Interviewed Andrei Scheinkman and Derek Willis of the New York Times about Represent, and wrote about how they built the application and what its implications are for journalism as part of a series on innovative journalism projects.

Represent Helps New Yorkers Track Their Politicos

Represent is a look at the future of online journalism — focused, local and geographically relevant. It’s a different way to group and browse information based on an individual’s political districts.

Published: March 18, 2009

Publication: PBS MediaShift, a blog that tracks how new media — from weblogs to podcasts to citizen journalism — are changing society and culture.

Skills: Writing, Blogging, Interviewing

Medium: Text