O'Reilly Strata Conference Call for Speakers Extended to 24 May In London this October, the O’Reilly Strata Conference will bring together the greatest minds in data for 2 days of practical, hands-on-training and information-rich sessions, networking opportunities, and keynotes that will snap the future of data into focus. The conference will present a laser-sharp focus on real-world solutions to finance, media, and government data issues. Come to this essential data-science event to meet and engage with leading practitioners and scientists who collect, analyse, and manipulate data, as well as high-level decision makers who use the information data reveals to drive business strategy or make policy. The Strata Conference is a unique opportunity to learn, in an international gathering of your peers, what the changes brought ... Continue reading →
The undead pay a visit to the mall in Dawn of the Dead – as featured in this week's clip joint. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar Welcome to our daily roundup of the ways you can get involved with the stories and subjects we are covering across the site.In addition to the list below, we invite you to join the discussions beneath any article, blog, gallery or video where comments are open. If you would like to learn more about commenting on the site please visit our FAQ page and read our community standards.We are always keen to hear suggestions for new ways we can involve you more in what we do. You can tweet @Guardian using the hashtag '#opennews'.Politics liveJoin Andrew Sparrow for rolling coverage of ... Continue reading →
One year ago, La Nación (Argentina’s second largest newspaper) revealed that the government had spent $34 billion — in eight years — to subsidize the operation of 9,516 private buses. The investigation not only uncovered that financial aid increased 1,965 percent, but it also identified the 20 companies that benefited most from the plan. Too much data? Not when you have the tools to sort through it. All that information was hidden in 285,000 records scattered on government websites and in official documents. The only way to make sense of it was to pair journalists with programmers (and computers, of course). And that’s what La Nación did. As part of its innovation strategy, the newspaper is training its reporters, editors, designers, and developers on how ... Continue reading →
