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Five mini programming projects for the Python beginner

NOTE: Originally published on knightlab.northwestern.edu by former student fellow Shelly Tan.

Learning a new programming language is both the most exciting and the most humbling experience. For me, that…


Five data scraping tools for would-be data journalists

NOTE: Originally published on knightlab.northwestern.edu by former student fellow Shelly Tan.

This past Fall, I spent time with the NPR News Apps team (now known as NPR Visuals) coding up some projects, working…


How news organizations use A/B testing to increase user engagement

NOTE: Originally published on knightlab.northwestern.edu by former student fellow Jessica Soberman.

Back in November I had a minor journalism crisis, questioning journalism’s impact on…


A journalist’s beginner guide to code and web proficiency

NOTE: Originally published on knightlab.northwestern.edu by former student fellow Emily Ferber.

It’s really easy to make it through journalism school without picking up a stitch of coding knowledge. But…


Technology and teamwork: How to get the most out of your interdisciplinary team

NOTE: Originally published on knightlab.northwestern.edu by student fellow Nicole Zhu.

With code sometimes you have to run before you can walk. Tutorials and W3Schools…


A guide to online tutorials for the code-curious journalist

NOTE: Originally published on knightlab.northwestern.edu by former student fellow Matthew Gelfand.

“I definitely think that coding now is a kind of a literacy, no matter what position you are in,” –

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