Civic Tech Field Guide
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Journalism, storytelling, and other forms of interactive media are critical to civic engagement in democracies. Here we track those media and journalism tech projects that directly relate to citizens working to shift power in society.
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Pressland is a first-of-its-kind data-intelligence platform that maps global media production in real time.
The Pro-Truth Pledge is a project of Intentional Insights, a volunteer-run educational nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to promoting science-based truth-seeking, rational thinking, and wise decision-making.
Project Certeza
Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoFirst deployed on Election Day in 2018, Project Certeza’s purpose was to identify and deal with false information disseminated, particularly through social networks but also through any other media, that could produce uncertainty or distrust in the citizenry about the electoral authority’s responsibilities as the election is happening.
New York Times AR Storytelling Gallery
New York Times Building, 8th Avenue, New York, NY, USAShowcasing the NYT's 27 Published Experiments in AR Storytelling
In the "Widely Viewed Content Report", Facebook provides the 20 individual links and 20 individual posts that were seen by the highest number of people, in the US, for the quarter. In this dashboard, we are tracking objective properties of these 20 posts, links, and the producers behind them, as well as the extent to which it is possible for Facebook users to assess the content from a media literacy perspective.
Judgment Call is an award-winning game and team-based activity that puts Microsoft’s AI principles of fairness, privacy and security, reliability and safety, transparency, inclusion, and accountability into action.
The Boston Globe's Biden endorsement
The Boston Globe, Exchange Place, Boston, MA, USAIn this historic election, in addition to a traditional editorial that argues that the former vice president can restore the integrity of the presidency and set the country on a better path, the Globe editorial board make 12 cases for 12 different kinds of voters.
Media Monitoring Africa
AfricaA non-profit organisation that promotes democracy and a culture where media and the powerful respect human rights and encourage a just and fair society. MMA acts in a watchdog role to promote ethical and fair journalism that supports human rights.
Many of the perpetrators of the US Capitol attacks on January 6th uploaded videos to Parler. These videos leaked, and here ProPublica visualizes them on a chronological timeline.
Disclose is a not-for-profit organisation which bridges twin activities as both a media outlet and an NGO to promote investigative journalism.
Africa’s first investigative environmental journalism unit, which combines traditional investigative reporting with data analysis and geo-mapping to expose offenses and track crime syndicates
Together we convert your audience into your own community, which supports you to finance your creations sustainably.
DocumentCloud runs every document you upload through Thomson Reuters OpenCalais, giving you access to extensive information about the people, places and organizations mentioned in each.
#WildEye Asia
AsiaUse #WildEye Asia to track seizures, arrests, court cases & convictions across the continent. The data is anchored in our dossier of investigations.
An interactive reconstruction of the destruction of a thriving, Black-owned neighborhood that reconstructs a sense of place
Copia Gaming is our ongoing initiative to design and facilitate a variety of games that explore serious and important subjects.
Africa No Filter
AfricaAfrica No Filter (ANF) is a donor collaborative that supports the development of nuanced and contemporary stories that shift stereotypical and harmful Africa No Filter (ANF) is a donor collaborative that supports the development of nuanced and contemporary stories that shift stereotypical and harmful narratives within and about Africa.
Public Editor
Berkeley, CA, USAWe’re an online community of critical thinkers vetting the most-shared news articles on the Internet.
The New York Times's interactive on what belongs in the trash and what gets recycled
A participant-led conference from OpenNews for journalists who want to transform their work, their organizations, and their communities.
How The New York Times Thinks About Your Privacy
New York Times Building, 8th Avenue, New York, NY, USAA guide to the news company's data usage
Perugia Declaration for Ukraine
Perugia, ItalyThe International Journalism Festival and members and partners of the Global Forum for Media Development call for increased support of independent media and journalists in Ukraine.
Missing Them
New York City, NY, USAThe City's crowdsourced, data-driven obituaries for New Yorkers who have died from COVID-19
X Community Notes
San FranciscoX's community-based approach to misinformation
Investigating disinformation campaigns by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine
A short guide to help keep journalists and their sources safe
Our goal is to provide multiple independent data sources allowing everyone to reach their own conclusions on what will happen in the 2020 elections.
(Mis)informed
St. Petersburg, Florida, USAThe International Fact-Checking Network is releasing a limited-run podcast about fact-checking and fake news.
ActionSprout
ActionSprout, Commercial Street, Bellingham, WA, USAActionSprout makes it easy to find curated content, schedule posts, manage Facebook ads, and create donations and petitions to grow your following!
The Reporters’ Lab
Duke University, Durham, NC, USAThe Reporters’ Lab is a center for journalism research in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. Our core projects focus on fact-checking, but we also do occasional research about trust in the news media and other topics.
Fundación Gabo de Periodismo
Centro, calle San Juan de Dios #3-121 Cartagena de Indias, ColombiaFomentar ciudadanos activos y mejor informados mediante la formación y estímulo a los periodistas, y la promoción del uso ético y creativo del poder de contar y compartir historias, inspirados en el legado de Gabriel García Márquez y su método de taller.
Doublethink Labs
Taipei City, TaiwanDoublethink Lab was founded in 2019 to strengthen democracy through enhancing digital defenses. Our work focuses on researching malign Chinese influence operations and disinformation campaigns and their impacts via the digital tools and methodologies we have developed.
BuzzFeed News
New York City, NY, USABuzzFeed News has breaking stories and original reporting on politics, world news, social media, viral trends, health, science, technology, entertainment, and LGBTQ issues.
Global Voices
Stichting Global Voices, Kingsfodweg 151, 1043GR Amsterdam, The NetherlandsGlobal Voices is an international, multilingual community of writers, translators, academics, and digital rights activists.
Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA)
1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington DCThe Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) is dedicated to improving U.S. efforts to promote independent media in developing countries around the world.
New York Times
New York Times Building, 8th Avenue, New York, NY, USALive news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world.
By developing and equipping a global network of investigative journalists and publishing their stories, OCCRP exposes crime and corruption so the public can hold power to account.
Journalism and Media Lab (jamlab) at Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct
Johannesburg, South AfricaJamlab aims to support more and better innovation in journalism and media in Africa.
Meedan
San FranciscoMeedan is a team of designers, technologists and journalists crafting software and devising initiatives for newsrooms, NGOs and academic institutions.
Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University
Columbia University, New York, NY, USALed by director Emily Bell since our founding in 2010, our team of researchers examines digital journalism’s industry-wide economic trends, its cultural shifts, and its relationship with the broader, constantly changing world of technology. Operating as an institute within Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, the center provides journalists with the skills and knowledge to lead the future of digital journalism and serves as a research and development center for the profession as a whole.
Dataphyte
Abuja, NigeriaDataphyte is a media research and data analytics organisation with the mission to deploy data tools and technology for the socio-economic development of Nigeria.
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