Laura Kurtzberg 🌻

It's so tempting to try and find one of those imported Kei cars! 🚗 If I wasn't trying to go carless I would opt for the cutest smallest one.

If you've ever found a long-lost page on @archive.org, you know the importance of preserving our digital history. 💻💾⬅️

I'm particularly excited about this training program @ire.org is developing to help preserve news information for the future.

If you work in journalism, you should apply!

JAWS Webinar: Safety Tips for Journalists — JAWS FREE WEBINAR NOVEMBER 19: Stay safe out there! From ICE raids to protests, journalists are at risk in public these days more than ever. So how should you prepare before a public event? Our panel...

From ICE raids to protests, journalists are at risk in public these days more than ever. So how should you prepare before a public event? Our panel will offer solid advice on how to stay safe and action to take if you find yourself in danger. Register now for this free #JAWS webinar:

A Beginner’s Guide to Seeing More With Satellite Imagery Multispectral satellite images can reveal useful information about the world, such as mining activity and changes in vegetation.

Want to find out what other types of environmental damage can be observed from space? You can learn about the different bands of satellite imagery and what they can reveal here: www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...

Police, Protesters, and the Press | The Reporters Committee This guide helps journalists understand their rights and avoid arrest when reporting at protests by summarizing the legal landscape.

Covering a No Kings rally this weekend?

Review @rcfp.org's legal guide that explains how to stay safe and avoid arrest while reporting on protests: rcfp.org/resources/po...

It's also available as a concise tip-sheet: www.rcfp.org/wp-content/u...

This is amazing. It's like an antique cat meme.

Free_satellite_imagery_and_data_iMedD_IJ25 Introduction to Satellite Data iMEdD International Journalism Forum 2025 How to use free satellite imagery and data to investigate natural disasters

Another presentation done, this time in Athens, Greece, thanks to an invitation from #iMEdDIJF25 and collaboration from @maltepioti.bsky.social
Here's the link! kutt.it/satellite-data

gijn.org Dicas para jornalistas obterem imagens de satélite gratuitas

🛰️ Há uma percepção entre redações pequenas de que imagens de satélite são limitadas por acordos de exclusividade ou habilidades avançadas de dados.

Mas, a instrutora @laurakurtzberg.bsky.social e o repórter @sadbumblebee.buzz compartilham uma realidade bem mais acessível:

30 minutes with a stranger Watch hundreds of strangers talk for 30 minutes, and track how their moods change

My latest piece for @puddingviz.bsky.social: 30 minutes with a stranger

The tragic consequences of PA's failed mental health system One family's story reveals the human cost of hospital closures, funding cuts, and the resulting failures in Pennsylvania's mental health care system.

This is Sue’s story. But it could be the story of any of the roughly half a dozen families I spoke to for this investigation.

And it’s the story of what failure over three decades means for real people, a mother and son.

Pity the person who needs something from me A highly unlikely series of events, with receipts.

I wrote about one of the strangest things that's ever happened to me—and it happened just last week. A story about doomed books, expectations that exceed others' capacities, and the profound intertwingled magic of humanity.

This is really a beautiful piece, wow!

The snail is my favorite!

A chart showing cancelled NIH grants

“I would like to cure brain cancer. I think that's not particularly controversial.” Be that as it may, the NIH terminated that scientist's grant. Here's a huge survey of the 2,500 grants that NIH has killed or delayed...so far. Gift link: nyti.ms/43Jz1yJ

I've been thinking about this while teaching undergrads. There's so much pressure to get straight As, and to appear not to struggle. If a class is "easy" that's a compliment to the professor. My students have full-time jobs and don't want to or can't show up a lot. AI exacerbates all this.

Photo of Laura Kurtzberg holding a microphone seated at a long table on a stage, presenting at the Society for Environmental Conference

I forgot to tag #sej2025! Thanks for having me!

Visualization and mapping toolbox for complex climate data investigations (SEJ)

It was a pleasure presenting at the Society for Environmental Journalists pre-conference workshop: Investigating the Biggest Story on the Planet. Here are my slides for those who are interested! bit.ly/sej-mapping-toolbox

YES! Incredible, but it's true. 😆

If anyone is looking for the slides from my sessions at #nicar25, please check them out at bit.ly/satellite-pa... and bit.ly/satellite-ha...! And big thanks to @cchurchili.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz for being on the panel with me.

Working_With_Satellite_Imagery_Hands-On_NICAR_2025 Creating simple maps for publication with satellite images Laura Kurtzberg Training Director, IRE & NICAR https://laurajael.com laurak@ire.org

And bonus, the slides for my hands-on session can be found at bit.ly/satellite-ha...

`Yes, you really CAN get high-res satellite images for free`_Panel_NICAR_2025 Yes, you really CAN get high-res satellite images for free

Hi! The slides for the panel can be found at bit.ly/satellite-pa...

Can you add me? 😁 #NICAR25

Come map with us!

Kendrick Lamar performing at Super Bowl

On my way to FOIA the info you wouldn't give me

Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...

We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.

Applications are due *this Sunday*!! Take your newsroom to the next level with this completely free (in-person or online, up to you) training. It costs nothing to apply! 🎉 This is for newsrooms in the US.

Have you picked up professional photography??? These shots are amazing <3

Octavia E. Butler, the late-pioneering Black science fiction novelist who wrote about a wildfire from climate change starting on February 1, 2025, in her novel "Parable of the Sower," is buried in an Altadena cemetery. The cemetery caught fire, the LA Times reports.

Oh...

www.axios.com/2025/01/13/w...

I'm ready to experience winter! See you there!

Data viz specialist Laura Kurtzberg to join IRE training team - Investigative Reporters & Editors IRE is thrilled to announce the hiring of Laura Jael Kurtzberg as the team’s newest training director.

**~some news~** I am now a Training Director with Investigative Reporters and Editors! I'm so excited to be joining the IRE training team! Here's a little post about IRE hiring me: www.ire.org/ire-hiring-n... 🎉