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The world has a problem with food. Nine billion mouths will need feeding by 2050. Double the amount of food currently produced will be needed, the UN predict, as more people in more countries are lifted above the breadline. But producing this volume of food using current practices is environmentally
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Are you a journalist with a data-driven project you are proud of? Apply to the Data Journalism Awards (DJAs) 2016 now The Data Journalism Awards are the biggest competition to reward the world's best data journalism. Submission is open until 10 April 2016. Interhacktives is a proud
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Queen of data Marianne Bouchart shared her top data portals - and a few tricks - at this month's news:rewired conference. Bouchart is Communications Director and Data Journalism Awards Manager at the Global Editors' Network. She founded Hei-Da.org, a not-for-profit specialising in data-driven
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Frank Turner, folk rock singer-songwriter, talks to Interhacktives about data journalism, power and taxes. What do you think of the new commission on Freedom of Information? It’s bullshit. The concept of democratic government is that it’s a servant of the people it represents. I pay my taxes
Audience & Social
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Audience & Social
Pioneers from the frontiers of social media newsgathering and user-generated content (UGC) shared their wisdom at News:rewired's 'in focus' event last week. Below are my seven takeaways from "The Wild West of Social Media" panel event, featuring Aine Kerr, managing editor of