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We’re hiring: A UX/IA expert *and* a web designer/developer
Cross-posted from the Chicago Tribune news apps team blog… Join our team! Requirements: A passion for the news An understanding of the inner workings of the web Attention to detail and hatred for...
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All the fun stuff we’ve been up to at the Trib
The blog has been a bit quiet lately (to the disappointment of very few, I’m sure) — but we’ve been releasing apps and blogging furiously over at our team site. Here’s a roundup of our recent posts:...
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NICAR 2010 talk: Good habits
This is a script for a talk I’ll be delivering shortly, with Jacob Fenton’s assistance, at NICAR 2010 in Phoenix. Readers may find it similar to, though more complete than, my ONA talk, a few posts...
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Draft: Kick-ass news apps, part deux! More projects to inspire journos.
Our first week at the Trib, Joe and I put together a list of apps that we hoped would inspire the newsroom. We’ll soon be at it again, and here’s my first whack at a list of recently inspiring...
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Links from APME 2010
Introductions Our team blog: http://blog.apps.chicagotribune.com/ Open data Tracking Homicides in Chicago: http://homicides.redeyechicago.com/ City Council’s $3.7 Million Allowance:...
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SecondConf talk: Why you should become a hacker journalist
This morning, I’m presenting at SecondConf. I don’t generally like slide decks because they’ve got extremely low information-resolution — they leave so much unsaid. But the conference organizers tell...
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Let’s think science-fictionally
This post is one of many that will be collected in the thrilling return of the Carnival of Journalism. Brother Cavil: In all your travels, have you ever seen a star go supernova? Ellen Tigh: No....
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Our sci-fi future: stuff we’re geeked about + book list
Photo by Chrys Wu Today at the MIT/Knight Civic Media Conference, I led an unconference session called “Our sci-fi future, news in 20 years”. Chrys Wu was kind enough to transcribe the concepts we...
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Code in the public interest, make your mother proud
There’s too much data, and too few hackers. The city dropped 10 years of incredibly detailed crime information a few weeks ago, and we’ve barely touched it. The state of Illinois just released an...
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I’ve got a new gig. Plus: We’re hiring!
Will write more about this soon, but yeah, I’ve got a new gig. Read about it at Poynter and Nieman Lab. And we’re looking for a few good hackers. Please spread the word, and email...
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Why I work in a newsroom
Six years ago, I googled “journalism”. I was a software architect, working on enterprise systems that optimized global email systems, simplified the lives of hedge fund managers, and made marketing...
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If it doesn’t work on mobile, it doesn’t work
I gave this talk at Hacks/Hackers Buenos Aires in August. It’s been edited slightly for readability but I’ve left my notes for breathing and emphasis, and the bits of Spanish, intact. It just seems...
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“What is your mission?”
I get asked that a lot. And it’s a good question. Why does the visuals team exist? What’s the point? I’ve interviewed dozens of job candidates in the last month and it’s given me time to think a lot...
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New blog: How To Be Happy
How To Be Happy is a little project I’ve been working on for the last year or so. It’s a collection of ideas I’ve (mostly) borrowed from folks who lead teams of software makers. I’m geeked to finally...
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