issue](http://sanitationupdates.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/microbiology2020.pdf) * [good example of reporting backed up with good data](http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/epa-abandons-major-radiation-cleanup-florida-despite-cancer-concerns/?mgs1=4198exvAp3) * [Matt Waite and Drone Journalism Lab](http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/digital-strategies/210558/how-sensor-journalism-can-help-us-create-data-improve-our-storytelling/) * [John Keefe at WNYC: snowfall map, cicada project](http://project.wnyc.org/cicadas/) * [Sarah Williams: Beijing Air Tracks](http://www.spatialinformationdesignlab.org/projects.php?id=97) * [Alex Howard article](radar.oreilly.com/2013/03/sensor-journalism-data-journalism.html ) * [Javaun Moradi article](http://javaunmoradi.com/blog/2011/12/16/what-do-open-sensor-networks-mean-for-journalism/) * [Fergus Pitt, Columbia jSchool]()