Scott Klein
Scott Klein was a deputy managing editor. He led the teams at ProPublica that work at the intersection of journalism and technology.
Scott led the teams at ProPublica that work at the intersection of journalism and technology. In addition to leading editorial product development and engineering, he oversaw the interactive projects that tell journalistic stories using data, and that make complex subjects relevant to readers and their communities.
His teams have been recognized with a Peabody Award, several Online Journalism Awards for General Excellence, Malofiej International Infographics Award medals, the Data Journalism Award Jurors Choice Award, as well as Society for News Design Awards of Excellence, including one special recognition for “defining the design language of data-driven news apps.”
Scott is also co-founder of DocumentCloud, a service that helps news organizations search, manage and present their source documents. He sits on the board of the Muckrock Foundation.
ProPublica Projects -- and P5 Projects -- Finalists for Data Journalism Awards
The Global Editors Network announced finalists for its 2013 Data Journalism Awards. On the shortlist are three projects from ProPublica and two projects from former Residents in our P5 Program.
by Scott Klein,
Casey Thomas, P5 Resident
The fourth P5 Resident started a project in the ProPublica offices today. He's Casey Thomas from AxisPhilly.
by Scott Klein,
Why (and How) We Use Creative Commons for Our Stories
ProPublica has made important use of Creative Commons since our launch four and a half years ago.
by Richard Tofel and Scott Klein,
Pair Programming Participant #2: Ricardo Brom
The second participant in ProPublica's Pair Programming Project is Ricardo Brom from La Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
by Scott Klein,
P5 Project Application
Use this form to apply to be a participant in the P5 program.
by Scott Klein,
Pair Programming Participant #1: Julius Troeger
On Monday the first participant in the ProPublica Pair Programming Project started. He is Julius Troeger from Germany.
by Scott Klein,
Election Day Interactives We're Watching
Here's a list of amazing interactive election day projects our colleagues at other organizations have launched.
by Scott Klein,