I’ve been hard at work the past couple of weeks preparing for election night. As part of my comprehensive coverage of the Hamilton East Stoney Creek riding, I’ll be providing the only live poll-by-poll election result map of any journalist in Hamilton. Below is a live map of…
One of the projects I completed for The Hamilton Spectatoris up [http://www.facebook.com/OntarioNewspaperAwards/posts/207349109280526] for an Ontario Newspaper Award in the Online Multi-Media Special Project category.The project up for the ONA is the Story of James project which I created the interactive mobile component of.…
*During the winter, a few individuals applying to The Spectator for summer internships contacted me with questions about applying and the paper. I’ve decided to post my cover letter from 2010 for future reference and use by those interested in the example it may (or may not) provide.*17…
Ward 9 city councillor Brad Clark is the newly minted candidate for the Conservative Party in Hamilton East Stoney Creek. The news came late Saturday night when the Hamilton East Stoney Creek Conservative riding association changed [http://hescconservative.ca/connect/contact/] the name of their campaign to the Brad Clark…
ScraperWiki [http://scraperwiki.com] is a new website I discovered this weekend that collects code used and teaches how to scrape data from websites. I’m thrilled by this site – my nerd skills are not what they were prior to becoming a journalist and I need to get better at…
ScraperWiki [http://scraperwiki.com] is a new website I discovered this weekend that collects code used and teaches how to scrape data from websites. I’m thrilled by this site – my nerd skills are not what they were prior to becoming a journalist and I need to get better at…
I attended a unique public meeting Saturday, those in power were responding frankly to public questions regarding abandoned toxic waste in Hamilton. (The Spectator covered the meeting and can be read here [http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/497171--beasley-residents-still-worried-about-toxic-site] ) In a tiny old community centre, a dozen residents of…
A survey [http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2011/08-Community-Information-Systems.aspx] by the Pew Research Center finds that citizens who believe their local government is forthcoming with information are more engaged and satisfied with their government. The survey also finds people who are able to access government information are more likely…