Type of request: Scraper to create timelines from social media feeds I have a proposal.Īpplication: Free standing, self supported business operated for profit. Yes we sell alcohol and food and hire out of work journalists to mix drinks, integrate video and web to create dazzling environment for people who like news and the people who like people who like news. The business model: sports bar, but with news. The News Bar is a fully out of the box idea that proposes a sustainable actual space where we reclaim the simple joy of reading, watching and listening to news and then we actually get to talk to real human beings about it. Jay Rosen is profoundly wrong here) an engaged public conversation that is real and enjoyable. ![]() There larger and much more challenging task is the creation of an engaged audience (this ought not be a forbidden word. The lonely obsession with screens and interactive by myself applications can only do so much. Idea: Theres a worm in the rise of the reinvented world. Type of request: Create a real, not cyber space, for consuming and sharing information A social component that would allow reporters to collaborate would take that idea even further.Īpplication: Build a tool to help reporters track open records requests. – would be extremely valuable to the investigative reporting community. A tool that would help reporters keep track of their requests – cataloging them, sending reminders when statutory deadlines pass, logging government agency response times, etc. Idea: Open records requests are the bread and butter of investigative journalism, but with all of the other demands on reporters’ time, keeping track of them can be difficult. Type of request: Web application development Automating the process would enable this project and others like it to scale a new level.Īpplication: Build a tool to help hold politicians accountable to their rhetoric.Ĭontact: FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT (III/III) ![]() For example, we created a project in 2010 called Politics Verbatim, which catalogued promises, predictions, attacks, statements of fact and other quotes from California’s two major-party gubernatorial candidates and turned them into a resource for voters. ![]() ![]() Idea: A simple system to extract direct (and ideally indirect) quotations from news articles, along with their attributions, can have some very cool applications. By finding the addresses with the largest number of associated committees, we can determine the consulting firms behind them and create a resource for journalists trying to uncover astroturfing campaigns.Īpplication: Find stories and create a resource to help reportersĬontact: FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT (II/III) We want to use federal campaign finance data to help people uncover the hidden backers of these committees. Idea: Political consulting firms often create scores of committees to support or oppose a cause, leaving little discernible evidence about who is behind them – except for their mailing addresses. Email with any questions.ĬENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING PROJECT (I/III) To form teams and exchange ideas about these, go to our attendees page (sent in subsequent email). We’ve listed some Dream Projects posted by regional media groups for you to hack.
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