The helpful hackers.

The article examines the growing movement known as civic-hacking in which the principles of data science are used to better inform the public through the creation of online applications (apps) with open data. It discusses SchoolCuts, an app that synthesized data on public schools slated for closure...

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Publicado en:	Columbia Journalism Review Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 16 - 19
Autor principal:	KANEYA, RUI
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Columbia Journalism Review Nov/Dec2014
Materias:	Information services > Computer network resources Data science Open data movement Development of application software School closings Journalism
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Sumario:	The article examines the growing movement known as civic-hacking in which the principles of data science are used to better inform the public through the creation of online applications (apps) with open data. It discusses SchoolCuts, an app that synthesized data on public schools slated for closure in Chicago, Illinois in 2013, and goes on to explore the influences of journalism on civic-hacking.