Author Archives: take21

Superfastmatch finds matching text in documents http://t.co/FQXlb0f from Sunlight Foundation & @newsmatters #

Data Driven Journalism http://t.co/ltn5cyh from @ejcnet and @okfn # Hacking the Academy: scholarship, teaching, institutions http://t.co/Kaezz0E #OER #

Taking a break from twitter. #

2/2 Nature: Media reports of new hypertension study should be taken with a grain of salt http://bit.ly/po66qx # 1/2 Daily Mail: "Cutting back on salt 'does not make you healthier' (despite nanny state warnings)" http://bit.ly/ohXFnO # New medical whistleblower site Medical Harm http://medicalharm.org/ #nhs # The effects of churnalism on health care news & the […]

Street of Shame: The Economist supports a full judicial enquiry http://www.economist.com/node/18928406 #hackedoff #NOTW # Phone hacking inquiry should review PCC http://bit.ly/prU3c0 #NOTW #hackedoff # Sign the petition for a public inquiry into phone hacking http://hackinginquiry.org/index.php #hackedoff # 'destructive act which underlines the need to get to the truth' – #HackedOff on NotW closure http://ow.ly/5z6zR (via […]

John Lanchester Once Greece goes… http://bit.ly/kKyWXX # piece on #datajournalism and Knight News Challenge winners http://t.co/n8xM6vd (via @delineator) # Mind the gap: from evidence to policy impact. Conference proceedings http://www.impactevaluation2011.org/forum/ # NGOs welcome EU Parliament vote as first step in tackling excessive food speculation http://t.co/g59ybKb (via @corporateeurope) # .@mySociety just launched http://www.PetitionYourCouncil.com #localgov #gov20 (via […]

#Dilnot report on funding of social care available here from midday http://bit.ly/lihhIa #

UEA climate data to be released http://bit.ly/lOWf8m UK researchers required to share data #FOI #opendata #

Blackboard acquired for $1.64 billion. http://t.co/ZQnjf2Q (ht @josiefraser) # #OpenData A threat or saviour for #democracy .#okcon2011 presentation http://slidesha.re/jmPemg CCBY licensed (obv) (via @CountCulture) # 2 brand new schools at #P2PU School of Open Data (with #OKFN and School of Citizen Cyberscience (with CCC) at #okcon2011 (via @p2pu) # #OKCon2011 Introduction and a Look to […]

Methodology for @propublica educational opportunity project http://www.propublica.org/article/opportunity-gap-methodology #opendata # Times & Sunday Times reach 100k subscribers. Paywalled article http://thetim.es/aBLMRQ # Some States Still Leave Low-Income Students Behind; Others Make Surprising Gains http://propub.ca/iy6ydv (via @ProPublica) #opendata # Short Europarl TV clip on the new lobby transparency register http://t.co/Ec7LxVi (via @erikwesselius @corporateeurope) # Global open government data […]