Ben Welsh

django-bakery. A set of helpers for baking your Django site out as flat files

nrol-39-logo. A vector PDF of the official mission logo of NROL-39 released via FOIA

first-web-scraper. A step-by-step guide to writing a web scraper with Python

archiveis. A simple Python wrapper for the archive.is capturing service

savepagenow. A simple Python wrapper and command-line interface for archive.org’s "Save Page Now" capturing service

django-postgres-copy. Quickly import and export delimited data with Django support for PostgreSQL's COPY command

news-homepages. An open-source archive that gathers, saves, shares and analyzes news homepages

cpi. Quickly adjust U.S. dollars for inflation using the Consumer Price Index (CPI)

python-googlegeocoder. A simple Python wrapper for Google’s geocoder API

pastpages.org. The news homepage archive

first-news-app. A step-by-step guide to publishing a simple news application.

django-calaccess-raw-data. A Django app to download, extract and load campaign finance and lobbying activity data from the California Secretary of State's CAL-ACCESS database

usa-style-guides. U.S. government style guides acquired via the Freedom of Information Act

first-python-notebook. A step-by-step guide to analyzing data with Python and the Jupyter notebook.

cummings.ee. A collection of the work of Edward Estlin Cummings, as it enters the public domain.

amateur-satellite-database. The amateur satellites in space

storytracker. Tools for tracking stories on news homepages

censusbatchgeocoder. A simple Python wrapper for U.S. Census Geocoding Services API batch service

storysniffer. Inspect a URL and estimate if it contains a news story

first-visual-story. A step-by-step guide to publishing a standalone story from a dataset.

django-greeking. Django template tools for printing filler, a technique from the days of hot type known as greeking

django-yamlfield. A Django database field for storing YAML data

first-github-scraper. An introduction to free, automated web scraping with GitHub’s powerful new Actions framework.

savemy.news. Save My News: A personal, permanent clipping service

python-open-source-template. A template for open-source Python repositories

open-source-news-analysis. How active are news nerds on GitHub?

fed-dot-plot-scraper. Extracting the "dot plot" economic projections posted online by the Federal Open Market Committee

moneyinpolitics.wtf. America's most comprehensive dictionary of campaign finance jargon. A free resource created by and for data journalists.

python-calaccess-notebooks. Python notebooks analyzing campaign finance and lobbying activity data from California Secretary of State’s CAL-ACCESS database

install-python-pipenv-pipfile. Easily install Python, pipenv and Pipfile packages in your GitHub Action

django-calaccess-campaign-browser. A Django app to refine, review and republish campaign finance data drawn from the California Secretary of State’s CAL-ACCESS database

muckrockbot. A Fediverse robot account that posts the latest public records requests filed and completed at muckrock.com

nicar2010. Materials from the Django bootcamp at NICAR 2010

observable-framework-cpi-example. A demonstration of how to deploy an Observable Framework dashboard via GitHub Pages.

californiacivicdata.org. The online home of the California Civic Data Coalition

palewi.re. The once and future blog

django-correx. A set of models and template tags for pulling in lists of content changes across applications.

noaa-hurricane-gis-scraper. Automated downloads of geographic information system data posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center

django-anss-archive. A Django application to archive real-time earthquake notifications from the USGS's Advanced National Seismic System

internet-archive-upload. Upload files to an archive.org collection in your GitHub Action

first-django-admin. A step-by-step guide to creating a simple web application that empowers you to enlist reporters in data entry and refinement.

go-big-with-github-actions. Learn how to scale up your data pipelines using GitHub’s powerful Actions framework

django-a-matter. An app for authoring background biographical matter on newsworthy people

django-calaccess-lobbying-browser. A simple Django app browse California lobbying activity data from Cal-Access.

chicago-trees-analysis. How many trees has Chicago planted? And where?

django-autoarchive. Django helpers for automatically archiving URLs

drudge-domain-analysis. A simple example of using storytracker and the PastPages API to conduct a link analysis