Investigating Argentina’s prisons

Meanwhile insecurity is a main concern in Argentina, many myths are spread about delinquency and especially about jails and Argentine prison population. Among them, one of the common beliefs regarding inmates is that their time in jail is rather smooth when compared with their crime or prejudices that are connecting criminality with immigration. La Nación… Seguir leyendo Investigating Argentina’s prisons

DATAFEST 2014 – Opening Data for others to Mine

DATAFEST 2014 – Opening Data for others to Mine – LA NACION and Austral University (Data Mining Masters and Communications School) Introduction On October 31 and November 1st, 2014, La Nación and Austral University (Faculties of Communication and Engineering (Data Mining)  carried out the third edition of Datafest, the first event in the country for… Seguir leyendo DATAFEST 2014 – Opening Data for others to Mine

The Political Maze 2015

The candidates for president in Argentina are already immersed in the complex electoral race with focus on arriving to the Casa Rosada by the end of 2015. A good exercise for voters is to explore as a wayback machine and review the political past of each candidate, and get more background beyond their promises or… Seguir leyendo The Political Maze 2015

CONGRESOSCOPIO, a news application to follow the legislative work of our congressmen.

To follow the behavior of legislators in Congress at Argentina is not a simple task, so an interdisciplinary team of journalists, designers and developers at LA NACION, created a news app called Congresoscopio that allows all citizens to explore in detail the parliamentary performance of individual MPs. Until now, this information was inaccessible or published… Seguir leyendo CONGRESOSCOPIO, a news application to follow the legislative work of our congressmen.