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News often treats technology as something that happens to it, like an asteroid — but software is a creative work, just as journalism is. We have the expertise, the values, and the imperative. We can build the platforms that carry us. The future of independent journalism depends not just on what we publish, but on the tools we trust to carry it.
We gave a talk at IndiaFOSS 2025 titled “Making Open Data Useful: Lessons from Diagram Chasing” which was incredibly well received (we’ve been invited to give it at SOTM Kerala 2025 too). I don’t know what specifically resonated with people, but I think Diagram Chasing should dig deeper and articulate it’s ideas and ideals, of which there are many, better and not limited to design or tech but how what we do (anyone) affects the larger ecosystem too. OSS and open-data is opinionated and doesn’t exist in a vaccum.