DiscoverMinds Behind MapsHow Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78
How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78

How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78

Update: 2024-12-16
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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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(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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How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78

How Bloomberg's Data Scientists use Satellite Images for Reporting: Krishna Karra - MBM78

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