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KateFink edited this page Apr 23, 2016
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| Name | Affiliation(s) | Handles | Languages | What do you want to work on? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hickman | Senior Fellow, BuzzFeed Open Lab | @amandabee | R, Python, still mastering NLTK | I'm interested in looking for some big picture trends like agency responsiveness and who makes you jump through more hoops to get the Information you requested. |
| Jeremy Singer-Vine | Data Editor, BuzzFeed News | @jsvine | Python, Ruby, JavaScript, SQL | I'm curious about the FOIA exemptions that various agency cite in rejection letters, and whether certain phrases are associated with more/less success (though defining "success" may be tricky). |
| Nabiha Syed | Asst. General Council, BuzzFeed | @nabihasyed | First Amendment law, Freedom of Information | |
| Westley Hennigh-Palermo | Fellow at BuzzFeed Open Lab | @WestleyArgentum | Julia, Python, Javascript, C/C++, Others | I'm interested in identifying collections of documents that should have been declassified but weren't, and figuring out how best to FOIA them |
| Margarita Torres | freelance researcher | @magiccia | html, css, a little bit python, spanish, Mexican FOIA | |
| Michael Morisy | Founder, @MuckRock | @morisy | html, a little python | developing practical tactics for helping requesters be more effective |
| Kai Teoh | Dev@lohud | @jkteoh | PHP, JS, HTML, CSS, dabbled in others | |
| Max Galka | FOIA Mapper / Metrocosm | @galka_max / @foiamapper | Python, Javascript, SQL | Bringing along some data and ideas from FOIA Mapper, would love to work on some collaborative uses. |
| Dylan Portelance | Developer at Fathom Information Design in Boston, MA | @portelance | Python, JavaScript, HTML/CSS | |
| Dominic Mauro | Reinvent Albany, NYC Transparency Working Group | @mynameisdom | HTML, CSS, Law | Helping others navigate the regime around FOIA |
| Shane Shifflett | Huffington Post / FOIAMachine | @shaneshifflett | python / ruby / javascript / research / public records | ideas to improve FOIAMachine |
| Peter Hess | Science Journalism grad student at NYU/Freelance science journalist | @PeterNHess | Only slightly familiar with HTML, SQL, and Python | Getting my feet wet with writing FOIA requests that are more likely to get results |
| Kelsey Kennedy | Science journalism grad student at NYU | @kelseyrkennedy | Dabblings in HTML/CSS, Javascript, SQL, Python, Stata | |
| Allan Lasser | @MuckRock Developer | @allanlasser | Python, JS, HTML, CSS | |
| Matt Clark | Newsday Investigative Reporter | @MattTheJourno | SQL, Python, Django, JS, HTML | If the data permits, examining which federal departments/offices are the least-scrutinized relative to the size of their budgets or the number of programs they oversee. |
| Michael Gardiner | IBT Media Reporter | @MikeARGS | Python, Ruby, JS, HTML/CSS, SQL | |
| Molly Kraus | Front-End Web Developer | @mollyjkraus | JS, HTML/CSS | |
| Michael Kenney | Visual & UX Designer | @mleekenney | HTML/CSS | |
| Hilary Fung | Designer, Huffington Post Data | @hil_fung | HTML/CSS/JS | |
| Andrew Tran | Data Editor, TrendCT.org | @abtran | R, JS, HTML/CSS | |
| Peter Ching, Esq. | Data Scientist | @pc3sq | Python, SQL, Ruby, JS, HTML, CSS, NLP, Machine Learning | |
| Casey Michel | Freelance Investigative Journalist | @cjcmichel | Only slightly familiar with HTML, SQL, and Python | Working around FOIA roadblocks |
| Hanna Wallach | Senior Researcher, MSR NYC; CS Prof, UMass Amherst | @hannawallach | Python, Java | |
| Poroma Pant | Medill(Northwestern Uni) Grad Student: Media Innovation Specialization | @poroma9215 | Slightly familiar with HYML, CSS, jQuery & Javascript | Would love to collaborate on projects/brainstorm ideas to develope tools to help student journalists figure out data mapping |
| Ashesha Mehrotra | Graduate Student at Northwestern University, Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship | Ashesha20 | Intermediate knowledge of HTML and CSS. Basic JavaScript and jQuery | Interested in making data procurement for journalists easier as well as developing/identifying tools to make sense of the data in hand; eager to learn more about and collaborate on existing/new ideas to accomplish the same |
| Kate Fink | Journalism professor at Pace University | @katherinefink | HTML, tried to learn some JavaScript and Python | I'm interested in tools that encourage collaboration among requesters and in making the state/local FOI process easier |
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