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Afghanistan: The people behind the numbers

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Afghanistan: The people behind the numbers

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:28:13-04:00Tags: 360, 3D modeling, above., Adobe Creative Suite, AI/Machine learning, AJ Labs, Al Jazeera Digital, AMP, Animation, Anime.js, AR, Asia, Big, Canvas, CSV, D3.js, Drone, Excel were the tools used (three in total). Please ignore all others, Google Sheets, Human rights, Illustrator, Ink.js, JQuery, Json, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Mobile App, Node.js, OpenStreetMap, Personalisation, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, Qatar, QGIS, R, RStudio, Scraping, Sensor, Three.js, VR|

Mapping the scale of damage by the catastrophic Pakistan floods

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Mapping the scale of damage by the catastrophic Pakistan floods

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:28:13-04:00Tags: 360, 3D modeling, above., Adobe Creative Suite, Agriculture, AI/Machine learning, AJ Labs, Al Jazeera Digital, Animation, Anime.js, AR, Arts, Asia, Audio, Big, Breaking news, Business, Canvas, Chart, Corruption, Covid-19, Crime, Cross-border, Crowdsourcing, CSV, Culture, D3.js, Database, Documentary, Drone, Drone shots, Economy, Elections, Employment, Environment, Explainer, Fact-checking, Flourish are the tools that were used (please ignore all other selections, Google Sheets, Gun violence, Health, Human rights, Illustration, Illustrator, Immigration, Infographics, Ink.js, Investigation, JQuery, Json, Lifestyle, Long-form, Map, Mapbox, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Mobile App, Money-laundering, Multiple-newsroom collaboration, News application, Node.js, Open data, OpenStreetMap, OSINT, Personalisation, Podcast/radio, Politics, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, Qatar, QGIS, Quiz/game, R, RStudio, Satellite images, Scraping, Sensor, Solutions journalism, Sports, Terrorism, Three.js, Video, VR, Women|

England’s protected peatlands burned for sport

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England’s protected peatlands burned for sport

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:27:22-04:00Tags: Drone, Environment, Europe, Investigation, Map, Microsoft Excel, Politics, Satellite images, Small, Unearthed, United Kingdom, Video|

Broken Promises: Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest

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Broken Promises: Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:16:09-04:00Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Big, Crowdsourcing, Culture, Documentary, Drone, Environment, Explainer, Google Sheets, Health, Infographics, Investigation, Multiple-newsroom collaboration, North America, OPB, Open data, ProPublica, Python, United States, Video|

كرةُ القدمِ للاجئينَ في مصرَ.. كنْزُ مواهِبَ بأرضِ المحروسةِ… أربعُمِائةٍ وخمسةٌ وثمانونَ لاجئًا يهربونَ منْ أوجاعِ الهجرةِ ومتاعبِ الغربةِ.. ضحايَا الحروبِ يحلمُونَ بمكانةِ صلاح.. ناشئٌ صوماليٌّ: مصرُ أعادتْ حُلْمَنَا للحياةِ.. وآخرُ سودانيٌّ: هربْنَا

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كرةُ القدمِ للاجئينَ في مصرَ.. كنْزُ مواهِبَ بأرضِ المحروسةِ… أربعُمِائةٍ وخمسةٌ وثمانونَ لاجئًا يهربونَ منْ أوجاعِ الهجرةِ ومتاعبِ الغربةِ.. ضحايَا الحروبِ يحلمُونَ بمكانةِ صلاح.. ناشئٌ صوماليٌّ: مصرُ أعادتْ حُلْمَنَا للحياةِ.. وآخرُ سودانيٌّ: هربْنَا

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:54-04:00Tags: 360, 3D modeling, Adobe Creative Suite, Africa, Agriculture, AI/Machine learning, Animation, Anime.js, AR, Arts, Audio, Big, Breaking news, Business, Canvas, Chart, Corruption, Covid-19, Crime, Cross-border, Crowdsourcing, CSV, Culture, D3.js, Database, Documentary, Drone, Economy, Egypt, Elections, Employment, Environment, Explainer, Fact-checking, Google Sheets, Gun violence, Health, Human rights, Illustration, Immigration, Infographics, Ink.js, Investigation, JQuery, Json, Lifestyle, Long-form, Map, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Mobile App, Money-laundering, Multiple-newsroom collaboration, News application, Node.js, Open data, OpenStreetMap, OSINT, Others, Personalisation, please state, Podcast/radio, Politics, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, QGIS, Quiz/game, R, RStudio, Satellite images, Scraping, Sensor, Solutions journalism, Sports, Terrorism, Three.js, Video, VR, Women, جريدة وموقع اليوم السابع|

Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars

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Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:54-04:00Tags: Agriculture, and Mongabay, Animation, Audio, BBC, Big, Chart, Corruption, Documentary, Drone, Economy, Environment, Explainer, Human rights, Investigation, Long-form, Map, Multiple-newsroom collaboration, North America, Open data, QGIS, Satellite imagery analysis; Tabula and OpenRefine for data cleaning/manipulation; Google Earth Engine; USGS Earth Explorer; Google Earth Pro, Scraping, The Gecko Project, United States, Video|

نحر الشاطئ.. مناطق ستختفي بعد 5 سنوات اقرأ المزيد

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نحر الشاطئ.. مناطق ستختفي بعد 5 سنوات اقرأ المزيد

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:54-04:00Tags: 360, 3D modeling, Adobe Creative Suite, AI/Machine learning, Animation, Anime.js, AR, Asia, Big, Canvas, CSV, D3.js, Database, Drone, Explainer, Google Sheets, Ink.js, Investigation, JQuery, Json, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power BI, Node.js, OpenStreetMap, Others, Palestine Online, Personalisation, please state, PostGIS, PostgreSQL, Python, QGIS, Quiz/game, R, RStudio, Scraping, Sensor, Sports, Three.js, VR, West Bank and Gaza|

In the Mekong Delta, sand mining means lost homes and fortunes

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In the Mekong Delta, sand mining means lost homes and fortunes

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:54-04:00Tags: Agriculture, Asia, Big, Chart, CSV, Drone, Economy, Environment, Google Sheets, Infographics, Investigation, Long-form, Map, Mekong Eye, Scraping, Singapore, Thanh Nien, Video|

La vigilancia del agua en México, en caída libre

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La vigilancia del agua en México, en caída libre

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:43-04:00Tags: Audio, Canvas, Chart, Database, Documentary, Drone, Environment, es una organización independiente, Explainer, Fact-checking, fortalezcan la rendición de cuentas y ayuden a construir una sociedad más justa y transparente., Human rights, Infographics, Investigation, Lifestyle, Map, Mexico, QGIS, que busca alentar y realizar reportajes de investigación que empoderen a la ciudadanía, Quinto Elemento Lab, Scraping, sin fines de lucro, Small, Solutions journalism, South America, Video|

The future of biodiversity

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The future of biodiversity

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:18-04:00Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Animation, Big, Chart, CSV, D3.js, Drone, Environment, Explainer, Illustration, Infographics, Map, North America, QGIS, R, Reuters, United States, Video|

InfoNile

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InfoNile

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:18-04:00Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Africa, Agriculture, Animation, Baraka FM (Kenya), Chart, Cross-border, CSV, Documentary, Drone, Economy, Environment, Final cross-border story project: InfoNile, Flourish: https://flourish.studio/ GIF, Google Sheets, Illustration, Infographics, Investigation, Juba Monitor (South Sudan), KT Radio (Rwanda), Last Drop Africa Contributing stories: InfoNile, Long-form, Map, Microsoft Excel, Multiple-newsroom collaboration, New Vision (Uganda), Open data, POA TV Uganda, QGIS, Satellite images, Science Africa, Science Africa (Kenya), Scraping, Small, Smart24 TV (Uganda), Solutions journalism, Tanzania Daily News, The Chronicles (Rwanda), The City Review (South Sudan), The Independent, Uganda, Video|

ZERNO (The Grain)

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ZERNO (The Grain)

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:15:08-04:00Tags: Agriculture, Animation, Business, Crime, Crimea Media Platform, Cross-border, Documentary, Drone, Economy, Europe, Fact-checking, Google Sheets, Illustration, Infographics, Investigation, Map, Microsoft Excel, Open data, Politics, Small, Ukraine, Video|

Mariupol: Documenting a medieval siege in the 21st century

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Mariupol: Documenting a medieval siege in the 21st century

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:14:57-04:00Tags: 3D modeling, Big, Chart, Cross-border, Drone, Europe, Explainer, Google Sheets, Human rights, Infographics, Long-form, Map, Open data, OpenStreetMap, OSINT, Politics, QGIS, RStudio, Satellite images, The Times and Sunday Times, United Kingdom, Video|

INVESTIGATION: How illegal mining fuels poverty, river pollution, sacred grove desecration in Osun

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INVESTIGATION: How illegal mining fuels poverty, river pollution, sacred grove desecration in Osun

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:14:45-04:00Tags: Africa, Drone, Environment, Health, Infographics, Investigation, Lab test of water samples, Long-form, Map, Nigeria, OSINT, QGIS, Satellite images, Small, TheCable.ng|

Cambodia’s Cyber Slaves

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Cambodia’s Cyber Slaves

Kuek Ser Kuang Keng2023-03-16T03:14:25-04:00Tags: Adobe Creative Suite, Al Jazeera Media Network, Animation, Asia, Big, Corruption, Crime, Cross-border, Database, Documentary, Drone, Employment, Fact-checking, Flourish (For interactive map, Google Sheets, Human rights, Investigation, Json, Long-form, Malaysia, Map, Money-laundering, Open data, OSINT, QGIS, Satellite images, victim carousel) Google Earth Studio (For animated compound location graphics) Optical Character Recognition (For searching and translating Khmer language government records database), Video|