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Archives: March 17, 2014

Weather stories are data-driven and quantitative, but they can also be personal and pack an emotional punch — which is why weather maps gone viral can spread wrong information quickly.
Using Twitter and contributors from across Turkey, 140journos is fighting government censorship by providing independent news.
Seeing declining resources and newshole in newspapers, they believe there’s room for something like Byliner or The Atavist in Brazil.