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We are seeing issues reading Google Sheets data for TimelineJS and StorylineJS. This is most likely all published projects.
At this time there is no obvious cause; hopefully it's a temporary Google issue. We are monitoring, but can't estimate when it will be fixed.
At this time there is no obvious cause; hopefully it's a temporary Google issue. We are monitoring, but can't estimate when it will be fixed.
August 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
We are seeing issues reading Google Sheets data for TimelineJS and StorylineJS. This is most likely all published projects.
At this time there is no obvious cause; hopefully it's a temporary Google issue. We are monitoring, but can't estimate when it will be fixed.
At this time there is no obvious cause; hopefully it's a temporary Google issue. We are monitoring, but can't estimate when it will be fixed.
Proud to learn that brown.oyez.org , our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Ed decision, in partnership with @spoolerfm.bsky.social and Idib Group was awarded an @americanbar.org Silver Gavel www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.
brown.oyez.org
May 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Proud to learn that brown.oyez.org , our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Ed decision, in partnership with @spoolerfm.bsky.social and Idib Group was awarded an @americanbar.org Silver Gavel www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Last chance to apply for our 2025 cohort. We give up to $35k + training + support for your data-doc driven journalism. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Last chance to apply for our 2025 cohort. We give up to $35k + training + support for your data-doc driven journalism. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
One more day left to apply for up to $35k + training + support for your data-doc driven journalism project.
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One more day left to apply for up to $35k + training + support for your data-doc driven journalism project.
Apply today for our 2025 DDRP cohort. $35K+training+support for your data-or-document driven project. Check it out bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Apply today for our 2025 DDRP cohort. $35K+training+support for your data-or-document driven project. Check it out bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
OK, ya'll - we are in the final stretch. We give up to $35K + training + support for your data-doc-driven journalism project. PLEASE apply to our 2025 cohort by Monday, March 31. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
OK, ya'll - we are in the final stretch. We give up to $35K + training + support for your data-doc-driven journalism project. PLEASE apply to our 2025 cohort by Monday, March 31. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
Just one week left to apply for up to $35K in support for your data-document driven reporting project. Let's do this!! bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just one week left to apply for up to $35K in support for your data-document driven reporting project. Let's do this!! bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
Have questions about your submission to our DDRP 2025 cohort? We got you. Schedule a virtual office visit . We are giving up to $35k for your data-or-document driven jouranlism project + training + suppoprt. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Have questions about your submission to our DDRP 2025 cohort? We got you. Schedule a virtual office visit . We are giving up to $35k for your data-or-document driven jouranlism project + training + suppoprt. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
Don't miss out! We are accepting submissions to fund your data-driven journalism project until March 31! Apply today! bit.ly//DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Don't miss out! We are accepting submissions to fund your data-driven journalism project until March 31! Apply today! bit.ly//DDRP-LearnMore
Members of our first cohort offered advice for doing your own data-doc-driven project. Check it out and then start working on your pitch for our 2025 cohort. We provide up to $35K for your journalism project + training + support.
Hearst Newspapers / Times Union — The Data-Driven Reporting Project
Hearst Newspapers did a national project that looked at the frequency in which school staff use restraints and seclusion on students. Restraints can be techniques ranging from a physical hole to using...
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March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Members of our first cohort offered advice for doing your own data-doc-driven project. Check it out and then start working on your pitch for our 2025 cohort. We provide up to $35K for your journalism project + training + support.
Sign up for office hours to discuss your data-driven project pitch. Deadline to apply for up to $35k is March 31! bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Sign up for office hours to discuss your data-driven project pitch. Deadline to apply for up to $35k is March 31! bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
Missed you at #NICAR25 :( But there's still time to discuss your pitch for this year's 2025 cohort. We give up to $35k for your data/doc-driven project. Deadline is March 31 bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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March 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Missed you at #NICAR25 :( But there's still time to discuss your pitch for this year's 2025 cohort. We give up to $35k for your data/doc-driven project. Deadline is March 31 bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore
Last year, with NU emeritus prof Jerry Goldman, @spoolerfm.bsky.social, Idib Group and @neubottle.bsky.social, we made brown.oyez.org on the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Ed decision.
We're excited to learn the project is an ABA Silver Gavel finalist www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
We're excited to learn the project is an ABA Silver Gavel finalist www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.
brown.oyez.org
March 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Last year, with NU emeritus prof Jerry Goldman, @spoolerfm.bsky.social, Idib Group and @neubottle.bsky.social, we made brown.oyez.org on the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Ed decision.
We're excited to learn the project is an ABA Silver Gavel finalist www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
We're excited to learn the project is an ABA Silver Gavel finalist www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
Some TimelineJS users are experiencing issues where they get a "401" error message even though they correctly published their Google Sheets configuration to the web.
For a workaround, copy the data to a new spreadsheet, or see github.com/NUKnightLab/... for another option.
For a workaround, copy the data to a new spreadsheet, or see github.com/NUKnightLab/... for another option.
Some (but not all) 401 Unauthorized errors · Issue #890 · NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3
In the last week or so, we've had a number of reports of people trying to load a timeline and seeing the message Error [401 Unauthorized] fetching sheets data even though they have correctly follow...
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March 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Some TimelineJS users are experiencing issues where they get a "401" error message even though they correctly published their Google Sheets configuration to the web.
For a workaround, copy the data to a new spreadsheet, or see github.com/NUKnightLab/... for another option.
For a workaround, copy the data to a new spreadsheet, or see github.com/NUKnightLab/... for another option.
Need funding for your investigative journalism project? The Data-Driven Reporting Project would love to hear from you! Apply by March 31 for consideration. Learn more on our site bit.ly/ddrp-medill
The Data-Driven Reporting Project
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February 5, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Need funding for your investigative journalism project? The Data-Driven Reporting Project would love to hear from you! Apply by March 31 for consideration. Learn more on our site bit.ly/ddrp-medill
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Happy New Year! censusreporter.org is now fully updated with all 2023 American Community Survey data. As always, we are grateful to @iandees.bsky.social for volunteering his time to run the updates
Census Reporter: Making Census Data Easy to Use
Census Reporter provides useful facts about every place in America. Compare
places using tables and maps, download data, and embed charts on your site!
censusreporter.org
January 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy New Year! censusreporter.org is now fully updated with all 2023 American Community Survey data. As always, we are grateful to @iandees.bsky.social for volunteering his time to run the updates
Tenure-track research faculty search at Medill: a quantitative scholar "whose research addresses critical issues facing the journalism industry" Looking for "research interests that align with … The Local News Initiative, The Knight Lab, and[/or] The Spiegel Research Center." (links in next)
August 26, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Tenure-track research faculty search at Medill: a quantitative scholar "whose research addresses critical issues facing the journalism industry" Looking for "research interests that align with … The Local News Initiative, The Knight Lab, and[/or] The Spiegel Research Center." (links in next)
Evanston's summer movies and concerts in the parks start tomorrow
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We asked claude.ai to turn that into something you can import into your own calendar so you don't miss anything. Worked like a charm!
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We asked claude.ai to turn that into something you can import into your own calendar so you don't miss anything. Worked like a charm!
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May 31, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Evanston's summer movies and concerts in the parks start tomorrow
www.cityofevanston.org/government/d...
We asked claude.ai to turn that into something you can import into your own calendar so you don't miss anything. Worked like a charm!
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www.cityofevanston.org/government/d...
We asked claude.ai to turn that into something you can import into your own calendar so you don't miss anything. Worked like a charm!
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Today is the 70th anniversary of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, where the US Supreme Court found school segregation unconstitutional.
Learn more about it and listen to key moments recreated with AI
brown.oyez.org
Learn more about it and listen to key moments recreated with AI
brown.oyez.org
Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.
brown.oyez.org
May 17, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Today is the 70th anniversary of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, where the US Supreme Court found school segregation unconstitutional.
Learn more about it and listen to key moments recreated with AI
brown.oyez.org
Learn more about it and listen to key moments recreated with AI
brown.oyez.org
🎉 🎊 🚀 ⚡️ 🔶 A team of Northwestern students won the top prize in the Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Innovation Competition, expanding upon a project first explored in the Knight Lab Studio class
rjionline.org/news/novel-d...
rjionline.org/news/novel-d...
Novel data analysis tool wins $10,000 prize from RJI’s collegiate Student Innovation Competition
Student teams from universities all over the country were honored with more than $13,000 in prizes.
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April 8, 2024 at 4:17 PM
🎉 🎊 🚀 ⚡️ 🔶 A team of Northwestern students won the top prize in the Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Innovation Competition, expanding upon a project first explored in the Knight Lab Studio class
rjionline.org/news/novel-d...
rjionline.org/news/novel-d...
We are kicking off a limited monthly series of free training with Google News Lab.
Register today for our first session on Google Pinpoint at 10 a.m. March 5.
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Register today for our first session on Google Pinpoint at 10 a.m. March 5.
forms.gle/SW7FgFx4b9rJ...
Google News Lab - Pinpoint
This training will demonstrate Pinpoint, a free tool that allows you to transcribe audio and video files and analyze large collections of documents for keywords and entities. We'll also cover Pinpoint...
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March 1, 2024 at 6:59 PM
We are kicking off a limited monthly series of free training with Google News Lab.
Register today for our first session on Google Pinpoint at 10 a.m. March 5.
forms.gle/SW7FgFx4b9rJ...
Register today for our first session on Google Pinpoint at 10 a.m. March 5.
forms.gle/SW7FgFx4b9rJ...
Read this to learn how Data-Driven Reporting Project cohort member Invisible Institute compiled its police-complaint database and what they learned along the way
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
Invisible Institute — The Data-Driven Reporting Project
Invisible Institute compiled a database of complaints against police
officers and use of force reports in cities outside of Chicago across
Illinois. The initial database has 7,000 records from the C...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu
February 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Read this to learn how Data-Driven Reporting Project cohort member Invisible Institute compiled its police-complaint database and what they learned along the way
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
Two hacks when doing your own data-driven reporting project: Focus on your data early and tap into people who have the skills you need - read more insights from Investigate West
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
Investigate West — The Data-Driven Reporting Project
The team aimed to assess judges’ roles in deciding protection orders and
domestic violence cases, what those factors were and the altering
consequences for people involved.
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu
February 6, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Two hacks when doing your own data-driven reporting project: Focus on your data early and tap into people who have the skills you need - read more insights from Investigate West
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...
We want to fund your project. Deadline to apply is tonight.
Learn more here :
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
Learn more here :
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
How to Apply — The Data-Driven Reporting Project
Information about how to apply for a Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP)
award. DDRP aims to support local news journalists and freelancers working
on document-based investigative projects that ser...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu
February 2, 2024 at 4:06 PM
We want to fund your project. Deadline to apply is tonight.
Learn more here :
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
Learn more here :
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
Don't miss your chance to submit your project for funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project.
Details here datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
Details here datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
How to Apply — The Data-Driven Reporting Project
Information about how to apply for a Data-Driven Reporting Project (DDRP)
award. DDRP aims to support local news journalists and freelancers working
on document-based investigative projects that ser...
datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu
January 30, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Don't miss your chance to submit your project for funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project.
Details here datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply
Details here datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/how-to-apply