Articles tagged: archiving

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   How to Save DNAInfo/Gothamist Bylines

   By Erin Kissane

   Posted on November 2, 2017

   The owner of the DNAInfo and Gothamist family of local news websites shut the sites down today, which means that not only are all their 115 journalists out of work, but all their bylines—and all the vital information in their years of reporting—is gone.

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   Grabbing Government Data Before It’s Destroyed

   By Dan Phiffer

   Posted on February 14, 2017

   Last Saturday morning, over 200 scientists, programmers, librarians, artists, students, and academics gathered for Data Rescue NYC to help archive at-risk scientific datasets. The event was the latest in a multi-city series organized by the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative (EDGI), an international collaboration run by non-profits and academics working to support environmental government agencies.

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   Tracking Amtrak 188

   By Michael Keller

   Posted on May 18, 2015

   How curiosity and tinkering let Al Jazeera America publish historical data for a derailed train’s route without Amtrak’s cooperation.