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Code4 Media Presentation at Section 27 - 13 February 2013
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Presentation made at Section 27 about our ANIC project to embed fellows into news rooms to promote the use of data and applications in the creation of news.
Transcript of Code4 Media Presentation at Section 27 - 13 February 2013
Code4SA
Adi Eyal
CC Image courtesy of theogeo on Flickr
Data Rich and Information Poor Data is dying in newsroom morgues and NGOs databases.
Excel is a foreign concept to most journalists.
Opportunities to find linkages between stories are missed.
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• Nerds in the NewsroomIdentify a selection of newsrooms and data-oriented NGOs.
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• Embed data wranglers to work on focused short-term projects.
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• Explore data-based revenue models.
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• Set-up data desks within organisations.
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• Jump in, the water is warm•
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CC Image courtesy of billward on Flickr
Modelled on Code4Kenya project
Good relationships with newsrooms and media ngos.
HacksHackers, Open Data and Democracy Initiative (ODADI), Open Knowledge Foundation
• Jumpstart the revolution•
• Pilot data-desks in organisations•
• Tap the enormous value of under-used data •
• Don't sell data by the kilo – identify profitable revenue streams•
• CC Image courtesy of reway2007 on Flickr
