02
Dec
How we think of censorship in autocratic contexts in increasingly AI-intermediated information spaces
A coordinate system, not a keyword blocklist
12 min read
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01
Dec
Why product thinking goes hand-in-hand with service-oriented journalism
Comprehensively meeting information needs requires product solutions, not just individual stories
11 min read
29
Nov
Field Notes: Who is missing from your data?
Following barriers to access, not demographic segments, to identify missing populations
1 min read
19
Nov
Constraint-Based Segmentation: A Research Alternative for Systematic Exclusion
False precision versus honest uncertainty.
10 min read
17
Nov
Field Notes: The AI knowledge divide
Do AI guardrails make knowledge a luxury?
1 min read
10
Nov
DeepSeek's double life: How we tricked a Chinese chatbot for strike advice the 'free' Western models couldn't give
Freedom from censorship hasn't equaled real-world understanding for Western AI.
9 min read
05
Nov
Advice on analyzing data for recurring news products
After gathering and cleaning your data, it's finally time to analyze it, verify it, and create reporting hypotheses to test
7 min read
29
Oct
Field Notes: Civic scraping
A needs-driven practice for overcoming commercial, legal, and other inequities helps get people the knowledge they need to navigate their lives a little bit better.
1 min read
22
Oct
How to process unstructured data
Move from scattered pieces of information to a usable database for identifying patterns, verifying facts, and forming the basis for your reporting
9 min read
15
Oct
How to do manual collection, web scraping, and crowdsourcing data collection
A hybrid data gathering approach combines automated and manual methods to capture the most comprehensive view of your topic
12 min read