What’s the data-driven journalism crowd tweeting? Here are the top links for Jan. 26-Feb.2: The NBA’s Curry (@fivethirtyeight); search Google like a Pro (@theguardian); gov’t black boxes (@El_Universal_Mx); Spain’s state cars (@elespanol); crimes by foreigners (@Datenblog112); and more.
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