Teaching journalism students technical skills is essential for both their personal and professional development and the journalism industry as a whole. Here's why....
Erin Mikail Staples is a developer experience engineer, stand-up comedian and dog mom living in Brooklyn, NYC🗽 by way of Reno, NV 🤠.
In her 9-5, she works as a ✨ a Developer Experience Engineer✨ at LaunchDarkly. Her work includes contributions to technical demos and content, faciliating relationships with developer communities, among other fun shenanigans. After hours, Erin hosts the DevRel(ish) podcast, and performs and produces comedy in NYC.
Erin's various shenanigans have taken her to speaking at events like PyData Berlin, and PyCon, garnered Jeff Staple's attention, appeared in The New York Times, broadcasted across the sound waves on the Practical AI podcast, or in USA Today's Storytellers Project, exist in the archive of the Museum of Alternate History and her mom's dogs's Instagram account.
The Question at hand. (and no, it's not "who made the mistake of skipping dessert?") Based on the following Titanic datasets (name, age, price of the ticket, etc.), predict who will survive and who will die....
Misinformation and disinformation may just be as old as our modern ways of storytelling. We've become increasingly reliant on these online networks and systems, have started to understand their impact, but have failed to prioritize solutions....
While it can be overwhelming to stay up on the latest news or events — putting all the details in one dashboard can help you maintain some sense of sanity in this information-overload era....
To retain trust within the community — the community industry as a whole should make sure to take a stand for security, safety, compliance, and privacy. If we don't — these spaces could bring havoc and potentially physical, financial, and/or legal harm to folks....
I'm leaning into learning and my strengths not only as an educator but as a lifelong learner. If there's anything I've learned from my time across the pond and after speaking at How to Web, it's that this is my biggest strength and what makes me come alive....