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Articles by Jonathan Stray

Jonathan Stray was a senior computer scientist at Adobe Systems until he decided to do journalism full time. He has contributed to The New York Times, Wired.com, Foreign Policy and CNET, and currently works as the Interactive Technology Editor at the Associated Press.
December 16, 2010
Jonathan Stray: In 2011, news orgs will finally start to move past the borders of their own content
August 5, 2010
How The Guardian is pioneering data journalism with free tools
June 25, 2010
The Wikipedia of news translation: Yeeyan.org’s volunteer community
June 16, 2010
What will Iceland’s new media laws mean for journalists?
June 10, 2010
Linking by the numbers: How news organizations are using links (or not)
June 9, 2010
Making connections: How major news organizations talk about links
June 8, 2010
Why link out? Four journalistic purposes of the noble hyperlink
May 5, 2010
Drawing out the audience: Inside BBC’s User-Generated Content Hub
May 4, 2010
Why does the BBC want to send its readers away? The value of linking
February 25, 2010
Iceland update: Media freedom bill advances
February 24, 2010
The Google/China hacking case: How many news outlets do the original reporting on a big story?
February 11, 2010
Iceland aims to become an offshore haven for journalists and leakers
January 26, 2010
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