Category Archives: Journalism, norgs, and the future of news

“Rebuilding the News”, How Did We Get Here and Why?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Karl

All great innovations come from an alchemy of the present *built* on the past. If you can tear it apart, see it from multiple perspectives, and observe the feedback loops that feed into the systems that drove you where you … Continue reading →

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Technically Philly launches their redesign

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Karl

Technically Philly launched a new version of their website this week. It is a fantastic redesign and kudos to all. There is a subtle shift that’s taken place here, that deserves some additional congratulations. Homegrown Technically Philly is now an … Continue reading →

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NICAR 2013 Links

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Karl

Mike Ball, coworker and friend, wrote up a great summary of what he saw at NICAR 2013. It was great hearing his enthusiasm when he got back from what sounds like was a fantastic conference. Check out his post. More … Continue reading →

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NPR posts a news app HOWTO, along with code

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Karl

NPR.org: “How to build a news app that never goes down and costs you practically nothing”. Python (Flask, Fabric, Jinja) and Amazon EC2. A nice walk through with code for contribution and reuse.

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TOC 2012 Keynote To Watch: “Is SEO Killing America?”

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Karl

TOC 2012: Clay Johnson, “Is SEO Killing America?”: Related: Metafilter thread. The Information Diet

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Alistar Croll: “much of human interaction has shifted from atoms to bits”

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Karl

Read his post on O’Reilly Radar: “The feedback economy”: In a society where every person, tethered to their smartphone, is both a sensor and an end node, we need better ways to observe and orient, whether we’re at home or … Continue reading →

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Programming, Math, and Computational Thinking: on education

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Karl

Actually, this post will feature a few reads and resources for you that are part of a theme – the need to change K-12 education to face the realities of today and tomorrow, instead of preparing them for a world … Continue reading →

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Visualizing the news: on storytelling

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Karl

Matthew Ericson of the New York Times (and former co-worker of mine) put together slides of his recent presentation at AIGA Pivot. The presentation must have rocked because the slide deck, while short on details, is rich in thought provoking: … Continue reading →

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On People, Process, and Passion and Persistence

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Karl

My boss back at Bell Atlantic, who became my friend and mentor, Pat Trongo, had the following quote from Peter Senge’s “The Fifth Discipline” on his cube wall in big bold letters. I found it inspirational back then. But now … Continue reading →

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Life and Code: a blog to follow

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Karl

I’ve really been enjoying Lisa William’s blog titled “Life and Code” and think it’s a great one for your RSS reader every day. She started to blog to document her passage to a programmer who can toss together an app … Continue reading →

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