Finding stories in data. The pursuit of facts in plain sight.
I’ve come specifically to the Open Knowledge Conference for the track on data journalism (although I’m very interested in the open data scene anyway). It was a call to action more than an educational exposition. Data journalism doesn’t have a set path nor definition which is why there’s a lot of journalism falling under the … Continue Reading →
I’m in Berlin for the Open Knowledge Conference which you’ll be hearing about. For the last few days I’ve found myself with a mixed bunch of open data hackers and some (data) journalists. It’s the first time I’ve been away from the ScraperWiki family and seen coding in the wild. One thing that surprises me … Continue Reading →
It’s been a while since I liberated any data and that’s because I’ve been wrestling with a scraper of Government Salaries. I’ve only looked at pay floor for the tables below. This is the minimum pay with ceiling pay being £4,999 more than the floor. Salaries ranged from £35,000 to £235,000. There was the coding … Continue Reading →
Who? Open Knowledge Foundation What? ‘Open’ knowledge is any material – whether content, data or general information – which anyone is free to use, re-use and redistribute without restriction. They promote the creation, dissemination and use of open knowledge in all its forms, from genes to geodata, sonnets to statistics. When? Thursday 30th June – … Continue Reading →
Who? Hacks/Hackers London What? Journalists call themselves “hacks,” someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. When? Wednesday, 22nd June 2011 at 07:00 pm Where? The Shooting Star 125-129 Middlesex St London E1 7JF Why? … Continue Reading →
If you have been keeping an eye on my blog you’ll know I scraped Cabinet Office Spending data. Few journalists will look at the mountain of CSVs on government data. Even fewer will code enough to scrape them, although a lot of them want to do this and I believe it will address the … Continue Reading →