How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78
Description
Krishna Karra is a data scientist & report for Bloomberg, having used machine learning & satellite images for reporting. Recent stories from him & his team include mapping refugee camps in Rafah & exposing illegal ship oil transfers in the middle of the Ocean.
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About Krishna
Shownotes
Note: Links to books are Amazon Affiliate links. I earn a small commission if you buy any of these books.
- Bloomberg: The Clandestine Oil Shipping Hub Funneling Iranian Crude to China
- Bloomberg: A Detailed Map Shows How Airstrikes and Refugees Reshaped Rafah
- How Radar Satellites See through Clouds (Synthetic Aperture Radar Explained)
- National Land Cover Database (NLCD)
- What Ukraine Has Lost
- Graves in Suda by Joe Morrison
- Jean Martin Bauer on Minds Behind Maps
- Books & Podcast:
- Overstory by Richard Powers (Affiliate Link)
- Ezra Klein Show
Timestamps
(00:00 ) - Intro
(00:34 ) - Sponsor: Beemaps
(01:51 ) - Krishna describes himself
(03:27 ) - Example stories: Illegal Oil transfers
(05:29 ) - Stories are the goal
(07:07 ) - Why publish the data set?
(12:24 ) - How Journalism has and hasn't changed
(14:04 ) - How data changes a story
(18:23 ) - Putting the datasets together
(20:37 ) - Conveying trust
(24:07 ) - Showing the limitations of the data
(26:11 ) - Why is journalism important for satellite data?
(30:14 ) - News room process
(32:57 ) - Building custom tools
(38:19 ) - Timeline of a news story
(39:47 ) - What Krishna has learned as a data scientist in a news room
(40:49 ) - Stories that have stuck out
(42:57 ) - Different ways of showing the data
(44:19 ) - Krishna's wishlist
(51:12 ) - Book & podcast recommendation
(53:16 ) - Paid podcasts & media
(55:19 ) - Support the podcast on Patreon
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