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Tag: digital journalism

Newsworthiness in content moderation: Using Media Cloud to look at patterns of attention

The moderation of content on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram has increasingly garnered public attention in recent years. It’s not difficult to see why as more […]

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Gabriela Compagni Media Watch, Tools

The New York Times’ Kevin Roose illustrates how memes radicalize users in online spaces

Valerie Gilbert is a Harvard-educated New Yorker and self-proclaimed “meme queen.” A QAnon soldier, Gilbert spreads information far and wide, fighting the global cabal of “Satanic pedophiles” that former President […]

March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Taraneh Azar Insights, Interviews

How the Boston Globe encouraged readers to support restaurants through #ProjectTakeout

On Jan. 15, the Boston Globe launched Project Takeout, an initiative spearheaded by food writer Devra First, which encourages Boston residents to order takeout and support the restaurant industry while […]

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 Julia Harrington Behind the scenes, Insights

C+J 2021: How the COVID-19 pandemic has shaped data journalism

As COVID-19 cases surged throughout the last year, so did data visualizations. Graphical concepts like flattening the curve became household terms, and even non-epidemiologists began talking about R numbers and […]

March 3, 2021March 15, 2021 Saima Sidik Insights, Media Watch, Roundups

How the Parametric Press explains the environmental cost of digital consumption

Have you ever wondered how much carbon dioxide is released when you stream or download eBooks or videos? How about when you opened this article on your phone or computer? […]

March 1, 2021 Maaisha Osman Interviews

How the Tampa Bay Times visualized the racial breakdown of police shootings in Florida

Earlier this year, Neil Bedi, a reporter and developer on the Tampa Bay Times’ data and investigations team, produced “If You’re Black,” an interactive story exploring more than 800 officer-involved […]

September 26, 2017September 28, 2017 Catherine Lindsay Behind the scenes, Interviews

How The Intercept visualized and open-sourced a database of terrorism prosecutions since 9/11

Last month, The Intercept published “Trial and Terror,” a database of – and series of stories about – the 796 people prosecuted for international terrorism by the United States since the attacks of September […]

May 10, 2017May 10, 2017 Aleszu Bajak Behind the scenes

Nine projects that came out of Northeastern’s Media Innovation program this year

Before we bid adieu to our latest cohort of Media Innovation graduate students, we wanted to highlight some of the stellar work they’ve done here at Northeastern’s School of Journalism. We’re still […]

April 20, 2017April 26, 2017 Aleszu Bajak Research

How to learn responsive web design by coding your own story

Say you have a great story with text, pullquotes and photos ready to go and now you want to throw it up on its own website. All you need is […]

August 24, 2015June 20, 2017 Aleszu Bajak How to
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