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Journalism

Investigation methods, source management, and story development

Published Investigations

Platform Manipulation Research

"Online Nazis Have Figured Out How To Game Twitter" (February 16, 2020)

Investigative exposé revealing how extremist groups exploit Twitter's reporting system to silence opponents. Documented coordinated suspension campaigns and harassment targeting journalists. Investigation revealed how social media's own systems can be weaponized against free speech.

Election Integrity Analysis

"Things I've learned about elections" (February 9, 2020)

Behind-the-scenes analysis of election coverage methodology, including technical examination of polling systems and AP Elections API functionality. Provides insider perspective on NBC's election night operations.

Audio Journalism

Metaverse Podcast

"Metaverse - Episode 1: The Rise of Silk Road" (November 2016)

Produced investigative podcast exploring "true stories about humans, secrets, and the internet." Featured interviews with Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr about darknet markets and digital crime reporting.

Professional Journalism Career

NBC News Digital (2016-2019)

Senior Interactive Graphics Specialist focusing on election coverage innovation and breaking news graphics.

Major Projects:

Election Coverage Leadership - Designed digital election tools used across NBC News and MSNBC
Breaking News Graphics - Rapid-response visualization systems

Vocativ Graphics Editor (2014-2016)

Built data journalism capabilities from scratch at digital news startup focused on darknet and investigative reporting.

Achievements:

Production Scaling - Increased graphics output from 5-6 per month to 5-6 per day
Breaking News Response - Developed rapid-response systems for visual journalism
Knight Foundation Grant - $35,000 award for journalism tool development

Election & Democracy Reporting

2020 Election Coverage

"Visualizing Election Uncertainty" (OSET Institute, October 2020)

Research collaboration on election reporting methodology, emphasizing importance of communicating uncertainty and uncounted ballots.

Election Data Analysis

GitHub - EAVS Analysis (2020)

Open-source repository analyzing Election Administration and Voting Survey data, providing tools for journalists covering election integrity and voting access issues.

Awards & Professional Recognition

Knight Prototype Fund Grant (2015)

$35,000 Knight Foundation Grant for Dataproofer project

Selected as one of 20 funded projects focused on "increasing civic engagement and making data more accessible."

Coverage:

Journalism Tools & Methodology

Open Source Contributions

Dataproofer - Data quality assessment tool for newsrooms

Related Concepts

Investigative journalism - the methodology
Journalism ethics - the responsibility
Data visualization - making complexity visible
Freedom of the press - why this matters
Fact-checking - verification against noise

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+[[File:Edward R. Murrow 1953.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Edward R. Murrow - when journalism meant risking your life to tell the truth]]
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 === Platform Manipulation Research ===
 '''[https://ejfox.com/blog/2020/online-brigades-gaming-twitter "Online Nazis Have Figured Out How To Game Twitter"]''' (February 16, 2020)
-Investigative exposé revealing how extremist groups exploit Twitter's reporting system to silence opponents. Documented the coordinated suspension of @JewishWorker magazine account and analyzed mass-reporting campaigns targeting journalists including Barrett Brown. Investigation revealed Telegram groups organizing harassment campaigns against media figures.
+Investigative exposé revealing how extremist groups exploit Twitter's reporting system to silence opponents. Documented coordinated suspension campaigns and harassment targeting journalists. Investigation revealed how social media's own systems can be weaponized against free speech.
+=== Election Integrity Analysis ===
-=== Election Integrity Analysis ===
 '''[https://ejfox.com/blog/things-ive-learned-about-elections "Things I've learned about elections"]''' (February 9, 2020)
-Behind-the-scenes analysis of election coverage methodology, including technical examination of polling systems, Decision Desk HQ operations, and AP Elections API functionality. Provides insider perspective on NBC's election night operations.
+Behind-the-scenes analysis of [[wikipedia:Election coverage|election coverage]] methodology, including technical examination of polling systems and AP Elections API functionality. Provides insider perspective on NBC's election night operations.
 == Audio Journalism ==
 === Metaverse Podcast ===
 '''[https://archive.org/details/metaverse-01-silkroad "Metaverse - Episode 1: The Rise of Silk Road"]''' (November 2016)
-Produced investigative podcast exploring "true stories about humans, secrets, and the internet." Featured interviews with Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr and Ars Technica's Cyrus Farivar about darknet markets and digital crime reporting.
+Produced investigative podcast exploring "true stories about humans, secrets, and the internet." Featured interviews with [[wikipedia:Carole Cadwalladr|Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr]] about [[wikipedia:Darknet market|darknet markets]] and digital crime reporting.
 == Professional Journalism Career ==
 === NBC News Digital (2016-2019) ===
 Senior Interactive Graphics Specialist focusing on election coverage innovation and breaking news graphics.
 '''Major Projects:'''
-* '''Election Coverage Leadership''' - Designed and implemented digital election tools used across NBC News and MSNBC
+* Election Coverage Leadership - Designed digital election tools used across NBC News and MSNBC
-* '''Breaking News Graphics''' - Rapid-response visualization systems for major news events
+* Breaking News Graphics - Rapid-response visualization systems
 === Vocativ Graphics Editor (2014-2016) ===
-Built data journalism capabilities from scratch at digital news startup focused on darknet and investigative reporting.
+Built data [[wikipedia:Journalism|journalism]] capabilities from scratch at digital news startup focused on darknet and investigative reporting.
 '''Achievements:'''
-* '''Production Scaling''' - Increased graphics output from 5-6 per month to 5-6 per day
+* Production Scaling - Increased graphics output from 5-6 per month to 5-6 per day
-* '''Breaking News Response''' - Developed rapid-response systems for visual journalism
+* Breaking News Response - Developed rapid-response systems for visual journalism
-* '''Deep Web Reporting''' - Specialized in darknet investigations and digital privacy stories
+* Knight Foundation Grant - $35,000 award for journalism tool development
-* '''Knight Foundation Grant''' - $35,000 award for journalism tool development
 == Election & Democracy Reporting ==
 === 2020 Election Coverage ===
 '''[https://www.osetinstitute.org/blog/2020/10/20/visualizing-election-uncertainty "Visualizing Election Uncertainty"]''' (OSET Institute, October 2020)
-Research collaboration on election reporting methodology, emphasizing importance of communicating uncertainty and uncounted ballots. Conducted survey of newsrooms on best practices for election night coverage.
+Research collaboration on [[wikipedia:Election reporting|election reporting]] methodology, emphasizing importance of communicating uncertainty and uncounted ballots.
-'''[https://observablehq.com/@ejfox/why-and-how-to-focus-on-outstanding-ballots "Why and How to Focus on Outstanding Ballots"]''' (Observable, November 2020)
+=== Election Data Analysis ===
-Methodology piece advocating for focus on uncounted votes rather than premature victory projections, written for 2020 election coverage.
-=== Election Data Analysis ===
 '''[https://github.com/ejfox/eavs-analysis GitHub - EAVS Analysis]''' (2020)
-Open-source repository analyzing Election Administration and Voting Survey data, providing tools for journalists covering election integrity and voting access issues.
+Open-source repository analyzing [[wikipedia:Election administration|Election Administration and Voting Survey]] data, providing tools for journalists covering election integrity and voting access issues.
 == Awards & Professional Recognition ==
 === Knight Prototype Fund Grant (2015) ===
 '''[https://knightfoundation.org/press/releases/knight-prototype-fund-invests-20-projects/ $35,000 Knight Foundation Grant]''' for Dataproofer project
-Selected as one of 20 funded projects focused on "increasing civic engagement and making data more accessible." Tool designed as quality control system for data journalism.
+Selected as one of 20 funded projects focused on "increasing civic engagement and making data more accessible."
 '''Coverage:'''
-* [https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2015/knight-foundation-backs-20-media-projects-with-prototype-fund/ Poynter Institute coverage]
+* [https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2015/knight-foundation-backs-20-media-projects-with-prototype-fund/ Poynter Institute]
-* [https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/11/20-new-projects-are-awarded-35000-knight-prototype-fund-grants/ Nieman Journalism Lab coverage]
+* [https://www.niemanlab.org/2015/11/20-new-projects-are-awarded-35000-knight-prototype-fund-grants/ Nieman Journalism Lab]
-=== Industry Recognition ===
-Professional recommendations highlight ability to "instantly absorb and process complicated technical information" and "translate it in ways that everyone understands" with demonstrated capacity for journalism innovation.
-== Media Coverage & Profiles ==
-=== Professional Profiles ===
-* '''[https://muckrack.com/ej-fox Muck Rack Journalist Profile]''' - Complete portfolio and article archive
-* '''[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ejfox/ LinkedIn Professional Profile]''' - Career progression and recommendations
-* '''[http://portfolio.ejfox.com/ Portfolio Website]''' - Work samples and case studies
-=== Media Appearances ===
-Fox's work has been featured across major outlets including NBC News, MSNBC, Yahoo, Euronews, and The Week Magazine (US).
 == Journalism Tools & Methodology ==
 === Open Source Contributions ===
-'''[https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer Dataproofer]''' - Data quality assessment tool for newsrooms
-<pre>
+'''[https://github.com/dataproofer/Dataproofer Dataproofer]''' - [[wikipedia:Data quality|Data quality]] assessment tool for newsrooms
-# Install and use Dataproofer
-npm install -g dataproofer
-dataproofer my_data.csv --json --summary
-</pre>
-'''[http://dataproofer.org/ Dataproofer.org]''' - Web interface and documentation
+== Related Concepts ==
-'''[https://www.electronjs.org/apps/dataproofer Desktop Application]''' - Standalone tool for data verification
+* [[wikipedia:Investigative journalism|Investigative journalism]] - the methodology
+* [[wikipedia:Journalism ethics|Journalism ethics]] - the responsibility
+* [[wikipedia:Data visualization|Data visualization]] - making complexity visible
+* [[wikipedia:Freedom of the press|Freedom of the press]] - why this matters
+* [[wikipedia:Fact-checking|Fact-checking]] - verification against noise
-=== Freelance & Contract Work ===
+== See Also ==
-Available for investigative collaborations, data journalism projects, and election coverage consulting.
-'''Contact:''' [mailto:[email protected] [email protected]]
+* [[Investigations]] - methodologies and runbooks
+* [[Source Handling]] - protecting sources
+* [[Data Journalism]] - telling stories with data
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