Sean Lahman | Database Journalist

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My twenty-five year journey with Pete Rose.

My twenty-five year journey with Pete Rose.

Navy SEALs killed bin Laden, but it was data mining and analysis that found him.

How data and documents helped find bin Laden

Navy SEALs killed bin Laden, but it was data mining and analysis that found him.

The conversations about the newest WikiLeaks release are focusing on the wrong thing.

The Importance of WikiLeaks

The conversations about the newest WikiLeaks release are focusing on the wrong thing.

Digital archives are a boon for researchers.

The World At Your Fingertips

Digital archives are a boon for researchers.

The game didn't begin with the National Football League.

A Brief History of Football Before 1920

The game didn’t begin with the National Football League.

Taking a fresh look at the Godfather films.

The Business We’ve Chosen

Taking a fresh look at the Godfather films.

Recent Projects

0January 16, 2012
Rochester Didn’t Kill Kodak

WSJ editorial claims geography doomed Kodak. That’s ridiculous.
0November 6, 2011
Concentrations of Poverty

Interactive map shows the concentrations of poverty in the Rochester metro area.
0October 28, 2011
Teacher Salary Database

Interactive database of salaries for more than 250,000 public school employees in New York.
0October 10, 2011
Steve Jobs, Patent Pending

Looking at Jobs’ patents reveals the secret of his success.
0August 19, 2011
The Crushing Cost of College

Investigative report inspired and informed by my own life.
0March 21, 2011
Casting light on public payrolls

Making information public leads to better decisions

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Award Winner

The Pro Football Historical Abstract
by Sean Lahman
Winner of the 2008 Nelson Ross Award
for "outstanding achievement in pro football research and historiography."
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