@mjc.martinjc.com
Dean of Education, College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Cardiff University. Education, Data, Computational Journalism. Runner, Gardener, Geek. Organiser of low-stakes conspiracies
Once more for the people in the back
21.09.2025 17:15 β π 19 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0Decompressing from a very busy week. 2 conferences, 3 flights, nowhere near enough sleep.
7k shakeout last night, rainy lsr 18k this morning. Delightful.
#running
We have just kicked off day 3 of the conference.
Follow the livestream if you are not here in Athens.
www.youtube.com/live/ANPotC3...
And in his follow up talk again talking about the porous borders between teams in the newsrooms - data scientists, data journalists, front end developers, journalists all collaborating rather than working in silos
09.09.2025 09:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Oli Hawkins from the FT talking about AI in the newsroom bringing together the most technical editorial staff with the most story focused technical staff ... I wonder if there's a masters out there for people who can bridge that gap? </plug>
www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgr...
#datajconf
If you want to follow along with the conference we are livestreaming the sessions from the main auditorium on both days. Today's livestream is available here: www.youtube.com/live/SKv4KoN...
09.09.2025 07:32 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 1Very much enjoyed @dmil.bsky.social and Aarushi Sahejpal and their session on vibe coding. Great start to the day
08.09.2025 11:49 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Looks like we're doing a conference ππ
08.09.2025 08:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
We are all set to start the workshops day.
08.09.2025 08:39 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1"ooh I'm going to be so productive today with no meetings to interrupt me ..."
*immediately falls down an internet rabbit hole and re-emerges nine hours later wondering where the day has gone*
almost as if the recent attacks on universities from the media and governments might be driven by some other agenda perhaps? I am SHOCKED.
20.08.2025 08:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
when the first email you read in the morning is a request to cancel your only meeting of the day :-O
DO NOT TELL ANYONE I HAVE A MEETING FREE DAY
π¨π’ Our schedule for the conference next month has been released! An excellent line up of workshops, panels, industry and academic talks - have you got your ποΈ tickets yet?
www.datajconf.com#schedule
Three yellow sunflowers in front of a row of pink cosmos, in front of a greenhouse on an allotment in Wales. Everything looks sunny and happy.
State of this. Absolute state. Unbelievable. In this day and age. Would you countenance it. Etc. etc.
14.07.2025 21:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
a screenshot from a food ordering app showing a picture of chicken nuggets and the text: "Chicken Pops Small, itchy, blister-like bumps caused by the varicella-zoster virus; common in childhood."
aI iS cOmInG fOr YoUr JoBs
14.07.2025 16:53 β π 4163 π 974 π¬ 12 π 2Lots of excellent submissions coming in today!
π°οΈ We've had a few last-minute requests for some extra time, so we're pleased to announce we're extending the submission deadline to 9th June 2025 - get those papers and proposals in!
www.datajconf.com
Hope all the submissions are coming together well!
some excellent looking proposals in so far, I think it's going to be a great line-up yet again!
#datajconf #datajournalism #ai
π¨ We're also excited to be able to announce our ticket prices for this September!
ποΈ We've kept ticket prices low as in previous years:
π°β¬85 (+ tax) for general admission
π°β¬45 (+ tax) for students and journalists
Ticket links available soon - keep your eyes on www.datajconf.com for updates!
π¨ Only a few days left until the submission deadline for theΒ European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com!
We welcome:
π Short papers
π‘ Very short pitches (250 words) forΒ industry talks, panels, or workshops
β³Deadline: 2 June
See you inΒ Athens this Sep ππΌ
www.datajconf.com
π¨ Only a few days left until the submission deadline for theΒ European Data & Computational Journalism Conference @datajconf.com!
We welcome:
π Short papers
π‘ Very short pitches (250 words) forΒ industry talks, panels, or workshops
β³Deadline: 2 June
See you inΒ Athens this Sep ππΌ
www.datajconf.com
DataJConf2025 will be held September 8th - 10th in Athens, Greece.
Call for papers is out now - deadline for submissions is May 16th
www.datajconf.com
#datajconf #ddj #ai
A Welsh language out of office message, advising that the University is closed from 20th December until 2nd January, and that I will be back in the office on 6th January 2025
Right. Out of office is on, and I'll not be doing *anything* even remotely looking like work until 2025. Bring on the holiday
19.12.2024 20:23 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'm not ready to live in a world where one of the nagging thoughts on my ever present mental to-do list is 'oh I must remember to charge the doorbell'
19.12.2024 20:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
One of the most promising use cases for generative AI in (data) journalism is to turn unstructured data into structured data. Here's Nick Hagar's guide to the process which I hope other journalists can learn from and build on: generative-ai-newsroom.com/structured-o...
05.12.2024 16:42 β π 23 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1well I for one can't see this having *any* negative impacts when the next generation of PhD students start getting lectureships. it's a good job teaching is an instinctual skill that requires no experience </facepalm>
05.12.2024 16:11 β π 18 π 12 π¬ 1 π 1
GenAI asked to create webpages, incorporates numerous dark patterns. More GIGO
www.fastcompany.com/91233844/cha...
Did remember to put the dog in a stupid Christmas jumper though #festive
02.12.2024 23:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Massive away win for the little fella.
02.12.2024 13:38 β π 57977 π 9576 π¬ 581 π 368
Have you ever seen or shared an 'oh no' cartoon?
Did you know the creator is a queer Welsh artist?
Did you know they're being agressively pursued & harassed w/lawsuits from a US organisation trying to steal their intellectual property?
Did you know you can donate to cover the horrific legal costs?
Not teaching intro programming this year so I forgot it was advent of code πΆ
02.12.2024 22:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
