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Archives: October 20, 2014

Joseph LichtermanOctober 20, 2014

Light everywhere: The California Civic Data Coalition wants to make public datasets easier to crunch

Journalists from rival outlets are pursuing the dream of “pluggable data,” partnering to build open-source tools to analyze California campaign finance and lobbying data.

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.

This study finds that social media use reduces political polarization instead of increasing it

Joseph LichtermanOctober 20, 2014

Who dat? In New Orleans, The Times-Picayune is making print a little more regular

The Times-Picayune was the most prominent example of a daily newspaper cutting print and home-delivery days. But as part of a big bet on football, it’s bringing Mondays back to subscribers — at least for the fall.

Confused by all the various ways the Knight Foundation funds projects? Here’s a guide