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September 4, 2008 | 17:23
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New at latimes.com: California Schools Guide

Our newest database project, launched today, is a guide to schools in California with test scores, demographics and other useful info on public schools in the state. (Private schools are listed too, but there's less good info available on them.) Data guru Ben Welsh (of L.A.'s Top Dogs fame) is ...

August 2, 2008 | 17:53
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New at latimes.com: L.A.’s Top Dogs

Last week we launched a fun new database at work: L.A.'s Top Dogs, which shows the most common dog names and breeds by ZIP code, based on dog registration data from L.A. County animal control agencies. My colleague, Ben Welsh, assembled the data and built the app in Django. ...

Changes to this site

2008.08.02: Regular readers (an oxymoron, since I haven't posted often enough to merit regular reading) will notice that the site looks different. I'm redesigning, and it's a work in progress. I intend to start posting with greater frequency soon. Meanwhile, let me know what you think of the new look.

Elsewhere

Find me on Delicious, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr and Twitter.

Media bloggers I read when I get the chance: Bradshaw, Dube, Echola, Glaser, Holovaty, Jarvis, Romenesko, Sholin, Smith, Sullivan, Welsh, Wu and others.

Contact me

To minimize spam, I don't post my e-mail address, but if you're a human this should help you figure it out: firstname@lastname.com

November 19th 2008
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My next assignment: covering online journalism

I've spent 10-plus years working from within to change newspapers in some small way. Now I hope to effect change from the outside. Earlier this month, I left my job as interactive technology editor at the Los Angeles Times to travel and learn and share stories about the ...

November 6th 2008
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Who says newspapers are dead?

The scene at Second and Spring streets, downtown Los Angeles, 2 p.m. PST Nov. 6, 2008: For the second day since the election, the line of people seeking copies of Tuesday's paper outside the Los Angeles Times building is around the corner. (Copies of the paper are also listed at a substantial ...

November 5th 2008
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New at latimes.com: Slice and filter California election results

In my last few weeks at the Times, I've largely been preoccupied with imagining and building our election data widgets for use on election night. It might seem silly to spend so much time preparing for an event that's over so quickly. But I think we've found at least one ...

October 27th 2008
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Leaving the Times

I want to say something about what took place today at the Los Angeles Times, where I've worked for nearly 5 years. It's a drama that repeats itself in newsrooms across the country and has already taken place more times than I care to count during my tenure at the Times. The ...