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    Articles tagged Ushahidi (20)

    Shan WangJanuary 23, 2017
    ProPublica is leading a nationwide effort to document hate crimes, with local and national partners
    “We’re not alone in trying to compile the numbers, and we’re not alone in trying to track all reports.”
    Justin EllisOctober 20, 2014
    Ebola Deeply builds on the lessons of single-subject news sites: A news operation with an expiration date
    Following the blueprint of Syria Deeply, the new Ebola-focused site hopes to deliver context and coherence in covering the spread and treatment of the virus.
    Ushahidi hosts panel discussion on crowdsourced crisis mapping in Syria
    John WihbeyFebruary 27, 2013
    What’s New in Digital Scholarship: Why can Facebook posts be super-memorable, and did tweets direct bombs in Libya?
    What does an ideal front page look like, can social media usage predict political involvement, and how is user-generated content coming into newsrooms: all that and more in this month’s roundup of the academic literature.
    New guidelines could make SMS a more powerful tool for disaster relief
    Press Publish 7: Michael Maness on Knight Foundation’s priorities and how to ensure impact
    The head of Knight’s journalism initiatives talks about who it funds and how it tries to give its projects life beyond a grant’s expiration date. Joshua Benton
    A new class of Knight News Challenge winners focuses on mobile in the developing world
    The common thread through several of the eight winners: turning underpowered phones into information engines. Joshua Benton
    Justin EllisSeptember 6, 2012
    What we know now: Reevaluating the 2009 Knight News Challenge
    Some projects, like DocumentCloud and Ushahidi, were widely adopted in the media. Others stumbled due to technical problems or resistance from partners.
    Ushahidi’s Crowdmap is back online
    June 24, 2011
    “Adding context to content”: Swift River gets Knight funding to tackle the problem of real-time verification
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