[ddj] Visualising the 'incidents' in Australian migrant detention centres

Thu Jun 13 10:29:26 UTC 2013

This is amazing... Well done guys! Going to send it out it out to my
hacks/hackers in South Africa - hopefully it'll inspire us all to do
something similar here :) Theresa

On 13 June 2013 05:06, Andrew Duffy <andrewjamesduffy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Clare, awesome project... congrats to the TGM team. The ability to
> flag incidents is a nice touch... helps spread the word and boost
> engagement, as well as crowdsource the investigative side of things. Just
> on the technical side... did TGM do the web development in-house or
> outsource it?
> --Andrew
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Clare Blumer <
> clare.blumer at theglobalmail.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Here's a data project from *The Global Mail*'s data team in Sydney,
>> Australia.
>> *http://www.theglobalmail.org/blog/day-by-day-in-detention/635/* for
>> context.
>> *http://behindthewire.theglobalmail.org/* for the 'Behind the Wire' viz.
>>
>> The Australian government imprisons asylum seekers or migrants who
>> have arrived by boat in detention centres for long periods of time. The
>> data team has done a fine job of focusing the audience on the stark reality
>> of the 'incidents' that happen behind the wire at these facilities. We're
>> very proud of the project and invite you to participate in 'flagging'
>> incidents, 'adopting' incidents and spreading the word worldwide of the
>> ongoing humanitarian crisis of refugee detention in Australia.
>>
>> *http://behindthewire.theglobalmail.org/*
>>
>> We welcome feedback of any kind on our site, or please email me directly
>> if you prefer.
>>
>> *Clare Blumer*
>> Journalist
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>>
>>
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