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Matt Waite

A career spent at the intersection of storytelling and code. From Pulitzer Prize-winning data projects to pioneering the use of drones in the newsroom.

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Institutional Research

The Drone Journalism Lab

Establishing the ethical and practical frameworks for small unmanned aircraft systems in the pursuit of public interest journalism. One of the first drone journalism programs in the world.

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Education & Data

Sports Data Tutorials

Mastering the R language through the lens of sports analytics. A comprehensive guide for journalists to find the story in the box score.

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Data journalism in practice
Visual Storytelling

The Art of Data Journalism

Beyond the spreadsheet. Teaching the next generation how to transform raw datasets into compelling, interactive visual narratives that drive impact.

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Archive Index

Teaching a one-hour throwaway news apps class

code
webdev
AI
Apr 30, 2026

Parsing PDFs with Antigravity

code
analysis
AI
Nov 24, 2025

An R + LLM starter kit

code
analysis
AI
Mar 7, 2025

An academic integrity-friendly code pal for R Studio

AI
code
r
education
Nov 26, 2024
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