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Guide to local crime maps on the Web

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Online crime maps are local-local-local to the nth degree. Put a database behind a crime map, and it updates itself.
Danny Sanchez has created a wonderful list of these maps (20 at last count). Go and get schooled.

Journalistopia » Journalistopia online crime maps directory

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Crime maps of all flavors are the rage nowadays ever since developer/journalist Adrian Holovaty created the now-famous ChicagoCrime.org in May, 2005.
These days, everyone from independent designers to large newspaper…

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Journalistopia » L.A. Times editorial board decries Google News comments

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The L.A. Times editorial board on Saturday gave the finger to the principles of free speech and open information with an editorial claiming that “Many publishers consider the Internet, and Google in particular, a…

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Roundup of Minneapolis bridge collapse coverage graphics

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Below is a roundup of links to interesting infographics, maps, databases and other types of interactive coverage of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
New York Times
Interactive graphic with step-by-step look at how the…

Journalistopia » Visualize your news graphics’ possibilities

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Smashing Magazine has produced an excellent list of some of the best data visualization examples on the Web today (hat tip to Melissa Worden). Examine each of these visualizations closely because you’re looking…

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NY Post report: TimesSelect is a goner

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The New York Times is poised to eliminate its TimesSelect product, making its popular columns, discussion boards and other features free to search engine spiders and all the denizens of the Internet, according to a…