November 6, 2008 | 16:19
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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 ...
October 27, 2008 | 23:38
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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 ...
October 27, 2008 | 22:41
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What happens when you put a bunch of bloggers in a room, feed them pizza and moderate a discussion on their craft? You end up with two real-time conversations: One in the physical room and the other in the Twitterverse.
I know that's no surprise to those who populate this corner ...
September 4, 2008 | 17:23
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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 17, 2008 | 19:18
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After four and a half years at the Los Angeles Times, I finally made the trek to the other side of downtown Friday to tour the paper's Olympic printing facility. As part of the effort to merge the web and print staffs, the Times has been giving some of ...
August 2, 2008 | 17:53
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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. ...
June 6, 2008 | 16:46
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Now that the primary season is over and the general election campaign is heating up, it's time to introduce a fun little electoral vote map built by my colleague, Sean Connelley. What's unique about this one is that you can create your own scenario here and then grab some ...
