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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · 15h

Tonight we’re learning how to track boats and see the seas using @globalfishingwatch.org!

Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · 8d

Registrations are now open for October! Come along and learn how to track boats and see the seas with @globalfishingwatch.org 🌊

Journocoders: Tracking boats and seeing the seas with Global Fishing Watch · Luma

This month we'll be learning how to track boats and see the seas with Global Fishing Watch. Global Fishing Watch is nonprofit that freely shares knowledge and…

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · 28d

Tonight! We’re learning how to tell stories with maps using Mapbox!

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Sep 2

Registrations are now open for September. Come along and learn how to tell stories with maps using @mapbox.com! 🗺️ luma.com/blz20uhu

Journocoders: Telling stories with maps using Mapbox · Luma

This month we'll be learning how to tell stories with maps using Mapbox. Maps are a great way to tell a story which has a geographical element at its heart.…

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Aug 13

Tonight we’re learning the art of data journalism 🎨

People learning the art of data journalism

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Marie Segger @mariesegger.bsky.social · Aug 6

A great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the basics of data journalism #ddj

Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Aug 5

Registrations are now open for August. Come along and learn about the art of data journalism! 🎨 We're covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data lu.ma/nr7euafr

Journocoders: The art of data journalism · Luma

This month we'll be learning 'the art of data journalism', an introduction covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data. We'll be…

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Aug 5

Registrations are now open for August. Come along and learn about the art of data journalism! 🎨 We're covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data lu.ma/nr7euafr

Journocoders: The art of data journalism · Luma

This month we'll be learning 'the art of data journalism', an introduction covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data. We'll be…

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Jul 9

This month we’re learning about visualising data with Let’s Plot!

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Jul 1

RSVPs are now open for July! Come along and learn how to use data visualisation for exploring and communicating with Let's Plot! 📊 lu.ma/shr1kete

Journocoders: Data visualisation for exploring and communicating with Let's Plot · Luma

This month we'll be learning how to use data visualisation to explore a dataset and then to communicate your findings to others using Let's Plot. Exploratory…

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Jun 3

RSVPs are now open for June! Come along and learn how to build interactive web apps with Streamlit! 🔥 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Building interactive web apps with Streamlit, Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning how to build interactive web apps using Streamlit. Streamlit is an easy-to-use yet powerful way to quickly build interactive web applications

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · May 6

RSVPs are now open for May! Come along and learn how to find big stories in huge data sets with Google Cloud ☁️ www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Finding big stories in huge data sets with Google Cloud, Tue, May 13, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning how to find stories in huge data sets with Google Cloud. Once you've got more than a million rows of data, Excel won't work. Once you've got h

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Daniel G Cappa @danicappa.bsky.social · Apr 10

Exploring tree coverage and loss with Google Earth Engine thanks to the folks of @journocoders.bsky.social

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Apr 10

Last night we learnt about space journalism and how to analyse the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine

Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Apr 1

RSVPs are now open for April. Come along to learn about space journalism! We'll be analysing the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine 🛰️ www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Space journalism: analyse the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine, Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning about space journalism: how to analyse the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine. Sensors on board satellites allow us to understand

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Mar 12

Tonight we're learning how to visualise data with R and GGPlot

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Mar 4

RSVPs are now open for March! Come along to learn how to visualise data with R and GGPlot 📊 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Visualising data with R and GGPlot, Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning how to create data visualisations using the R programming language and GGPlot. R is used by teams in many newsrooms, and is known for its data

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Feb 13

Tonight we’re learning how to use AI for practical data journalism with @hf.co!

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Feb 4

RSVPs are now open for February! Come along to learn how to use AI for practical data journalism with Hugging Face 🤗 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Practical AI for data journalism with Hugging Face, Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning how to use artificial intelligence for practical data journalism tasks using Hugging Face. [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/) is a popula

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Jan 15

Tonight we’re learning how to analyse the government with DuckDB and @philipnye.bsky.social

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Jan 15

Tonight, we have cheese 🧀

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Philip Nye @philipnye.bsky.social · Jan 14

At @journocoders.bsky.social tomorrow I'm excited to say we're exploring the IfG Ministers Database using @duckdb.org 🎉🦆

Places are currently full but there's a short waitlist, so there's a reasonable chance of a place if you join the waitlist: www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Analysing the government with DuckDB, Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning how to analyse data on UK government ministers using a tool called DuckDB. DuckDB is a powerful and flexible database system that allows us to

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Jan 7

RSVPs are now open for January! Come along to learn how to analyse the government with DuckDB 🦆 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

Analysing the government with DuckDB, Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month we'll be learning how to analyse data on UK government ministers using a tool called DuckDB. DuckDB is a powerful and flexible database system that allows us to

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Dec 5

Last night at Journocoders’ *ten year* anniversary we were learning how to make maps and use geographical data with R!

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Journocoders @journocoders.bsky.social · Dec 2

I’m afraid we’re only in person. But we have links to all our shared docs from each event here, including links people have shared as well as tutorials we’ve followed: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Giuseppe Sollazzo @puntofisso.bsky.social · Nov 25

I can't make it* but the next @journocoders.bsky.social meetup is going to be pretty good: "Making maps and using geographical data with R" on 4th December in London.
#data #maps #geo #dataviz

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(*) because that evening I'm seeing... Angela Merkel

Journocoders | Meetup

We are a community group of journalists and others who work in the media, or are planning to in the future. Together, we aim to learn and share ✨ technical skills for use in our reporting in a support...

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