dannguyen

Counting front-page NYT bylines with Bash and jq

A quickie script in Bash, with the jq JSON-command-line-parser, to access the New York Times Article Search API v2 and count up the bylines. You can count whatever you want obviously, but a student was interested in replicating the gender calculation found at Who Writes for the New York Times?.

The NYT Article Search API

First thing you have to do is signup and register as a developer. API Keys are assigned by API, so make sure you specify the Article Search API.

Even before you register, you can use the NYT's handy API Console to interactively test your queries: http://developer.nytimes.com/io-docs

waldoj

art,blacksburg,home rule
business,electricity,energy,regulation,results,scc,ssc,utility
business,electricity,energy,regulation,results,scc,ssc,utility
amendment,business,clean air,freedom,loss,marshall,newman,regulation,restaurant,sb,smoking
amendment,business,clean air,freedom,loss,marshall,newman,regulation,restaurant,sb,smoking
alcohol,bar,business,firearm,gun,regulation,restaurant,weapon
alcohol,bar,business,firearm,gun,regulation,restaurant,weapon
court,judge,supreme court,term limits
court,judge,supreme court,term limits
deed,foreclosure,hb,house,mortgage

rebeccawilliams

Open Law Tools (Code)	Open Lawmaking Tools (Legislative Data)	Supportive Policies	Supportive Organizations
AmLegal Decoder, AmericaDecoded (redeploying StateDecoded across the U.S.)	AskThem (representative contact information and crowdsourced city council agenda Q&A)	New York City passed a resolution amending their City Council Rules to make all proposed ordinances and associated legislative information available openly through an online database and [passed an amendment to the New York city charter](ht