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October 25, 2010 10:42 AM
Times’s Act Two Profile of Assange
A revealing follow-up to The New Yorker
Raffi Khatchadourian’s profile of Julian Assange for The New Yorker back in June—before the Afghanistan and Iraq war logs dumps—is still the definitive read on the WikiLeaks founder. And it may always be. Since releasing the Iraq War Logs at 5 p.m. Friday, EST, Assange has been back in the headlines and back on TV screens. At a press conference...
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October 24, 2012 03:15 PM
A data dream team
One example of how academic researchers and journalists can work together on data projects
Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will analyze, interrogate, and explore emerging work in this area. Between the Spreadsheets is brought to you by CJR and Columbia’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Data journalism is often a collaborative process. When Nathan Matias, a research assistant at the MIT Media Lab Center for...
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