What is data journalism? I could answer, simply, that it is journalism done with data. But that doesn’t help much. Both ‘data’ and ‘journalism’ are troublesome terms. Some people think of ‘data’ as any collection of numbers, most likely gathered on a spreadsheet. 20 years ago, ...
Data journalism is the use of data and number crunching in journalism to uncover, better explain and/or provide context to a news story. According to the Data Journalism Handbook, data can be either the tool used to tell a story, the source upon which a story is based, or both. It oft...
particularly from a global vantage point, but it sometimes seems that this is what data journalism’s ultimate contribution looks like: Endless maps, clickable charts, calculators prone to user error, oversimplification, and marginalization regardless of the rigor of the computation...
Data visualisation is another form of visual art that grabs our interest and keeps our eyes on the message. When we see a chart, wequickly see trends and outliers. If we can see something, we internalise it quickly. It’s storytelling with a purpose. If you’ve ever stared at a massive...
What is Data Ethics? Data ethics is a fairly complex concept, but it can be broken down into simple terms. Basically, data ethics refers to a set of rules that governs what is acceptable and what is not in terms of protecting customer, client, user, and employee data. Data ethics can ...
Here’s a chart that was awarded the prestigious Data Journalism Award. For people who aren’t familiar with the background to the story, this chart looks like a picture made by a three-year-old. However, when you find out a little bit more about it, you can see the huge amount of...
Data visualization is the graphical representation of information. It uses visual elements like charts to provide an accessible way to see and understand data.
Data journalism is on the rise and journalists consistently rely on quality visualization tools to help them tell stories about the world around us. Many well-respected institutions have fully embraced data-driven news including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Scientific Americ...
Innovation Journalism Conference . 2010EJC (2010) Data Driven Journalism: What is there to learn? A paper on the data-driven journalism roundtable held in Amsterdam on August 24, 2010. European Journalism Centre.MIRKO LORENZ . Data driven journalism:What is there to learn[ M ]. in Innovation...
Our research addresses how journalists executed what could be considered excellent data journalism. Our findings point to a lack of accepted standards regarding what is considered asexcellence. The quality of the projects was limited by two key factors: the use of free online options such as ...