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I ❤️ old school investigative journalism and newfangled data analysis. Trying to share the best tools, practices and stories as an AI journalist for @usatoday and co. See more at www.AndrewFordNews.com

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I Cover Cops as an Investigative Reporter. Here Are Five Ways You Can Start Holding Your Department Accountable. Police culture can be insular and tough to penetrate, but the public can hold law enforcement accountable. Here are important methods and context you need to know.

Your tax dollars pay for just about everything a police department does, which includes generating tons of reports, dispatch logs, and video recordings. Any citizen is entitled to see those public records to understand how the government works.

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(Published June 2020)

09.06.2025 22:01 👍 895 🔁 348 💬 13 📌 11

Sheesh! I just grabbed a ticket

08.02.2025 19:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ahh thanks very much. One more favor, can we do some of the sessions at paisley park?

08.02.2025 18:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Winter wonderland! But can you guys ease up with the arctic temps for NICAR?

08.02.2025 17:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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NICAR 2025 schedule | March 6-9, 2025 | Minneapolis Welcome to the #NICAR25 conference schedule!

Let’s talk AI at NICAR!

schedules.ire.org/nicar-2025/i...

05.02.2025 19:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
Marshall Allen Project AI — Marshall Allen Project

Marshall Allen was as pure as they come, and I just found out his AI is continuing to help people. How very like Marshall to keep fighting for healthcare reform, even after death
www.marshallallenproject.org/mac

31.01.2025 15:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Inside Project 2025’s Secret Training Videos “Eradicate climate change references”; only talk to conservative media; don’t leave a paper trail for watchdogs to discover. In a series of never-before-published videos, Project 2025 details how a se...

As more and more of Project 2025 becomes a reality in Trump47, seems relevant to reup what the secret training videos show. www.propublica.org/article/insi... @andykroll.bsky.social @nicksurgey.bsky.social

29.01.2025 20:29 👍 70 🔁 40 💬 0 📌 1

When I find myself in times of trouble, the print edition comes to me, speaking words of wisdom

28.01.2025 17:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Seven reasons you need data skills as a journalist - Investigative Reporters & Editors Journalists today need to have a grasp on dealing with numbers and data, regardless of beat or experience level.

7 reasons journalists need data skills. (and all those reasons also should tell you that you should attend NICAR in Minneapolis March 6-9)

www.ire.org/seven-reason...

23.01.2025 14:56 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 3

Come up with a recipe of simple, repeatable steps for the stories you want to do. Focus on one step at a time. It’s better for the work and your sanity!

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…By this method he would not be moved to false action by anxiety or hurry or fear."

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…If one were properly to perform a difficult and subtle act, he should first inspect the end to be achieved and then, once he had accepted the end as desirable, he should forget it completely and concentrate solely on the means…

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"In human affairs of danger and delicacy successful conclusion is sharply limited by hurry. So often men trip by being in a rush...

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I’ve been on a major Steinbeck kick since last summer and this passage really spoke to my love of process in journalism:

23.01.2025 17:58 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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C.I.A.’s Chatbot Stands In for World Leaders The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work.

What about an editor bot that helps you prep for the next pitch meeting? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...

22.01.2025 15:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Andrew Ford Homepage for Andrew Ford, journalist

Hello world! I’m a longtime investigative journalist amassing an arsenal of reporting tools to bolster good stories nationwide. Tech innovations like AI can be a huge opportunity, let’s make the most of it! For my bonafides, see www.AndrewFordNews.com

22.01.2025 04:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0