Silvia Canelón
@silviacanelon.com
Data scientist @ UPenn
Independent data journalist
https://silviacanelon.com she/her/ella 🇻🇪 🏳️🌈
Philadelphia #RStats #RLadies #ddj
Newsletter: https://silviacanelon.com/contact
Independent data journalist
https://silviacanelon.com she/her/ella 🇻🇪 🏳️🌈
Philadelphia #RStats #RLadies #ddj
Newsletter: https://silviacanelon.com/contact
This week my partner and I were hemming and hawing about a Costco membership when I remembered @bryanmvance.com’s awesome Costco membership calculator! Check it out👇🏽
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Is a Costco Membership Worth It? Use This Calculator to Find Out
Wondering if those warehouse-sized packages of everything save you money? Use this calculator to figure out if a Costco membership is right for your household.
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September 11, 2026 at 11:33 PM
This week my partner and I were hemming and hawing about a Costco membership when I remembered @bryanmvance.com’s awesome Costco membership calculator! Check it out👇🏽
stumptownsavings.com/p/costco-mem...
stumptownsavings.com/p/costco-mem...
I listened to @lexroman.com‘s Money Trail on my walk this morning and nearly spit out my coffee learning about “Magic Dust’s” dark and dank history. I had no idea and I don’t know how I would have learned about it otherwise!
Episode 1 of my new podcast Money Trail, about the funding and motivations behind our tech tools, is live today.
I sent all backers the episode via private feed and a set of Secret Show Notes that reveals the evidence behind this money trail.
Become part of this project: ko-fi.com/lexroman
I sent all backers the episode via private feed and a set of Secret Show Notes that reveals the evidence behind this money trail.
Become part of this project: ko-fi.com/lexroman
September 11, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I listened to @lexroman.com‘s Money Trail on my walk this morning and nearly spit out my coffee learning about “Magic Dust’s” dark and dank history. I had no idea and I don’t know how I would have learned about it otherwise!
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Looking to fund for your next big story? Join us on Nov. 20 for a webinar on fellowship and grant opportunities from @transjournalists.org, @edwriters.bsky.social, @idabwellssociety.bsky.social, and Freelance Investigative Reporters & Editors! bit.ly/moneymoneyiij
September 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Looking to fund for your next big story? Join us on Nov. 20 for a webinar on fellowship and grant opportunities from @transjournalists.org, @edwriters.bsky.social, @idabwellssociety.bsky.social, and Freelance Investigative Reporters & Editors! bit.ly/moneymoneyiij
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Airtable was just acquired by Bending Spoons. Goodbye to Airtable.
If your business runs on Airtable or worse, if your business IS Airtable, you need to make an exit plan. I wrote about what this means for small business owners.
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/airtable-was...
If your business runs on Airtable or worse, if your business IS Airtable, you need to make an exit plan. I wrote about what this means for small business owners.
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/airtable-was...
Airtable was just acquired by Bending Spoons. Goodbye to Airtable.
If your business runs on Airtable or worse, if your business IS Airtable, you need to make an exit plan
www.revenuerulebreaker.com
August 4, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Airtable was just acquired by Bending Spoons. Goodbye to Airtable.
If your business runs on Airtable or worse, if your business IS Airtable, you need to make an exit plan. I wrote about what this means for small business owners.
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/airtable-was...
If your business runs on Airtable or worse, if your business IS Airtable, you need to make an exit plan. I wrote about what this means for small business owners.
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/airtable-was...
I'm part of Lex’s intentional creative network called Legends and right now, you can get your first year for less than $75. Revenue Rulebreaker is one of the newsletters I most look forward to reading and Lex offers lots of perks on top of that. Check it out! revenuerulebreaker.com/lucky400/"
August 1, 2026 at 1:06 PM
I'm part of Lex’s intentional creative network called Legends and right now, you can get your first year for less than $75. Revenue Rulebreaker is one of the newsletters I most look forward to reading and Lex offers lots of perks on top of that. Check it out! revenuerulebreaker.com/lucky400/"
I had fun speaking at the July Philly Data Viz Meetup! I gave folks a brief tour of some of my favorite community-oriented data viz projects & preview of a project with the @indiejournalists.bsky.social about philanthropy funding for #journalism. Links & more 👉🏼 silviacanelon.com/talk/2026-07... #ddj
A Candid Look at Journalism Philanthropic Funding
July Data Visualization Meetup
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July 31, 2026 at 9:37 PM
I had fun speaking at the July Philly Data Viz Meetup! I gave folks a brief tour of some of my favorite community-oriented data viz projects & preview of a project with the @indiejournalists.bsky.social about philanthropy funding for #journalism. Links & more 👉🏼 silviacanelon.com/talk/2026-07... #ddj
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New to freelancing? The Freelance Journalism Podcast is a must listen! IIJ leaders Katherine Lewis and Shernay Williams answer some FAQs of freelance journalism and share advice for emotional and financial sustainability. youtu.be/d0d1XDMO_gI
July 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM
New to freelancing? The Freelance Journalism Podcast is a must listen! IIJ leaders Katherine Lewis and Shernay Williams answer some FAQs of freelance journalism and share advice for emotional and financial sustainability. youtu.be/d0d1XDMO_gI
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I'm looking to talk to entrepreneurs and financial experts about saving for retirement for an upcoming story. I want to hear your approach, your tips, your challenges and any recommendations you have for others in your shoes.
More here:
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/be-a-source-...
More here:
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/be-a-source-...
Be a source for a Revenue Rulebreaker story: Current requests
I'm looking for sources for the following stories. If any of these apply to you, please get in touch.
www.revenuerulebreaker.com
July 13, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I'm looking to talk to entrepreneurs and financial experts about saving for retirement for an upcoming story. I want to hear your approach, your tips, your challenges and any recommendations you have for others in your shoes.
More here:
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/be-a-source-...
More here:
www.revenuerulebreaker.com/be-a-source-...
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I just noticed we're $225 away from hitting our $1,500 fundraising goal for OpenNews' 15th birthday.
Coincidentally, that means fifteen $15 donations would get us there. That's lots of fifteens.
Maybe not a coincidence after all? Get me to 15 shares. We'll see.
Coincidentally, that means fifteen $15 donations would get us there. That's lots of fifteens.
Maybe not a coincidence after all? Get me to 15 shares. We'll see.
OpenNews turns 15! 🥳
Help us connect more journalists to peers, support and community.Your gift helps sustain a community where journalists and technologists learn from one…
www.zeffy.com
July 11, 2026 at 3:10 AM
I just noticed we're $225 away from hitting our $1,500 fundraising goal for OpenNews' 15th birthday.
Coincidentally, that means fifteen $15 donations would get us there. That's lots of fifteens.
Maybe not a coincidence after all? Get me to 15 shares. We'll see.
Coincidentally, that means fifteen $15 donations would get us there. That's lots of fifteens.
Maybe not a coincidence after all? Get me to 15 shares. We'll see.
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The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at #NAHJ26 with the Association of Independents in Radio, International Women's Media Foundation, and Next Gen Journo! RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
July 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at #NAHJ26 with the Association of Independents in Radio, International Women's Media Foundation, and Next Gen Journo! RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
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The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at #NAHJ26 with the Association of Independents in Radio, International Women's Media Foundation, and Next Gen Journo! RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
June 26, 2026 at 11:31 PM
The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at #NAHJ26 with the Association of Independents in Radio, International Women's Media Foundation, and Next Gen Journo! RSVP here: www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
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10 gigawatts is roughly the average power demand of NYC (~5.5 GW), LA (~3 GW), and SF (~1 GW) combined
June 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM
10 gigawatts is roughly the average power demand of NYC (~5.5 GW), LA (~3 GW), and SF (~1 GW) combined
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We had SO MUCH FUN doing our live taping in Brooklyn, and now you all can listen in, too, to me and @alexhanna.bsky.social -- I mean Al Sloppy Wood doing ridicule as praxis together with a wonderful live audience.
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
May 27, 2026 at 2:00 PM
We had SO MUCH FUN doing our live taping in Brooklyn, and now you all can listen in, too, to me and @alexhanna.bsky.social -- I mean Al Sloppy Wood doing ridicule as praxis together with a wonderful live audience.
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/2126417/epis...
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New on Source: Emilia Ruzicka reflects on their analog data-collection process and offers us a soothing balm for these overly digital times. Give it a read and join us tomorrow, June 4, to chat about it at our noon ET Community Call!
Data by hand: Analog datavis & self-reflection
Accepting the limitations of the format I’ve chosen and embracing that my visualizations will always be imperfect
source.opennews.org
June 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
New on Source: Emilia Ruzicka reflects on their analog data-collection process and offers us a soothing balm for these overly digital times. Give it a read and join us tomorrow, June 4, to chat about it at our noon ET Community Call!
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The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at this #AAJA26 with the Association of Independents in Radio and the International Women's Media Foundation! RSVP here for more details: www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
June 3, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The IIJ is co-hosting a freelancer meetup at this #AAJA26 with the Association of Independents in Radio and the International Women's Media Foundation! RSVP here for more details: www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
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Mongabay editor Latoya Abulu shares what *not* to do when pitching a story on Indigenous communities and the environment. Listen to the whole conversation on the Freelance Journalism Podcast: youtu.be/oJiDyWJ9HPI
May 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Mongabay editor Latoya Abulu shares what *not* to do when pitching a story on Indigenous communities and the environment. Listen to the whole conversation on the Freelance Journalism Podcast: youtu.be/oJiDyWJ9HPI
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On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍
airesistlist.org
airesistlist.org
May 20, 2026 at 10:27 PM
On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍
airesistlist.org
airesistlist.org
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Spend a day with the IIJ at #IRE26 and walk away with a wealth of resources to boost your freelance business! Our full day freelancing workshop is FREE for IRE attendees, learn more and register here: theiij.com/2026-dc-w...
May 20, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Spend a day with the IIJ at #IRE26 and walk away with a wealth of resources to boost your freelance business! Our full day freelancing workshop is FREE for IRE attendees, learn more and register here: theiij.com/2026-dc-w...
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Looking forward to seeing you in less than three hours!
THIS WEDNESDAY: join @dairinstitute.bsky.social as we launch the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a resource for workers fighting AI at work. We provide strategies for worker-led governance and oversight of this tech through case studies, primers, and a resource library.
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Launching the Luddite Lab Resource Hub
Join DAIR and workers on the front line of resisting AI as we release the Luddite Lab Resource Hub, a new resource for fighting AI at work.
www.eventbrite.com
May 20, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Looking forward to seeing you in less than three hours!
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Yes, we're the real deal. The only U.S. journalism organization entirely focused on making news more accessible.
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givebutter.com/buildnews
May 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Yes, we're the real deal. The only U.S. journalism organization entirely focused on making news more accessible.
givebutter.com/buildnews
givebutter.com/buildnews
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So much attention has been paid to the Musk v. Altman trial. But real accountability for the AI industry will not come from a billionaire mudfight.
It will come from the movements around the world resisting the empires of AI.
My op-ed for @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
It will come from the movements around the world resisting the empires of AI.
My op-ed for @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
The Elon Musk v Sam Altman battle is a distraction | Karen Hao
Fixating on questions of whether Altman is untrustworthy, or whether Musk is even less so distracts from a far deeper problem with AI
www.theguardian.com
May 14, 2026 at 1:03 PM
So much attention has been paid to the Musk v. Altman trial. But real accountability for the AI industry will not come from a billionaire mudfight.
It will come from the movements around the world resisting the empires of AI.
My op-ed for @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
It will come from the movements around the world resisting the empires of AI.
My op-ed for @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
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"Can I run a successful paid subscription WITHOUT a paywall?"
I've been getting this question a lot this week.
You can BUT I usually see it work for:
- Publishers with huge audiences (100k+)
- Publishers with local missions (like The 51st)
The rest of us need a hook
I've been getting this question a lot this week.
You can BUT I usually see it work for:
- Publishers with huge audiences (100k+)
- Publishers with local missions (like The 51st)
The rest of us need a hook
May 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
"Can I run a successful paid subscription WITHOUT a paywall?"
I've been getting this question a lot this week.
You can BUT I usually see it work for:
- Publishers with huge audiences (100k+)
- Publishers with local missions (like The 51st)
The rest of us need a hook
I've been getting this question a lot this week.
You can BUT I usually see it work for:
- Publishers with huge audiences (100k+)
- Publishers with local missions (like The 51st)
The rest of us need a hook
I’m presenting some data findings about funding for freelance journalists at the IIJ Town Hall. Come through! 👀 📊
Join us for the first-ever IIJ Town Hall, a virtual event for members of our community to hear the latest industry trends affecting independent journalists of color, and to hear how IIJ programming is evolving in response to these trends. www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
May 5, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I’m presenting some data findings about funding for freelance journalists at the IIJ Town Hall. Come through! 👀 📊
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Join us for the first-ever IIJ Town Hall, a virtual event for members of our community to hear the latest industry trends affecting independent journalists of color, and to hear how IIJ programming is evolving in response to these trends. www.zeffy.com/en-US/...
April 29, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Join us for the first-ever IIJ Town Hall, a virtual event for members of our community to hear the latest industry trends affecting independent journalists of color, and to hear how IIJ programming is evolving in response to these trends. www.zeffy.com/en-US/...