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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]