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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 14/08/2026

We made a new, modernized version of Timeline with an easy-to-use editor. If you log in with an Atmosphere account, you can upload media (to your own server, not ours!) read more: knightlab.northwestern.edu/2026/08/13/t... try it: timeline.knightlab.com/ng/

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 08/05/2026

Knight Lab is excited to invite you to Evanston for Computation + Journalism 2026! The symposium returns to Northwestern this October 2-3. Learn more at cj2026.northwestern.edu and sign up for email updates about the CFP and conference registration

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 31/03/2026

Reminder to apply by 11:59 p.m. CDT for up to $35k in data-or-document driven reporting help. Learn more here //

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The Data-Driven Reporting Project

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 30/03/2026

🚨 24-HOUR WARNING: Applications for the Data-Driven Reporting Project close tomorrow, March 31! Don't leave funding and training on the table. Join the ranks of reporters uncovering vital stories for local and underrepresented communities. Last chance to apply: bit.ly/DDRP-Medill

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 26/03/2026

📊 The clock is ticking! You have five more days to submit your proposal to the Data-Driven Reporting Project. We offer awards up to $35k + technical training for stories serving underrepresented communities. Let’s get your investigation the support it deserves. Apply: bit.ly/DDRP-Medill 🧵

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 13/03/2026

Luck is a variable. Data is a constant. Apply for the Data-Driven Reporting Project by March 31 and turn your investigative hunch into a hard-hitting reality. #DDRP #Journalism

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 05/03/2026

We'll be at NICAR this week and would love to talk to you about your submission to our next cohort of data-driven projects. Deadline to apply is March 31.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 25/08/2025

We are seeing issues reading Google Sheets data for TimelineJS and StorylineJS. This is most likely all published projects. At this time there is no obvious cause; hopefully it's a temporary Google issue. We are monitoring, but can't estimate when it will be fixed.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 15/05/2025

Proud to learn that brown.oyez.org , our commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Ed decision, in partnership with @spoolerfm.bsky.social and Idib Group was awarded an @americanbar.org Silver Gavel www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 31/03/2025

Last chance to apply for our 2025 cohort. We give up to $35k + training + support for your data-doc driven journalism. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 30/03/2025

One more day left to apply for up to $35k + training + support for your data-doc driven journalism project.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 28/03/2025

Apply today for our 2025 DDRP cohort. $35K+training+support for your data-or-document driven project. Check it out bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 27/03/2025

OK, ya'll - we are in the final stretch. We give up to $35K + training + support for your data-doc-driven journalism project. PLEASE apply to our 2025 cohort by Monday, March 31. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 24/03/2025

Just one week left to apply for up to $35K in support for your data-document driven reporting project. Let's do this!! bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 22/03/2025

Have questions about your submission to our DDRP 2025 cohort? We got you. Schedule a virtual office visit . We are giving up to $35k for your data-or-document driven jouranlism project + training + suppoprt. bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 20/03/2025

Don't miss out! We are accepting submissions to fund your data-driven journalism project until March 31! Apply today! bit.ly//DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 17/03/2025

Members of our first cohort offered advice for doing your own data-doc-driven project. Check it out and then start working on your pitch for our 2025 cohort. We provide up to $35K for your journalism project + training + support.

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Hearst Newspapers / Times Union — The Data-Driven Reporting Project

Hearst Newspapers did a national project that looked at the frequency in which school staff use restraints and seclusion on students. Restraints can be techniques ranging from a physical hole to using...

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 14/03/2025

Sign up for office hours to discuss your data-driven project pitch. Deadline to apply for up to $35k is March 31! bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 13/03/2025

Missed you at #NICAR25 :( But there's still time to discuss your pitch for this year's 2025 cohort. We give up to $35k for your data/doc-driven project. Deadline is March 31 bit.ly/DDRP-LearnMore

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 12/03/2025

Last year, with NU emeritus prof Jerry Goldman, @spoolerfm.bsky.social, Idib Group and @neubottle.bsky.social, we made brown.oyez.org on the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Ed decision. We're excited to learn the project is an ABA Silver Gavel finalist www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 10/03/2025

Some TimelineJS users are experiencing issues where they get a "401" error message even though they correctly published their Google Sheets configuration to the web. For a workaround, copy the data to a new spreadsheet, or see github.com/NUKnightLab/... for another option.

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Some (but not all) 401 Unauthorized errors · Issue #890 · NUKnightLab/TimelineJS3

In the last week or so, we've had a number of reports of people trying to load a timeline and seeing the message Error [401 Unauthorized] fetching sheets data even though they have correctly follow...

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 05/02/2025

Need funding for your investigative journalism project? The Data-Driven Reporting Project would love to hear from you! Apply by March 31 for consideration. Learn more on our site bit.ly/ddrp-medill

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Census Reporter @censusreporter.org · 03/01/2025

Happy New Year! censusreporter.org is now fully updated with all 2023 American Community Survey data. As always, we are grateful to @iandees.bsky.social for volunteering his time to run the updates

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Census Reporter: Making Census Data Easy to Use

Census Reporter provides useful facts about every place in America. Compare places using tables and maps, download data, and embed charts on your site!

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 26/08/2024

Tenure-track research faculty search at Medill: a quantitative scholar "whose research addresses critical issues facing the journalism industry" Looking for "research interests that align with … The Local News Initiative, The Knight Lab, and[/or] The Spiegel Research Center." (links in next)

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 31/05/2024

Evanston's summer movies and concerts in the parks start tomorrow www.cityofevanston.org/government/d... We asked claude.ai to turn that into something you can import into your own calendar so you don't miss anything. Worked like a charm! s3.amazonaws.com/uploads.knig...

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 17/05/2024

Today is the 70th anniversary of the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, where the US Supreme Court found school segregation unconstitutional. Learn more about it and listen to key moments recreated with AI brown.oyez.org

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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Dive into the heart of the courtroom, where technology meets the pivotal moments that shaped civil rights.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 08/04/2024

🎉 🎊 🚀 ⚡️ 🔶 A team of Northwestern students won the top prize in the Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Innovation Competition, expanding upon a project first explored in the Knight Lab Studio class rjionline.org/news/novel-d...

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Novel data analysis tool wins $10,000 prize from RJI’s collegiate Student Innovation Competition

Student teams from universities all over the country were honored with more than $13,000 in prizes.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 06/02/2024

Two hacks when doing your own data-driven reporting project: Focus on your data early and tap into people who have the skills you need - read more insights from Investigate West datadrivenreporting.medill.northwestern.edu/case-studies...

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Investigate West — The Data-Driven Reporting Project

The team aimed to assess judges’ roles in deciding protection orders and domestic violence cases, what those factors were and the altering consequences for people involved.

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Knight Lab @knightlab.northwestern.edu · 06/10/2023

👋 We're increasingly feeling the need to find other places to post our occasional announcements so hellooo BlueSky!

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