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@PaulBradshaw, Online Journalism Blog, HelpMeInvestigate Birmingham City University and City University London
BBC Data Day, November 2014
NEW TOOLS?
Image by Scott http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottiet812/4436396357
NEW TOOLS? BUT WE HAVEN’T
EVEN WORKED OUT THE OLD
ONES YET.@PaulBradshaw, Online Journalism Blog, HelpMeInvestigate
Birmingham City University and City University London BBC Data Day, November 2014
“It would take us weeks. We need a team of interns.”
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Scraper extension for Chrome
OutWit Hub
OutWit Hub
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“The data is locked in PDFs or emails. We need a team of interns.”
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Tabula and DocumentCloud
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Tabula and DocumentCloud
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“The data is a mess.”
“The data is a mess. We need a team of interns.”
*http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/07/05/cleaning-data-using-google-refine-a-quick-guide/ OLD!
Also great for converting XML, JSON, and using APIs
DICES!SLICES!
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“We have no data!WE NEED SOME INTERNS!”
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https://www.detective.io/detective/the-migrants-files/
http://vimeo.com/106897543 http://vimeo.com/106279178
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http://www.reporter-app.com/
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http://www.reporter-app.com/
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1: Don’t give interns donkey work; give them a tool to learn 2: Aspire to great laziness 3: If you hit a problem, chances are someone else has solved it.
Thank you.
@PaulBradshaw, Online Journalism Blog, HelpMeInvestigate Birmingham City University and City University London
BBC Data Day, November 2014Image by Scott http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottiet812/4436396357
If you have do something more than once get a computer to do it.
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