May 29, 2018Crowdsourced FactcheckingThere is a role for crowdsourcing in factchecking but (so far) it’s not factchecking — In Summary In the current climate of information overload the demand for factchecking is increasing. Factcheckers are often small teams that struggle to keep up with the demand. In recent years, new organisations like WikiTribune have suggested crowdsourcing as an attractive and low-cost way for factchecking to scale.Journalism10 min readJournalism10 min read
Oct 26, 2015From London to Arbat Refugee Camp, IraqLast week the money donated by strangers on the internet helped deliver 210 blankets and 175kg of rice to Arbat Refugee camp, Iraq. In July, I started a crowdfunding campaign to raise £500 to feed the displaced families in a refugee camp just outside my hometown in Iraq. Within 8…Refugees5 min readRefugees5 min read
Oct 3, 2015How I learned to stop worrying and love the codePhoto by MipsyRetro/Flickr remix by Jason Reed I’m learning to code. I’ve been on again off again with it for about two years now. But I've only very recently started to feel like I could actually achieve something. I had a lot of unlearning and confidence building to do first. …Coding5 min readCoding5 min read
