Jonathan StrayExtracting campaign finance data from gnarly PDFs using deep learningI’ve just completed an experiment to extract information from TV station political advertising disclosure forms using deep learning. In…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019
Jonathan StrayinTow CenterDefense Against the Dark Arts: Networked Propaganda and Counter-PropagandaIn honor of MisinfoCon this weekend, it’s time for a brain dump on propaganda — that is, getting large numbers of people to believe…Feb 27, 20174Feb 27, 20174
Jonathan StrayStartups vs. Systems: Why Doing Good With Tech Is HardIt’s not easy to make social change with technology. There’s excitement around bringing “innovation” to social problems, which usually…Aug 15, 20161Aug 15, 20161
Jonathan StrayFive things I wish data scientists would write about instead of advertising. Vote for your favOptimizing the sales funnel is great and all, but I’d like to see the curiosity of data scientists turned to civilization.Jan 18, 20161Jan 18, 20161
Jonathan StrayHow much election influence does “the media” really have? Digging into the dataI compared media mentions with standing in the polls to try to understand how much influence the media really has in politics.Jan 7, 20165Jan 7, 20165
Jonathan StrayIt’s not you: political journalism really is brokenThose who grew up with the internet feel disconnected from “classic” politics, centered on government and elections. There’s a better way.Nov 30, 201515Nov 30, 201515