Package data like software
and stories will flow like wine
Unsolicited advice from yet another loud American
My name is Ben
Sometimes I go by @palewire
I work here
The @latimes in #DTLA
¡Perdón!
bit.ly/packaged-data
All the slides and links in this talk
ACT ONE
The way we code now is barbaric
Remind me why we have
a data journalist.
ACT TWO
We’re getting better, but we’re still coding alone
ACT THREE
To truly open news, we’ve got to get nerdier
$ pip install requests
$ pip install requests
$ python
$ pip install requests
$ python
> import requests
$ pip install requests
$ python
> import requests
> requests.get(‘http://time.gov’)
$ pip install requests
$ python
> import requests
> requests.get(‘http://time.gov’)
<Response [200]>
dotadiw
$ pip install requests
$ pip install ba-election-results
$ pip install blue-dollar
THURSDAY
Media Fair, Noon - 2 p.m.
Workshops, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.


FRIDAY
The hallways, just grab me


SATURDAY
Hackathon, all day
THE END
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