Joe Germuska

@ajlabs there's a error in the date of the Gabon coup in the second map ("Mapping Africa's military coups") on aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/30… It reads 20 August when it should be 30 August

Mostly off Twitter these days, but this is an amazing list of candidates for data journalism types who are hiring. Sad to see a good team dissipate; wishing the best for all of them.

.@EditorPublisher marks 5 years of @BlockClubCHI. "When you dedicate reporters to cover neighborhoods and build trust with the communities on the ground there, our coverage will be the most accurate and will resonate with readers,” @slulay2 says. editorandpublisher.com/stories/block-…

Today is the last day to apply for our Spring 2023 Data-Driven Reporting Project awards. Submissions close at 11:59 CDT. Apply now. …ivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply

Applications for the next cycle of the Data-Driven Reporting Project are open! Learn more at …ivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply Submit your application at ddrp.knightlab.com Applications close March 13th at 11:59 pm Chicago time

Today @opennews @source published the next in the Data-Driven Reporting Project case study series, a story recipe by @emiliemunson @YingZhao0521 @mrochele based on their investigation of the use of physical restraint and seclusion for school discipline source.opennews.org/articles/story…

Regardless of where you’re coming from, I want to challenge us to reimagine what’s possible—and tell a new story. One that begins w/ local news collapse but comes w/ a unique opportunity to bring something emergent and hugely impactful into being. You have a role to play:

Absolutely love this explainer on the #DocumentersNetwork process from @cledocumenters—this is how you make communities an integral part of the reporting process AND produce impactful local journalism. All the kudos and shout outs to the @signalcleveland team 👏🏾

We've been so excited to be working with @amyjo_brown as a Knight Lab Professional Fellow that we didn't get around to publishing the press release for a few months... 😳 knightlab.northwestern.edu/2023/01/31/amy…

In 2022, six unhoused Chicagoans I knew died preventable deaths. My first piece in 2023 is a long story about their short lives. It’s also about the rest of us: the deaths we accept, the lives we don't, & our role in them. chicagoreader.com/news-politics/…

@byadamrhodes Isa Does It by Isa Chandra Moskowitz. Every one we've made had been great and a few are in regular rotation. all vegan btw

@sporkredfox @xenocryptsite The one year ACS is limited to geographies with population >65,000. That’s only about 25% of US counties

Say Goodbye to Tweetbot. We've been proud to serve you over the last 12+ years, but due to circumstances beyond our control, we have to shut down Tweetbot. Thank you so much for your patience and outpouring of support over these tough times at Tapbots. tapbots.com/tweetbot/

I'm excited about @newsproduct 's efforts to develop training/curriculum resources to help grow the practice of news product design/development. Here's the first in a series of case studies learning.newsproduct.org/casestudies/vo… (disclosure: I'm a reviewer for the series)

@craigwduff @AlliPatter Play em some Gato Barbieri!

@AlliPatter My students and I are heading to Buenos Aires for a reporting trip, so I’ve been playing a playlist of Argentine music (with a heavy rotation of Astor Piazzolla and Mercedes Sosa — two of my favorites). I use some pop songs in class to immerse ourselves in culture and language.

The initial count is in...WE WON OUR UNION!!! 93.5% yes. 1644 yes votes to 114 no votes.

The Data-Driven Reporting Project is partnering with @opennews @source to publish case studies of some of our awardee projects. @royinori of @TheLocal_TO explains how they overcame lousy record keeping and built their own dataset to get the story source.opennews.org/articles/lesso…

I know some of y'all are looking to upgrade the mission you're working toward AND the boss you're working with. It's been an honor learning from and being coached by @sisiwei. Consider joining her and the fabulous folks at @themarkup this year. #journalismjobs

A reminder that in November, Elon Musk fired “the entirety” of Twitter’s Brazil content moderation team. That will be important. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…