Graphing the national debt with jqPlot (week…5? 6?)
The past couple of weeks have been a blur of JavaScript and data. I’ve been buried in USDA reports researching two various possibilities for my summer project — something I’d better hop on as the...
View ArticleHow to make a Longshot happen
When Longshot Magazine’s digital director, Adam Hemphill, asked if I’d like to help assemble a magazine site over the course of a weekend in New York City, I couldn’t say no. Longshot’s third issue...
View ArticleMy footsteps
When I got involved with Longshot Magazine, I had no idea it would turn into anything even remotely resembling a big deal. I figured I’d show up, hack on some stuff with a bunch of other geeks, help...
View ArticleMay I build you an app for that?
As I’ve been job hunting, I’ve been deluged with confusion over what a news app is, what a news apps team builds, how they integrate into the newsroom. Oh, and what’s the difference between a tool and...
View ArticleThe best bits of job advice I’ve gotten
Today word got around that I’ll be joining the news apps team at the Chicago Tribune when I finish my internship here at the Post. While I’m sad to be leaving my incredible colleagues here at the Post,...
View Article#jcarn: I see what you did there.
Over at the Carnival of Journalism, the topic this month has to do with geeks in journalism. The lovely Jessica Binsch prodded me to participate, so I thought I’d oblige with a few hurried words...
View ArticleBe a better coder: Break things
I’ve heard it said that the second-best way to become a better coder is to read a lot of good code. The best way is to have someone else rip your stuff apart. Since joining the Trib, having my code...
View ArticleI just want you to Like me.
Every time I help make anything journalistic, the question arises: Where are the social media sharing buttons going to go? The more “news things” I make, the more I wonder how necessary all of those...
View ArticleWhen the web lets good journalism down
I was lucky enough to spend part of last week in San Francisco at Techraking 2012, an event geared toward journ-curious geeks and tech-curious journos. (Many thanks to David Cohn for organizing it!) I...
View ArticleThe case for simplification
I’m going to make a radical confession. I have *never* been a regular news consumer. There are several defensible reasons for this, but my life story isn’t the point here. The point is why, despite...
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