Chris Amico

Journalist/developer @MuckRock. Builder of @HomicideWatch. Past: USA Today Network, @frontlinepbs @WBUR, @NPR, @NewsHour.

[Chris Amico @eyeseast]

This is the dumbest timeline.

[Daniel Wood @DanielPWWood]

On Monday we finally pubbed our deep dive into the USDA plant hardiness map. It has EVERYTHING:
👨🏽‍🌾 in depth gardening talk? ✅
🌈 pretty rainbows? ✅
🔎 self-hosted, zoomable maps INCLUDING AK and HI? ✅
🏃🏽a cute lil azalea running round? ✅
https://t.co/hyM125ky9Z

[dan nguyen 🐮 @dancow]

Fitting that two of NYT's AI team have built things for @documentcloud

[MuckRock @MuckRock]

Senior developer Chris Amico (@eyeseast) will share his recent work exploring advances and opportunities to self-hosted maps during a session on Saturday, March 9, from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.: “How your newsroom can build a self-hosted map stack.” https://t.co/wXs5wfzgFe

[MuckRock @MuckRock]

Will you be at the @IRE_NICAR conference, held in Baltimore from March 7 through 10? MuckRock will be hosting various sessions throughout the weekend.

[WeMakeWAMU is a union @WeMakeWAMU]

It is imperative that @SylviaBurwell, Seth Grossman, Erika Pulley-Hayes, and Michael Tribble #UnlockDCist. It’s a matter of democracy.

See our letter below. We encourage you to share:

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Must-listen today on @1a: The slow death of local news coverage, something the D.C. region has absolutely experienced in recent months, with the Post trimming the Metro section and @wamu885 killing @dcist and laying off 15 people. https://t.co/4NHqNRoNbX

[Scott Detrow @scottdetrow]

And I would add to that it covers local news REALLY WELL in a city where many other outlets just don't. Pivoting away from day-to-day news and toward the fuzzy idea of more bespoke podcasts and events doesn't serve the public radio mission we ask listeners to fund.

[Sarah Anne Hughes @sarahanne_news]

I feel sick about WAMU's decision to gut its news team and close DCist. But as I told management in an email, the decision to apparently wipe more than a decade of D.C. history from the web is a complete abdication of their responsibility.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

UNREAL. The folks at @1a, which is produced by @wamu885, say they asked the station's leaders if they would work to retain @dcist's extensive story archive, which dates back years. They... got no response.

"If a digital archive disappears... that is a true loss," says @kellymcb.

[Protomaps https://bsky.app/profile/protomaps.com @protomaps]

On the @MuckRock blog: "How to make self-hosted maps that work everywhere and cost next to nothing"

Great write-up by @eyeseast !

https://t.co/dwLQ1HGoLL

[DocumentCloud @documentcloud]

Have a project focused on helping to inform and strengthen the civic space? Do you want to leverage AI, distributed storage, and other technologies in @DocumentCloud? Applications for the 3rd round Gateway Grants are now open! https://t.co/47EJalAFnG

[Michael Morisy @morisy]

.@DocumentCloud just made it much easier to dive into its most powerful features, from audio transcription & removing redactions to monitoring websites — props to @eyeseast @allanlasser for getting it done. If you already have an account, explore here: https://t.co/VaiOrWSuea

[Nieman Lab @NiemanLab]

“Many of the documents have either been newly-declassified or never before reviewed.” https://t.co/uw9OSIgwV5

[Michael Morisy @morisy]

New from @MuckRock with the @MO_Independent & @AP: 'Atomic Fallout’: Records reveal government downplayed, ignored health risks of St. Louis radioactive waste for decades https://t.co/OYXSo22bra Great work by @derekkravitz @DillonBergin @kelly_kauffman_ @eyeseast + dozen others.

[Chris Amico @eyeseast]

@jeremybowers @chrisalbon I swear I'm done with twitter but here you go https://t.co/Wm9rk4GKqB

[P. Kim Bui @kimbui]

We're solidly in wildfire season, so I want to show y'all a little project thats been in the works for awhile. Spurred by convos with @eyeseast, we wanted to build a community resource for folks as they prepare and live through wildfire season in Arizona https://t.co/JII12P0Hi6

[Chris Amico @eyeseast]

Prejudice and misconduct remain in Massachusetts high school sports — but the MIAA won’t say where - The Boston Globe https://t.co/rg8IG2dMvo

[Chris Amico @eyeseast]

The Instant Pot Failed Because It Was a Good Product https://t.co/Q113RN6Li3 via @instapaper

[Chris Amico @eyeseast]

Not Your Dad’s Dad Food https://t.co/DygPI7ezp4 via @instapaper