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I liked the Mapa76 Hackathon because of what came out of this case. There they were, a bunch of software developers and journalists trying to figure out the best way to gather information on 1976 coup of Argentina in which there were

As a person with a streak or two of paranoia in his personality, I was struck by this example from the handbook. I was also fascinated by how much insight could be gleaned into a person’s life from bits of

As part of SXTXState I’m a joint social media manager. I guess I’ve just got social media on the brain because my after giving some thought to what I wanted to make for our first assignment I settled on a

How well do you know your school? Well this quiz will show you just how much school spirit and knowledge you have for Texas State. I have been at this school going on 5 years and used to be very involved

I found ‘Covering the Public Purse with OpenSpending.org’ to be the most interesting case study in the chapters of the Data Journalism handbook. I have always had an interest on where tax money is going, and this data visualization ‘Where

So out of all the case studies, I think my favorite hands down was “The Tell-All Telephone.” In this case, Malte Spitz gathered data from his cell phone. With the data, he was able to create a detailed profile of

By: Connor Elkins Don’t you ever wish you could actually combat the things that stressed you out or caused you worry? Well I propose a way to create a web-app that offers someone the chance to give a face to

So for my first project I want to be able to make a quiz that doesn’t have right or wrong answers but that is fun and on a topic that I know a little too much about. I was inspired

I’m just going to dive right into this. In the case study the one that I found most interesting, and mainly because of the content to be honest, was The Tell-All Telephone. I’ve always been a little skeptical of the