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I'm Sarah

Computational Investigative Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism

Below you'll find stories I have written as a fellow at the Tow Center and as a student at Columbia Journalism School

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Here are some of my projects.
You can find more on GitHub.

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The social media monitoring tool, which has been used to track misinformation, is set to disappear as elections take place worldwide

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The goal of Courier Newsroom is to flood the information ecosystem with progressive news, or what McGowan calls “good information.” It is a strategy some critics depict as fighting fire with fire.

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A ‘wholesome’ video platform linked to a Chinese spiritual movement and right-wing newspapers looks a lot like YouTube

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Python Javescript

Women artists have for centuries been underrepresented in the world of art. The crypto space was predicted to change that, providing a fresh start for women and minority artists entering the digital art world. But in reality, the gender gap has only grown larger.

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Newsrooms surveyed call for more transparency from the technology companies creating AI systems

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In recent weeks, the spotlight of attention has fallen on new generative AI tools—such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing chatbot, and Google’s Bard—which have been subject to debate about their potential to refashion how journalists work.

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From headlines about Covid’s origin to outright conspiracy theories that reptilians control the earth, most people have been exposed to false information online. Sander van der Linden explains how to not fall for misinformation

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Python Regex JavaScript

An interactive map of the United States depicting 2020 supremecourt cases containing the most agreeable and disagreeable langauge between court members.

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How a community of Black New Yorkers was destroyed to make room for Central Park

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Over the next decade, New York City will take some of the first steps to transition to a fully electrified transportation system.

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After a two-year delay under the Trump administration, New York City has finally kick-started the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s congestion pricing plan that will impose tolls on all bridges to the city’s Central Business Distric south of 60th Street.

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BeautifulSoup Regex

Why you should go for words that start with S and ends with Y

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The alternative video platform became a hub for misinformation and conspiracy theories. Now, it wants to become a leader in culture.

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The surge of generative AI tools has left journalism educators pondering the extent to which they should embrace the new technology.

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Python SQL BeautifulSoup

New research from the Tow Center for Digital Journalism into the habits of journalists on Twitter during and after Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform reveal that despite a perceived Twitter exodus only a small handful have deactivated their accounts and the number of daily tweets has decreased just 3 percent overall.

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Felix Simon discusses how AI will reshape journalism, the uneven benefits for newsrooms, and the implications of relying on technology companies for AI.

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Pandas Python JavaScript

The Covid-19 pandemic proved a disaster in many ways to the human race. But for the globe, there was a silver lining - namely a decrease in carbon dioxide emission. Due to government policies, energy patterns were drastically altered around the world. This is an analysis of whether the globe saw a significant Co2 reduction.

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BeautifulSoup Regex

Text analysis of selected poems by danish author Tove Ditlevsen

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Python Pandas

The idea of perfect weather is highly subjective. But a lot of people like sunshine, warmth and lush greenery. Based on an analysis of U.N. climate data, here’s how Denmark and the United States differ and why Danes may want to consider a trip stateside.

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The median rent in Washington Heights has increased by 40 percent in the past 10 years, with the median rent now reaching nearly $2200. The Dominican Population—that has long settled in Washington Heights—is struggling to keep up.

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Mapbox Javascript

Air pollution is now considered to be the greatest health threat to humanity, causing over seven million deaths around the world every year. Using data from the 2021 World Air Quality Report, we can narrow down the best and worst cities to live in in regards to air quality.

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Python Pandas

Analysis of top beer brands & producers in the U.S.

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The Bronx is New York City’s brand-new hub for electric scooters. In late August, the three e-scooter operators Bird, Lime and Veo scattered 3,000 e-scooters around Pelham Parkway in the East Bronx. But residents demand safer roads and protected bike lanes before incorporating the e-scooters into their daily commute.