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Doug Smith

@LATDoug

Rode a horse up Mt. Whitney, 1964; rode a D4, Wasco, 1966; rode an R69 to NY, 1969; rode an Osprey to Baghdad, 2008; ride a Sportster to LA, every day: L2RR2L.

 L.A.
Joined September 2011
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It was nice meeting the OG @LATDoug last night at the @SPJLA banquet (as well as most of the @latimes staff that came to support him). Doug said jokingly @lataco is the only publication he doesn't mind getting scooped by because he loves to see us succeed. 📸 by Desmond Ray
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“The public’s frustration and anger around what they’re seeing as a lack of progress is legitimate,” said Miguel Santana, who has been overseeing L.A.'s $1.2 billion homeless housing bond latimes.com/california/story… w/@LATDoug
He kept watch over L.A.’s $1.2-billion homeless housing bond. Now he is stepping down

He kept watch over L.A.’s $1.2-billion homeless housing bond. Now he is stepping down

Miguel Santana, the former city administrative officer who has prodded Los Angeles to be more urgent and efficient in building housing for homeless people, is leaving the Proposition HHH citizens...

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Ben Welsh@palewire25 Jun 2019
🖥️🧮 #MATH 🧮🖥️ This morning your @LATdatadesk is releasing census-error-analyzer, a Python tool for examining the margin of error in @uscensusbureau data. github.com/datadesk/census-e… It lets you quickly compare two estimates to see if they are truly statistically different.
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Dear journo world, look out for our dude @emsimani. He's a good one!
Ben Welsh (@palewire) profile pictureBen Welsh@palewire11 Apr 2019
Today our @latimes nerd nation sends off @emsimani. Be good to him, New York.
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Ben Welsh@palewire28 Mar 2019
🌖 #LATENITETWITTER 🌖 Be the first to read our latest @LATdatadesk joint. It's a @uscensusbureau hack from @sarahparvini and @emsimani. Data, graphics, photos, shoeleather and "aspirational whiteness." This one has it all. latimes.com/projects/la-me-c…
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Ben Welsh@palewire12 Feb 2018
Key: @JeffBezos changed the strategy, but left most of @washingtonpost's top management in place. Due to a series of departures before his purchase, @drpatrick will need to quickly make a series of top management hires at @latimes. xitter.gq/SandyFiresign/status/9…
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For journalists - false positive risk is real and another reason tondo stories not studies. xitter.gq/mathpolresearch/status…
Mathematica (@MathematicaNow) profile pictureMathematica@MathematicaNow28 Nov 2017
.@Nature asked influential statisticians to recommend one change to improve their field. The common theme? The problem is not in our math, but in ourselves. #statistics #stats nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Journos: Read and absorb every word of this brilliant piece by @newsmary. (Also: Best of luck in what’s next!) medium.com/@newsmary/13-thin…
13 things I learned from six years at the Guardian

13 things I learned from six years at the Guardian

… in which I went from SEO subeditor to executive editor for audience, via Sydney and New York.

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Thank you @IRE_NICAR staff for another great conference! See you in New Orleans
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Ben Welsh@palewire13 Mar 2016
"I'm never flying @SpiritAirlines again." The unofficial slogan of #NICAR16. – at Colorado, USA
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Narrow networks ain't going away. Good enterprise by @chadterhune, sandra poindexter and @LATDoug latimes.com/business/la-fi-0…
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Replying to @garveymcvg
@garveylatimes Of course! @LATDoug is perfect — I didn't know he had the same birthday! Would he wear a hat? @patrickkevinday @TheRyanParker
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@palewire @LATDoug click bait!!
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