April 2011
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Google Fusion Tables is awesome
Google Fusion Tables + census data = wicked awesome.
Sarah Morris and I figured out how to take block-level data of the Columbia Public School District and overlay it on a Google map. It’s pretty darn awesome.
Check it out:
This is a map of the under-18 population. The darker the color, the more people who live in that census block.
There were a few hiccups with the process, though. In...
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Computer-assisted reporting strikes again →
Missourian reporter Michelle Markelz put this in-depth story together on the tendency for men to be arrested for alcohol violations much more often than women.
Like a lot of good stories, this one started with an idea and a records request. I helped Michelle with working in Microsoft Access and crunching the numbers. It was cool to see her develop an appreciation for computer-assisted reporting.
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