The 2024 Computation + Journalism Symposium
October 25-27, 2024
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Hosted by Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
Student Story Sprint Challenge
Are you…
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A current graduate or undergraduate student?
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Interested in turning data into a comprehensive news article?
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Curious about data visualization?
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Wanting to grow your coding skills?
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Looking to meet students and professionals passionate about the intersection of journalism and technology?
Then the Story Sprint is the perfect event for you! Join us on Saturday, October 26 for a day-long ideation challenge. We’ll provide you with the skills and support you need to turn a basic data set into a comprehensive news article, complete with data visualizations. You’ll also have the chance to network and receive meaningful feedback from our team of experienced judges.
The final projects will be published on Storybench, publication from Northeastern University’s School of Journalism.
Register a team with friends (3-5 per team), or meet new people and let us place you on a team!
If financial difficulties are a barrier to attending this event, please contact klekotka.e@northeastern.edu
Date: Saturday, October 26th
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: ISEC Building, Northeastern University
Registering for the Story Sprint enrolls you in the Challenge programming on Saturday, October 26. We ask that you also register for the conference and encourage you to attend regular event programming on Sunday, October 27.
Event Schedule
| Conference Check-in | 8:30 – 9:00 |
| Keynote Address: Julia Angwin | 9:00 – 10:00 |
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Workshops: Coding with data & creating impactful data visualizations |
10:00 – 12:00 |
| Lunch and Networking | 12:00 – 1:00 |
| Keynote Address: Aaron Sankin | 1:00 – 2:00 |
| Pitch Development/ Free Work Time | 2:30 – 4:30 |
| Feedback Session | 4:30 – 5:30 |
Conference Leadership
Rahul Bhargava, Piotr Sapieżyński, Chenyan Jia
Co-Chairs, Program Committee
John Wihbey
General Chair
Susan Conover
Finance Chair
Dan Zedek, Matt Carroll
Faculty Conference Directors
Amelia Keany, Libby Phillips
Staff Administrators
Emma Klekotka
Student Co-Director and Web Lead
Thank you to our event sponsors
Questions?
Contact Emma Klekotka, klekotka.e@northeastern.edu
Prior Conferences
ETH Zurich (2023)
Columbia University (2022)
Northeastern University & online w/ the Brown Institute (2021)
University of Miami (2019)
Northwestern University (2017)
Stanford University (2016)
Columbia University (2015)
Columbia University (2014)
Georgia Tech (2013)
Georgia Tech (2008)