We're teaming up with IRE DC to talk about the reporting, data and tools behind the story that's been sweeping awards season. The Center for Public Integrity's "Breathless and Burdened" series has won the Pulitzer, Goldsmith, SPJ, Poe and IRE awards for investigative reporting this year.
Reporter Chris Hamby, who joined Buzzfeed's new investigations team last week, reported this story for a year and created his own databases. CPI news developer Chris Zubak-Skees will talk about their multimedia efforts, which included tools like DocumentCloud, D3.js and jQuery.
Doors open at 6, and the two Chrises will talk at 6:30. After that, we move to the bar! Clyde's (707 7th St NW) is just around the corner from the library (901 G St NW).
The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires.
Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds.
This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and visualize information, and for journalists who use technology to find and tell stories. In the age of information overload, all their work has become even more crucial.
This group aims to help members find inspiration and think in new directions, bringing together potential collaborators for projects and new ventures.
Please also check out our blog at http://hackshackers.com
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