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Sit Down, Slow Down, Feel Something: Inside GBH’s Local Lens documentary series (opens the original)
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In the wake of slashes in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, public media stations nationwide are bracing for impact. But one program manager at GBH, Emily Abi-Kheirs, is betting that the local stories worth telling aren’t disappearing anytime soon. Kickstarted in the fall of 2024, Local Lens The post Sit Down, Slow Down, Feel Something: Inside GBH’s Local Lens documentary series first appeared on Storybench .
How to use an AI-assistant workflow to do background research for a news story (opens the original)
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As a data journalist, you often find yourself working on a topic you know very little about: a highly technical issue or a field that requires specialized knowledge. Before reaching out to experts for interviews, building up some background knowledge through research can help you ask better-informed questions and make The post How to use an AI-assistant workflow to do background research for a news story first appeared on Storybench .
How Hollywood Miscasts Asian Americans: Dorothy Lu on Using Data Visualization to Set the Record Straight (opens the original)
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Freelance data journalist Dorothy Lu, along with her roommate, illustrator and developer Anna Li, created “How Accurately Are Asian Americans Cast in Hollywood?” for The Pudding after the pair noticed an increase in Asian-American movie roles. As two young Asian-American women, this kind of representation was amazing to see but The post How Hollywood Miscasts Asian Americans: Dorothy Lu on Using Data Visualization to Set the Record Straight first appeared on Storybench .
The Power of Words: Trump on Twitter (opens the original)
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Data suggests a correlation between anti-Asian tweets and hate crimes with Trump's “Chinese virus” Tweets. The post The Power of Words: Trump on Twitter first appeared on Storybench .
Moneyball Strikes Out: Do Higher Payrolls Buy you More All Stars? (opens the original)
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Does more money buy more talent? That’s a debate in professional sports, and it’s driven Major League Baseball front offices to adopt different philosophies, “Moneyball” chief among them, based on analytics that promise owners a way to find talent at an affordable price. Heading into the 2026 All-Star Game in The post Moneyball Strikes Out: Do Higher Payrolls Buy you More All Stars? first appeared on Storybench .
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