Category: Journalism
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HackDay: Condition of Anonymity Project
Today I participated in the Mozilla OpenNews Story and the Algorithm Hack Day. I met some great people and made real progress on a project I’ve had for a long time: Condition of Anonymity. Basically, this is a fun way to explore the reasons the New York Times has given for granting anonymity to a source…
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PHOTOS: Dan Sinker is @MayorEmanuel
Here’s some photos I took today that got some wide pickup nationally, including an exclusive article in The Atlantic. Here’s a snip from my personal blog, Derivative Works: Dan Sinker is @MayorEmanuel. Never let it be said that Daniel X. O’Neil cannot keep a secret. This morning I went to Sinker’s house to take some…
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LAUNCH: AldermanicWebsites.com
Today I launched a politics/ design/ technology/ humor site called AldermanicWebsites.Here’s the launch post (Comparing Aldermanic Hopefuls Online) and two snippets: Here’s something I worked on over Christmas vacation: AldermanicWebsites. It is a fun/ manic little Web site that “contains links to and reviews of the Web sites, Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and other Web…
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REF: Post About Goofy Contract / CityPayments
Here’s a nice post from Chicago Muckrakers, acting on a contract I flagged as goofy over on CityPayments: Company accused of stealing millions from NYC and hurricane victims gets money from Chicago. The City of Chicago has given over $7 million to Spherion, a company whose employees were targeted by federal prosecutors last week for…
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PANEL: “Covering The City”at the Great Cities Institute at UIC
Today I participated in a panel discussion about urban reporting and research. Here’s a flyer for the event:Covering the City Complete audio of the panel here and links to the intro and Q&A.
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EveryBlock hyperlocal strategy and government data
I lead the effort to obtain government data at EveryBlock. Here’s msnbc.com President Charlie Tillinghast talking about our local strategy: Tillinghast says that demand can be met by EveryBlock, which is attempting to become a hyperlocal resource by gathering and organizing info from government agencies, and then tasking local users to provide block-by-block news. “We’re…
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Panel Discussion:”Daily Urbanism”at Open Cities conference
Today I participated in a panel for the Open Cities conference in Washington, DC. The topic was “Daily Urbanism”. Here’s the description from the program: A good infographic is worth a thousand words. Data visualization can help bridge the gap between government projects and citizen engagement. Panelists will discuss opportunities to use data to better…
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Panel Discusion: UC Berkeley Media Technology Summit
Today I participated in a panel discussion at the UC Berkeley Media Technology Summit, where I spoke about Algorithm-Generated News. UC Berkeley Media Technology Summit View more presentations from Daniel X. O’Neil.
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Panel Discussion: “What Is News in the Interactive Era?”
Today I participated in a panel discussion on the Google campus with the Berkeley School of Journalism.
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MSNBC.com Purchase of EveryBlock
Here’s a snip from some of the news coverage of the sale of EveryBlock that focuses on the public data work that I spearheaded: MSNBC.com Buys EveryBlock as Interest in Local Content Grows | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD. EveryBlock takes a slightly different approach, scouring a mass of publicly available data in a…