Contributor profile

Rui Barros

Data Journalist Renascença

I tutor: Coding, Case studies

Biography

Born in Viana do Castelo,Portugal, I have studied Communication at Universidade do Minho. Always curious about data and code, I have been working as a data journalist/journo-coder at Rádio Renascença since 2016.

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Content by Rui

Coding
Learn to code like a journalist

Coding has become an essential skill for newsroom journalists. Yet, despite the demand for these skills, many of us are still hesitant to get started. This edition will help you to take your first steps with code.

Case studies
Why we love journalistic databases

Databases can be so much more than just a place to find stories. Why not make a database the story? To showcase their storytelling power, we looked at 7 of the community's favourite examples of journalistic databases.