Ahead of #Dataharvest26, we’ve collected stories of investigations being ‘hatched’ and collaborative partners ‘matched’ via our events, trainings and networks. We’ve woven this into the history of how Arena and Dataharvest were born.

“Many of Europe’s most expansive, illuminating investigations did not begin in a newsroom. They began in an auditorium, with an idea sparked by a quote on a powerpoint slide...” #datajournalism #journalism

https://journalismarena.eu/the-matchmaker-how-arena-powers-investigation-and-collaboration/

New York Times: Thousands of FiveThirtyEight Articles Seemingly Vanish From the Internet . This link goes to a gift article. “An archived website of FiveThirtyEight, a data journalism publication known for its polling analysis and election models, is now redirecting readers to ABC News, its owner and former host. As a result, many thousands of articles stretching back to FiveThirtyEight’s […]

Online Journalism Blog: Words as data: how data journalists tell stories about documents and text. “I compiled a list of over 200 pieces of data journalism where text or documents were used as sources. Quantification techniques ranged from counting the frequency of a single word and using Google’s ngram viewer, to machine learning and topic modelling. Looking at those articles it’s clear […]

🤝 Dataharvest is all about meeting new people, launching collaborations, and relaxing from your workload. As ever, this year sees a healthy programme of side events to complement our presentations, workshops and tutorials.

Some provide 1:1 support, some are places you can meet new colleagues & join networks — and some are just for fun.

🔗 Prep your schedule for this month's conference by reading our breakdown of#Dataharvest2026 side events: https://dataharvest.eu/2026/05/11/and-thats-not-all-side-events-at-dataharvest-2026/ #journalism #datajournalism

We can't wait to see you later this month at Dataharvest: the European Investigative Journalism Conference.

If you're attending #Dataharvest26, here’s a short guide on how to make the best of your trip — especially if you’re attending on a budget! #datajournalism

🔗 https://dataharvest.eu/2026/03/18/attending-dataharvest-2026-on-a-budget/

A blight that has bedeviled Kinloch for seven years is finally shrinking. Over the past week, workers have begun gnawing at a 6-acre mountain of shingles and other solid waste.

https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/article_642836b4-96b2-4c1b-a1ee-cad41e8b83e5.html

It wasn't always like this. Two derelict buildings on the site began as schools: Kennedy Junior High and Kinloch Senior High. Later they served as City Hall and a community center.

#environment #dumping #waste #stl #stlouis #kinloch #missouri #history #localnews #localjournalism #datajournalism

The most dangerous places to live in Greater Manchester, according to crime rates

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/most-dangerous-places-live-greater-33862097

terminal-top — Haskell/Brick TUI that renders live JSON feeds as terminal dashboards. Each "domain" is a `.nix` file validated at build time, so adding a source doesn't touch the Haskell.

Six built-in domains (Palestine, displacement, Sudan, conflict, climate, space weather); the platform itself is subject-neutral.

Demo: https://terminal-top.eket.org
Repo: https://gitlab.com/hunorg/terminal-top

@simon — might fit your weekly.

#Haskell #NixOS #DataJournalism

This data story by #Tagesspiegel just won a European Digital Publishing Award in data journalism:

https://interaktiv.tagesspiegel.de/lab/wo-berlins-private-pools-stehen-und-was-das-uber-die-stadt-verraet-luftbilder-hitze-wasser-ungleichheit-datenanalyse/

In 2024, @lehmann and I co-taught Mapping Cities – Making Cities to students of #InterfaceDesign and #UrbanFutures and one team asked: is access to a pool a matter of privilege? This question sparked an in-depth investigation that led to a surprising finding…

More about the course: https://uclab.fh-potsdam.de/mapping/

#DataJournalism #DataVis #Berlin #UrbaneZukunft #FHPotsdam