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A community of journalists and others in the media. We meet monthly to learn and share ✨ technical skills ✨ for use in our reporting.

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Journocoders: Exploratory data graphics with Altair · Luma This month we'll be learning how to explore data with charts and graphics using Altair. Altair is a Python library for building a wide range of graphics and…

Registrations are now open for March! Come along and learn how to produce exploratory data graphics with Altair 🧭 luma.com/2ibfrwr9

03.03.2026 14:00 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
People making maps and analysing geographical data

People making maps and analysing geographical data

Tonight we’re making maps and analysing geographical data with Python!

11.02.2026 20:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Journocoders: Making maps and analysing geographical data with Python · Luma This month we'll be learning how to make maps and analyse geographic data using the Python programming language. In this session we'll be following a tutorial…

Registrations are now open for Feburary! Come along and learn how to make maps and analyse geographical data with Python 🗺️ luma.com/kospxtu7

03.02.2026 14:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
People learning how to scrape the web

People learning how to scrape the web

Tonight we’re learning how to scrape the web with Beautiful Soup and Playwright!

14.01.2026 20:17 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 2
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Journocoders: Scraping the web with Beautiful Soup and Playwright · Luma This month we'll be learning how to scrape the web using the Python programming language and two libraries, Beautiful Soup and Playwright. Beautiful Soup is a…

Registrations are now open for January! Come along and learn how to scrape the web with Beautiful Soup and Playwright! 🥣 luma.com/50ge2x1e

06.01.2026 13:15 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
People learning how to categorise things with AI

People learning how to categorise things with AI

Tonight we’re learning how to categorise things with AI!

10.12.2025 20:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Journocoders: Automatically categorising things with AI · Luma This month we'll be learning how to use AI to put data into categories. Categorisation is one of the most practically useful applications of AI for data…

Registrations are now open for December! Come along and learn how to automatically categorise things with AI 🎁

02.12.2025 13:00 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
People learning about computer vision

People learning about computer vision

Tonight we’re learning about computer vision with @roboflow!

12.11.2025 20:21 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Journocoders: Computer vision for AI image and video analysis with Roboflow · Luma This month we'll be learning how to use computer vision for AI-powered image and video analysis with Roboflow. Computer vision is a field of AI that enables…

Registrations are now open for November! Come along and learn how to use computer vision for AI image and video analysis with @roboflow.com 👀 luma.com/3928sgrf

04.11.2025 13:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
People learning about boat data

People learning about boat data

Tonight we’re learning how to track boats and see the seas using @globalfishingwatch.org!

08.10.2025 19:02 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Journocoders: Tracking boats and seeing the seas with Global Fishing Watch · Luma This month we'll be learning how to track boats and see the seas with Global Fishing Watch. Global Fishing Watch is nonprofit that freely shares knowledge and…

Registrations are now open for October! Come along and learn how to track boats and see the seas with @globalfishingwatch.org 🌊

30.09.2025 12:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
People learning about maps

People learning about maps

Tonight! We’re learning how to tell stories with maps using Mapbox!

10.09.2025 18:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Journocoders: Telling stories with maps using Mapbox · Luma This month we'll be learning how to tell stories with maps using Mapbox. Maps are a great way to tell a story which has a geographical element at its heart.…

Registrations are now open for September. Come along and learn how to tell stories with maps using @mapbox.com! 🗺️ luma.com/blz20uhu

02.09.2025 12:00 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
People learning the art of data journalism

People learning the art of data journalism

Tonight we’re learning the art of data journalism 🎨

13.08.2025 18:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A great opportunity for anyone who wants to learn the basics of data journalism #ddj

06.08.2025 11:19 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Journocoders: The art of data journalism · Luma This month we'll be learning 'the art of data journalism', an introduction covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data. We'll be…

Registrations are now open for August. Come along and learn about the art of data journalism! 🎨 We're covering all the basic skills you need to find and tell stories with data lu.ma/nr7euafr

05.08.2025 13:30 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1
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This month we’re learning about visualising data with Let’s Plot!

09.07.2025 19:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Journocoders: Data visualisation for exploring and communicating with Let's Plot · Luma This month we'll be learning how to use data visualisation to explore a dataset and then to communicate your findings to others using Let's Plot. Exploratory…

RSVPs are now open for July! Come along and learn how to use data visualisation for exploring and communicating with Let's Plot! 📊 lu.ma/shr1kete

01.07.2025 12:35 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Building interactive web apps with Streamlit, Wed, Jun 11, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup This month we'll be learning how to build interactive web apps using Streamlit. Streamlit is an easy-to-use yet powerful way to quickly build interactive web applications

RSVPs are now open for June! Come along and learn how to build interactive web apps with Streamlit! 🔥 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

03.06.2025 12:13 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Finding big stories in huge data sets with Google Cloud, Tue, May 13, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup This month we'll be learning how to find stories in huge data sets with Google Cloud. Once you've got more than a million rows of data, Excel won't work. Once you've got h

RSVPs are now open for May! Come along and learn how to find big stories in huge data sets with Google Cloud ☁️ www.meetup.com/journocoders...

06.05.2025 12:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Exploring tree coverage and loss with Google Earth Engine thanks to the folks of @journocoders.bsky.social

10.04.2025 07:56 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Last night we learnt about space journalism and how to analyse the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine

10.04.2025 08:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Space journalism: analyse the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine, Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup This month we'll be learning about space journalism: how to analyse the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine. Sensors on board satellites allow us to understand

RSVPs are now open for April. Come along to learn about space journalism! We'll be analysing the world using satellites with Google Earth Engine 🛰️ www.meetup.com/journocoders...

01.04.2025 12:00 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Tonight we're learning how to visualise data with R and GGPlot

12.03.2025 20:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Visualising data with R and GGPlot, Wed, Mar 12, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup This month we'll be learning how to create data visualisations using the R programming language and GGPlot. R is used by teams in many newsrooms, and is known for its data

RSVPs are now open for March! Come along to learn how to visualise data with R and GGPlot 📊 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

04.03.2025 13:01 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Tonight we’re learning how to use AI for practical data journalism with @hf.co!

13.02.2025 20:03 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Practical AI for data journalism with Hugging Face, Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup This month we'll be learning how to use artificial intelligence for practical data journalism tasks using Hugging Face. [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/) is a popula

RSVPs are now open for February! Come along to learn how to use AI for practical data journalism with Hugging Face 🤗 www.meetup.com/journocoders...

04.02.2025 13:00 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Tonight we’re learning how to analyse the government with DuckDB and @philipnye.bsky.social

15.01.2025 19:54 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cheese

Cheese

Tonight, we have cheese 🧀

15.01.2025 19:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Analysing the government with DuckDB, Wed, Jan 15, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup This month we'll be learning how to analyse data on UK government ministers using a tool called DuckDB. DuckDB is a powerful and flexible database system that allows us to

At @journocoders.bsky.social tomorrow I'm excited to say we're exploring the IfG Ministers Database using @duckdb.org 🎉🦆

Places are currently full but there's a short waitlist, so there's a reasonable chance of a place if you join the waitlist: www.meetup.com/journocoders...

14.01.2025 17:38 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0