Sisi Wei
| Sisi Wei | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | New York City |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| Known for | Code With Me |
Sisi Wei is an investigative journalist who develops and designs news applications at ProPublica.[1] She is also the co-founder of Code With Me, a workshop that teaches journalists how to code.[2] She is known for being a friendly advocate for new investigative journalists.
Education and Career[edit]
In 2011, Wei graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in Journalism, with additional majors in legal studies and philosophy.[3] [4]
Prior to her position at ProPublica, Wei worked at the Washington Post as a graphics editor,[2] the Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press. In addition to her work as a journalist, Wei has served as an adjunct professor at New York University, The New School, and CUNY.[1]
Her work at ProPublica ranges from investigating surgeon error rates to college affordability.[5][6] Her interactive stories use large data to serve public interest.[1] Recently, she has been researching and developing games for journalism, and has previously commented on the value that they have to the journalistic experience.[7][3][8][9]
Wei is involved with the Investigative Reporters and Editors and NICAR. She encourages new attendees to conferences to do things like submit lightning talks, and offers her own mentorship.[10]
Recent Articles[edit]
- Tigas, Mike; Wei, Sisi; Glassford, Alec (September 15, 2017). "Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica.
- Klein, Scott; Wei, Sisi (March 10, 2017). "Introducing Vital Signs". ProPublica.
- Wei, Sisi; Groeger, Lena; Podkul, Cezary; Schwencke, Ken (December 15, 2016). "Tracking Evictions and Rent Stabilization in NYC". ProPublica.
Awards[edit]
In 2016, Wei won the Global Editors Network Data Journalism Award for Best Individual Portfolio.[11] She has also won multiple Malofiej,[12] SND Digital,[13] and ONA awards, as well as the Gannett Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism.[1] She was a finalist for the Livingston Award for her work on Tracking Evictions and Rent Stabilization in NYC.[14] [15]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sisi Wei Bio, ProPublica, retrieved 2018-02-01
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Code With Me, retrieved 2018-02-01
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jessica Soberman (July 2, 2013). "Sisi Wei on news games, learning to code, and improving Code with Me". Knight Lab. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ Celina Carr (November 24, 2015), Wei: A new code for journalists, University of Iowa SJMC Newsletter, retrieved 2018-02-18
- ↑ Wei, Sisi; Pierce, Olga; Allen, Marshall (July 15, 2015). "Surgeon Scorecard". ProPublica. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ Wei, Sisi; Waldman, Annie (September 12, 2015). "Debt by Degrees". ProPublica. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ Kristen Hare (May 12, 2016). "ProPublica's Sisi Wei on teaching journalists to code: It's 'just like learning a foreign language'". Poynter. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ Sisi Wei (July 11, 2013). "Creating Games for Journalism". ProPublica. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ Let's Make Fun Games for News, IRE/NICAR, retrieved 2018-02-01
- ↑ Sisi Wei (2014-04-08). "2015 will be the year you pitch a NICAR lightning talk". Medium.
- ↑ Cynthia Gordy (June 16, 2016), ProPublica’s Sisi Wei Wins Data Journalism Award for Best Individual Portfolio, ProPublica, retrieved 2018-02-01
- ↑ Nicole Collins Bronzan (March 28, 2014), News Apps Team Takes Home 4 Malofiej Awards for Infographics, ProPublica, retrieved 2018-02-01
- ↑ Kyle Ellis (March 9, 2015), Winners list: 2014 Best of Digital Design competition, Society for News Design, retrieved 2018-02-01
- ↑ Wei, Sisi; Groeger, Lena; Podkul, Cezary; Schwencke, Ken (December 15, 2016). "Tracking Evictions and Rent Stabilization in NYC". ProPublica.
- ↑ "Tracking Evictions and Rent Stabilization in NYC". Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards.
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