WYM Mod1d ago
G. Elliott Morris asks, can Democrats overcome a "toxic national brand"? This issue hurts Senate and swing state races. Morris tests popular policies, independence, or local ties to see which strategy helps candidates break free. The data reveals the most effective approach. Read more here: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-06-30-democratic-brand-issues-identity #ElectionStrategy #DataJournalism #Democrats
Can Democrats outrun their party’s brand problem? I tested three proposed fixes

A new survey experiment finds Democrats outrun the party baseline by showing they’re independent of it — using issue positions, biography, or otherwise

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Show threadI can’t believe its not @twcau3d ago

And here is the Github project for it, already with the CSV files for analysis of the data it's collected from the 388 weekly notices (of which it has happily processed 372 weekly notices; work still to come on 16 it's getting 404's on):

PTA TSR Collector - https://github.com/twcau/pta_tsr_collector

(6/x) #Perth #PublicTransit #PublicTransport #Python #DataJournalism #Railways #Australia

@danielbowen @ptua

GitHub - twcau/pta_tsr_collector: Python-based collection and analysis pipeline for PTA temporary speed restriction data

Python-based collection and analysis pipeline for PTA temporary speed restriction data - twcau/pta_tsr_collector

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Show threadI can’t believe its not @twcau3d ago

Someone in the PTA's web team, if awake & alert on Monday morning is likely going to wonder... "Hey, why was someone programmatically navigating our DotNetNuke document browser on the weekend, and extracting all the Weekly Notices?"

Hope they stumble upon this toot for the answer - as they'll need alert their Ministerial Liaison and Public Relations Manager, because some #DataJournalism is about to give the agency a headache.

(5/x) #Perth #PublicTransit #PublicTransport

Show threadPiers Chapman6d ago

Single HTML file, no tracking, no data collected, all calculations happen in your browser. Built to be audited.

#DataJournalism #OpenData #WebDev #JavaScript #OpenSource

OpenRefineJun 19

Join the next OpenRefine Community Call: OpenRefine LLM Extension Demo.

The session will show practical examples of using #LLMs in #OpenRefine workflows, including #DataJournalism and #GLAM/library metadata use cases, local or external providers such as Ollama, and discussion with the extension developer.

July 7, 2026
8:00–9:30 ET / 14:00–15:30 Berlin / 17:30–19:00 IST

Details and optional registration:
https://forum.openrefine.org/t/community-call-openrefine-llm-extension-demo/2923

#OpenSource

BewertiqJun 16

Bethel: 0% transparency on €1.977B revenue — Who controls Europe's largest social enterprise?

Supervisory board not public. Executive salaries undisclosed. No lobby register. 0% equity ratio. Our investigation reveals how a nearly €2 billion conglomerate is controlled by the church — without public oversight.

🔗 https://www.bewertiq.org/blog/bethel-transparenzdefizite-vorstand-kontrolle

#Bethel #Transparency #DataJournalism #Investigation #Germany #SocialEnterprise

Bewertiq — Wir denken Bewertungen neu.

Unabhängig, kundenfokussiert, datengestützt. Zeigt gelöschte Google-Bewertungen für Restaurants und Ärzte.

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Katharina BrunnerJun 16

Digitale Belege sichern: Internet Archive nutzen und selbst anlegen – Mein Beitrag bei der Netzwerk Recherche 2026

Wie sollen wir festhalten, was wir im Internet finden? Mit einem Screenshot? Ein Screenshot fast so schnell gefälscht wie er gemacht wurde. Entwickler-Tools öffnen, im HTML den Text ändern, fertig. Schon ist aus einem möglich auf der Startseite von Netzwerk Recherche ein unmöglich geworden.

echter Screenshot

gefälschter Screenshot

Das war der Einstieg meines Vortrags bei der Netzwerk […]

https://katharinabrunner.de/2026/06/digitale-belege-sichern-internet-archive-nutzen-und-selbst-anlegen-mein-beitrag-bei-der-netzwerk-recherche-2026/ #browsertrix #dataJournalism #DigitalArchive #InternetArchive #Journalismus #webarchiving #webrecorder
Manchester Evening News: Number one for news, opinion, sport & celebrity news [Unofficial]Jun 11

Nearly 3,000 NHS patients a day receive 'corridor care' - check figures where you are

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nearly-3000-nhs-patients-day-34107126

Arena for Journalism in EuropeJun 8

📣 Our Dataharvest write-up is live! Inside you can find an outline of the conference themes and attendance data, the photo gallery and session materials -- plus next year's dates.

A huge thanks to everyone who presented, attended, to everyone who has shared their presentations and github repositories, and wrote glowing post-conference summaries.

#journalism #datajournalism

https://journalismarena.eu/clear-agreements-long-friendships-dataharvests-best-year-yet/

“Clear agreements, long friendships”: Dataharvest’s best year yet?

“Robert Gebeloff from the New York Times opened his 2026 Dataharvest panel by saying that this is the best conference in the world”, according to Maximilian Hatzl’s write-up. “I can only agree.

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WYM ModJun 5
Amazing news! G. Elliott Morris is on paternity leave, yet his dedication ensures Strength In Numbers readers stay informed with pre-written articles and scheduled polls. Supporting writers prioritizing family, even with media economy challenges, is crucial. Read more: https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/strength-in-numbers-is-on-paternity #PaternityLeave #Media #DataJournalism
Strength In Numbers is on paternity leave

Article frequency will drop to 1x a week for 6-8 weeks, but our June and July polls will come out as normal!

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