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Joe Germuska

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Chief Nerd @ Northwestern University Knight Lab • Project lead @ Census Reporter • Board Member @ City Bureau • Information Design • Digital Journalism • Civic Technology

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Through the WireAug 28, 2026

TimelineJS Reimagined

A new approach to Knight Lab's oldest tool

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Through the WireAug 10, 2026

Meme Museum: The Nerd Box

In the data journalism world we encourage people to include with their big projects a "nerd box" that explains methodology. Here's something like that for Meme Museum.

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Through the WireAug 10, 2026

On making Meme Museum

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