Derek Willis joined the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland in Fall 2021 as a lecturer in data and computational journalism. Previously, Willis worked as a news applications developer at ProPublica, focusing on politics and elections. He also worked as a developer and reporter at The New York Times, a database editor at The Washington Post and at the Center for Public Integrity and Congressional Quarterly. He began his journalism career at The Palm Beach Post. He is a co-founder of OpenElections, a project to collect and publish election results from all 50 states.
Derek’s NPF presentations:
Who Got Those Federal Contracts?
Documenting Federal COVID Contracts