Chris Amico
@chrisamico.bsky.social
Journalist + Developer, working on @documentcloud.org + @muckrock.com. You might know me from: Homicide Watch, USA TODAY Network, Frontline, WBUR, NPR, PBS NewsHour.
https://chrisamico.com/
https://chrisamico.com/
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With the Winter Olympics in full swing, we decided it was high time to answer a question: What is the best ever Olympics-themed movie?
Round One starts today. Vote here for your favorite medal contenders. trib.al/722h1Md
Round One starts today. Vote here for your favorite medal contenders. trib.al/722h1Md
February 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
With the Winter Olympics in full swing, we decided it was high time to answer a question: What is the best ever Olympics-themed movie?
Round One starts today. Vote here for your favorite medal contenders. trib.al/722h1Md
Round One starts today. Vote here for your favorite medal contenders. trib.al/722h1Md
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The call for proposals for State of the Map US closes on Feb. 16th! We invite you to share your presentation ideas here: sessionize.com/state-of-the...
Looking for inspiration? Check out the recorded talks from previous conferences: openstreetmap.us/events/talks/
#SOTMUS #opendata #GIS #OSM
Looking for inspiration? Check out the recorded talks from previous conferences: openstreetmap.us/events/talks/
#SOTMUS #opendata #GIS #OSM
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The call for proposals for State of the Map US closes on Feb. 16th! We invite you to share your presentation ideas here: sessionize.com/state-of-the...
Looking for inspiration? Check out the recorded talks from previous conferences: openstreetmap.us/events/talks/
#SOTMUS #opendata #GIS #OSM
Looking for inspiration? Check out the recorded talks from previous conferences: openstreetmap.us/events/talks/
#SOTMUS #opendata #GIS #OSM
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My team @propublica.org is hiring.
We're looking for a data reporter itching to do ambitious, impactful investigations that uncover abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust. Maybe that's you? grnh.se/iunysgl96us
We're looking for a data reporter itching to do ambitious, impactful investigations that uncover abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust. Maybe that's you? grnh.se/iunysgl96us
Data Reporter
Remote, United States
grnh.se
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
My team @propublica.org is hiring.
We're looking for a data reporter itching to do ambitious, impactful investigations that uncover abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust. Maybe that's you? grnh.se/iunysgl96us
We're looking for a data reporter itching to do ambitious, impactful investigations that uncover abuses of power and betrayals of the public trust. Maybe that's you? grnh.se/iunysgl96us
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The immigration case against Rümyesa Öztürk is over, and rightfully so.
Writing an op-ed is protected speech, not a deportable offense.
Now, the administration must be held accountable for abusing the immigration system to punish expression.
Writing an op-ed is protected speech, not a deportable offense.
Now, the administration must be held accountable for abusing the immigration system to punish expression.
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The immigration case against Rümyesa Öztürk is over, and rightfully so.
Writing an op-ed is protected speech, not a deportable offense.
Now, the administration must be held accountable for abusing the immigration system to punish expression.
Writing an op-ed is protected speech, not a deportable offense.
Now, the administration must be held accountable for abusing the immigration system to punish expression.
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Alarming:
When asked by @hongkongfp.com about the jailing of Jimmy Lai, Foreign Correspondents’ Club President Morgan Davis said they had “no comment at this time,” whilst Hong Kong Journalists Association Chair @selinacheng.bsky.social said she was “unable to speak freely about the sentencing.”
When asked by @hongkongfp.com about the jailing of Jimmy Lai, Foreign Correspondents’ Club President Morgan Davis said they had “no comment at this time,” whilst Hong Kong Journalists Association Chair @selinacheng.bsky.social said she was “unable to speak freely about the sentencing.”
Hong Kong press groups silent on jailing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Neither the Hong Kong Journalists Association nor the local Foreign Correspondents' Club has posted statements on Monday's jailing of media tycoon Jimmy Lai.
hongkongfp.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Alarming:
When asked by @hongkongfp.com about the jailing of Jimmy Lai, Foreign Correspondents’ Club President Morgan Davis said they had “no comment at this time,” whilst Hong Kong Journalists Association Chair @selinacheng.bsky.social said she was “unable to speak freely about the sentencing.”
When asked by @hongkongfp.com about the jailing of Jimmy Lai, Foreign Correspondents’ Club President Morgan Davis said they had “no comment at this time,” whilst Hong Kong Journalists Association Chair @selinacheng.bsky.social said she was “unable to speak freely about the sentencing.”
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New blog post: A case study on using Claude Code in data journalism ->
kschaul.com/post/2026/02...
kschaul.com/post/2026/02...
How I used Claude Code in a real data journalism project
This morning three colleagues and I published a story outlining how the federal government is using AI. Here’s how I used Claude Code to help.
Agencies are required to publish a spreadsheet of AI use ...
kschaul.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:36 PM
New blog post: A case study on using Claude Code in data journalism ->
kschaul.com/post/2026/02...
kschaul.com/post/2026/02...
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As @postguild.bsky.social assesses the damage from last week’s layoffs, it turns out between 44% and 47.5% of the newsroom has been axed. It “may have been the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation.” washingtonian.com/2026/02/09/a...
Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought - Washingtonian
The layoffs announced last week at the Washington Post were disfiguring to the esteemed news organization, with whole sections and departments—sports, books, staff photography—wiped away, and devastat...
washingtonian.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:57 PM
As @postguild.bsky.social assesses the damage from last week’s layoffs, it turns out between 44% and 47.5% of the newsroom has been axed. It “may have been the biggest one-day wipeout of journalists in a generation.” washingtonian.com/2026/02/09/a...
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I think it should be extremely alarming that every single social media platform is becoming the police
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month
Age verification for all.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
I think it should be extremely alarming that every single social media platform is becoming the police
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Do you sometimes watch the Winter Olympics and think ... who even does these sports?
We analyzed the locations of more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports. Check to see what's near you — and which sports are hard to find.
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We analyzed the locations of more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports. Check to see what's near you — and which sports are hard to find.
wapo.st/4qlkAKf
Explore where Winter Olympic sports are most accessible across the U.S.
See which winter sport facilities are near you and if any Winter Olympians come from your state.
wapo.st
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Do you sometimes watch the Winter Olympics and think ... who even does these sports?
We analyzed the locations of more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports. Check to see what's near you — and which sports are hard to find.
wapo.st/4qlkAKf
We analyzed the locations of more than 2,500 training facilities for Winter Olympic sports. Check to see what's near you — and which sports are hard to find.
wapo.st/4qlkAKf
How long did @dell.bsky.social wait to write this headline? buttondown.com/foiaday/arch... (And how long will this Willy Wonka song be stuck in my head?)
foiaday 039
Come with me... and you'll be... in a world of OSHA violations...
buttondown.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:57 PM
How long did @dell.bsky.social wait to write this headline? buttondown.com/foiaday/arch... (And how long will this Willy Wonka song be stuck in my head?)
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All men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness. Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
All men tragically great are made so through a certain morbidness. Be sure of this, O young ambition, all mortal greatness is but disease.
Has there ever been a superbowl where both teams’ scores are prime numbers?
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Has there ever been a superbowl where both teams’ scores are prime numbers?
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ah.
Doocy: "The new face of RealFood .gov is Mike Tyson. How did you settle on someone who was most famous for eating Evander Holyfield's ear?"
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
RFK Jr.: "Brett Ratner who helped produce the ad had a lifelong friendship with him."
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 AM
ah.
They were never going to get the duck boats through the frozen Charles anyway.
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 AM
They were never going to get the duck boats through the frozen Charles anyway.
Even the commentators sound bored of this game. It’s kind of impressive.
February 9, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Even the commentators sound bored of this game. It’s kind of impressive.
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We keep us safe, not creepy networked surveillance systems
February 9, 2026 at 2:43 AM
We keep us safe, not creepy networked surveillance systems
Social capital over surveillance capitalism.
My dog ran away a few weeks ago and I got her back with the help of a guy who was walking by and two people who stopped their cars, one of whom had crackers for bait, the other a person who always carries an “emergency leash” for situations like this
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Social capital over surveillance capitalism.
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Watch 404 Media’s Super Bowl Ad
WE BOUGHT A SUPER BOWL AD.
www.404media.co
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Still never a superbowl shutout.
February 9, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Still never a superbowl shutout.
Did that Alexa ad just list all the ways it’s going to murder us but then say it would order a snack first?
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Did that Alexa ad just list all the ways it’s going to murder us but then say it would order a snack first?
Ok that didn’t work out at all.
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 AM
Ok that didn’t work out at all.
At this point, I might be rooting for a superbowl with zero touchdowns, just for the novelty.
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 AM
At this point, I might be rooting for a superbowl with zero touchdowns, just for the novelty.
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Had to blog about digital de-aging, the original Jurassic Park, and why nobody seems to ask themselves "hey, is this going to look good when we do it?" aftermath.site/jurassic-par...
They Didn’t Stop To Think If They Should
Xfinity's Jurassic Park superbowl ad is a lesson how to do everything wrong when the original movie did everything right.
aftermath.site
February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Had to blog about digital de-aging, the original Jurassic Park, and why nobody seems to ask themselves "hey, is this going to look good when we do it?" aftermath.site/jurassic-par...