Tools and tactics for managing crowdsourcing projects, working with readers and incorporating social media into news coverage. Presented August 2013 at the Summer School for Investigative Reporting at SSE Riga, Latvia.

2. A
group
of
people
working
toward
a
single
goal
using
whatever
tools
they
need,
in
person
and
online.
-­‐
Amanda
Michel,
The
Guardian
US

9. • More
than
20,000
parBcipants
• 17,000
documents
reviewed
in
the
first
80
hours
alone
• For
one
week’s
worth
of
developer
work,
caught
up
to
larger
staff
w/more
Bme
• Tons
of
great
stories
that
led
to
punishment,
resignaBons
and
changes

14. • Gathering
info
using
Forms
• Results
flow
into
a
shareable
spreadsheet
• Can
do
surveys

27. (n)
The
act
of
organizing
and
maintaining
a
collecBon
of
media
and
informaBon
around
a
parBcular
subject
or
area.

33. Mandy Jenkins
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@mjenkins
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