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Data Journalism Top 10: Tonga’s Volcano, US Congress & Slavery, Mapping Ukraine, British Teeth

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Many of the lawmakers who made up the historical ranks of the United States Congress had a personal relationship with slavery with more than 1,700 being slaveowners, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. Our weekly NodeXL curation of the most popular data journalism stories on Twitter also features a visualization of the size of the Tonga eruption, an analysis of how Twitter is being used ahead of a high-stakes election in the Philippines, and a critique of some of the maps used to illustrate the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border amid fears of a military incursion.

News & Analysis

Investigating Illegal Gold Mining in the Amazon

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In the 1990’s when Brazilian investigative journalist Kátia Brasil visited an Indigenous territory in the Amazon biome, the forest was “lush” and intact. But illegal gold mining has led to a surge of outsiders entering the area, and the results have been devastating. Two investigative teams, at Amazônia Real and Repórter Brasil, decided it was time to dig into this secretive industry, to find out who is behind the gold mining that is leaving a toxic scar across the region.

Tools & Techniques

Using Earth Observation Data to Do Investigations from the Sky

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The democratization of satellite technology and the entry of private companies into the field of space means it’s now possible to have access to high spatio-temporal data at a very minimal cost, leading to interesting investigative stories. In the coming years as the democratization of satellite technology gathers pace, more and more cases that had been undocumented or unreported will see the light of the day.

নিরাপত্তা

ঘূর্ণিঝড় কাভার করতে যাওয়ার আগে যা আপনার অবশ্যই জানা দরকার

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সাইক্লোন বা ঘূর্ণিঝড়ের সময় সবাই যখন নিরাপদ আশ্রয় খোঁজেন, তখন সাংবাদিকরা ছোটেন সেই দুর্যোগ কাভার করার জন্য। এটাই নিয়ম। ঝড়ের খবর সবাইকে পৌঁছে দিতে এই পেশাগত ঝুঁকি তাঁরা সবসময়ই নিয়ে থাকেন। কিন্তু এমন সংবাদ সংগ্রহ করতে যাওয়ার আগে সাংবাদিকদেরও কিছু প্রস্তুতি নেয়া প্রয়োজন, নিজের নিরাপত্তার খাতিরে।