Highlights From the Data Journalism Conference It’s been almost a month since I had the privilege of attending NICAR, the national data journalism conference run by Investigative Reporter and Editors, this year held in Jacksonville, Florida. It was...
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The Typefaces of the Future, Only Yesterday In recent years we’ve seen a vogue for the retrofuturistic express itself in various ways. The further we get out of the 20th century, “throwback” gets ever broader: don’t just dig up something neglected...
Daniel J. Willis on Data Journalism, Public Records, Salaries and Statistics Daniel J. Willis is a “data journalism mercenary, guild freelancer,” and “truth-seeking malcontent” according to his Twitter bio. He’s a big...
In Search of the Bay Area's Digital Underground
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