Open N.C.

Access to public data is a poverty issue. If you live in small community, odds are you don't have it. mediashift.org/idealab/2015/0… #ddj

Thanks to @knightfdn @google @unc, code for our newsroom data dashboard now free & #opensource at github.com/OpenData-NC/da… #ddj

Robot Watchdog Scours Scours Public Data for N.C. Reporters. mediashift.org/idealab/2015/0…

Good research with relevance for #ddj being done by @unc grad student @justinpkreft endeavors.unc.edu/files_for_mile…

Online News Association to expand local journalism training with $828,000 from Knight Foundation - ow.ly/SCVaS

"There's an unfortunate inverse relationship between the importance and the reliability of a dataset." - @dancow padjo.org/2014-09-30/

Good little breakthrough today. Parsed every field from ~5.6K PDF arrest reports from 7 agencies into database w/ 91% success rate.

RT @themediatwits: .@OpenNC has organized nearly 9mil public records into a single database ow.ly/LB7hH #opengov

Great to see @StarNewsOnline getting some new stories out of the new Open-NC.org data dashboard. starnewsonline.com/article/201504…

.@OpenNC has organized nearly 9mil public records into a single database ow.ly/LB7hH #opengov

Lots of great upcoming opportunities to learn how to implement #opendata from @ihenshaw & @TheODINC eventbrite.com/o/the-open-dat…

RT @mhoefges: Great new open records site "Open N.C." open-nc.org created by UNC JOMC colleague @rtburg

RT @rtburg: @joebobhester Good "data desks" will generate shareable micro-content. Best willgenerate revenue off acquiring/cleaning data...

RT @rtburg: Great step-by-step example of how to use Police report data to find story ideas. bit.ly/1ngqvdv

RT @rtburg: Data [journalists] spend 50-80% time on mundane collecting/cleaning unruly data before it can be explored for insight...

RT @rtburg: Great use of public data by @thetimesnews open-nc.org m.thetimesnews.com/news/top-news/…

RT @UNCJschool: Check out our latest Tar Heel Talk featuring @rtburg and data-driven journalism: ow.ly/B0eNu @OpenNC

Believe the hype: Big data can have a big social impact | Social Enterprise Network | Guardian Professional ow.ly/wBqVP

Congrats to @ihenshaw & @jasonmhare on the launch of Open Data Institute of N.C., holding its first class May 20. theodinc.org

RT @thencpress: Did you miss #ncsun yesterday? Get a recap: storify.com/TheNCPress/fee…