Mandy Zou

Democracy dies in darkness

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

🎶 Personal Project 🎶

Is The Tortured Poets Department the saddest 🥲 album of Taylor Swift? I updated the text sentiment analysis on her lyrics and came up with the answer (🔴 Note that it is judged by the computer).

Check out the small side project ⏭️ https://t.co/ypik9YwgzI

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

Glitch but sort of cool?

[The Markup @themarkup]

NEW DATA: Schools censor much of the web—and the practice is inhibiting students’ learning and even safety.

The Trevor Project? Blocked.
Planned Parenthood? Blocked.
NASA? Blocked.

With @USATODAY: https://t.co/XOko8hKPLZ

[The Pudding @puddingviz]

This is a teenager. We’ll call him Alex.
@alv9n’s latest story follows Alex — along with hundreds of other teenagers — for the next 24 years until they reach their later 30s.

💻 Interactive version: https://t.co/oEkNqAaG8V

📽️ Video version:
https://t.co/Gbdwcn7RUd

[The Capital in the North @GabrielCor54922]

IMPORTANT NEWS: China's decarbonization efforts are clearly running into trouble. Lauri Myllyvirta, one of the most insightful analysts on this topic, finds that China is off track on the decarbonisation targets in the 14th five-year plan (2021-2025). https://t.co/zuQDtHveHv

[The Markup @themarkup]

Scraping has long been controversial precisely because it allows people to deeply research organizations online—and sometimes find info that organizations don’t want to be easily aggregated and analyzed. https://t.co/DDWwjNaUg4

[Investigative Reporters & Editors @IRE_NICAR]

We have lost one of the greats. Rest in peace, Phil Meyer, father of precision journalism, educator, journalist, truly a gentleman with a wonderful sense of humor. He will be sorely missed. https://t.co/qqRU1eEbV1

[Yanqi Xu @yanqixu_]

Being a reporter, I never wanted to make myself the story. But this time, I thought there’s more at stake than myself. I think about the community I represent, and who might find the governor’s comment hurtful. A thread:

[mattwynn @mattwynn]

Reporter Yanqi Xu did some good journalism.

Rather than respond to her findings, Jim Pillen went on the radio and said that her work wasn't worth reading because of where she came from.

How embarrassing. Infuriating. Sad.

My column: https://t.co/qv3w9MMbpG

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

This is so beautiful and sad and heart-touching. I love it.

[The Pudding @puddingviz]

This is “Martin.”
At 7:20am he watches TV.
At 10:15am he gets groceries.
At noon he eats lunch.
At 5:10pm he watches more TV.
At 8:30pm he goes to bed.
“Martin” lives a pretty isolated life. Find out why this matters in our newest piece by @alv9n.
https://t.co/89KS014yEL

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

@storybench @IRE_NICAR I learned fancy things like machine learning and statistical analysis in R during school but forgot to learn the most basic analysis parts (since I am a Python person). Glad that I have the chance to pick it up and share with everyone! 👐

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

As a previous reporter and current social science student, how to bridge the knowledge…? #NICAR23 gives me the perfect idea 😃

[The New York Times @nytimes]

A record number of actors of Asian ancestry were recognized at the Oscars this year, including Michelle Yeoh's win for “Everything Everywhere All at Once."

It was a notable shift, after decades where Asian stars were rarely part of the Academy Awards. https://t.co/ER2UQ9jmiS

[Washingtonian 🌸 @washingtonian]

The Tidal Basin isn’t the only place to see beautiful cherry blossoms. Plan accordingly!
https://t.co/I0hLw6Dq1r

[Gabriel Geiger @gabriels_geiger]

In June of 2021, I sent a public records request to the city of Rotterdam. I wanted the code for an algorithm the city used to flag welfare recipients for fraud investigations. Two years later a team of us @LHreports have taken apart this Suspicion Machine to prove discrimination

[WIRED @WIRED]

What if your government gave an algorithm the power to assign you a “risk score”? What if the risk score could determine the course of your life? What if that algorithm was full of flaws and biases? Welcome to the suspicion machine https://t.co/C8YQoQLlH6

📷 @katherinelamart

[The Pudding @puddingviz]

We're holding open office hours - come chat with us! https://t.co/pC3Y0rtQPV

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

Thank you for sharing this great tip in your last newsletter at @themarkup! I enjoy reading each one very much. They are always informative, resourceful, and inspiring! @JuliaAngwin

[Mandy Zou @Manyun_Zou]

Finally!! After watching the Disney+ version over and over again ☺️

[Summertimeblues @Radfemblues]

盘点年度集体记忆，也要带上“妖艳贱货”来辱女。你问这片土地上的人们为什么不幸，答案都在标题里。