I am so excited to see the Press-Citizen use mapping to talk about a local policy issue. This is great!
In a story today about a new — and controversial — plan to create a new business district by increasing some property taxes of local shops, stores, bars, and whatever else, PC online editor Patrick Riepe used batchgeo.com to mark which property owners were “for” or “against” the new business plan. Continue reading
I’m still trying to figure this out, so if you have ideas for answers, please let me know.
I am interested in how news media use color to depict crime. Continue reading
Has geographic location become the new racial identifier? Take a look at this story.
I have been pretty hard on local news media in past posts — especially when it comes to their coverage of cops. This post will go easy on local news — at least at where I am from. Let’s, then, spread the love! Continue reading
