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Data visualization DIY: Our Top Tools
What data visualization tools are out there on the web that are easy to use — and free? Here on the Datablog and Datastore we try to do as much as possible using the internet’s...
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Own your newsfeed, own your data
In a fragmented world, can you keep all your news sources and items in one place? Yes, you can. As long as you are intentional, consistent, and use a few simple techniques and tools, things can only get better.
Investigating crime and corruption with data
In this week's newsletter, investigative journalist Pavla Holcova talks to us about using data to investigate the murder of journalist Ján Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kušnírová.
What's on at #NICAR21
Attending #NICAR21 next month? In our latest Conversations with Data newsletter, Denise Malan from IRE tells us all about what's on at this year’s virtual conference. She also shares her advice on how to get started in data journalism.
The promise of Wikidata
Wikidata can be a useful resource for journalists digging for data on a deadline. Monika Sengul-Jones explains the joy and perils of using the searchable data trove for your next story.
Privacy Day 2021: what journalists need to know
Are you doing enough to protect your data? For Privacy Day 2021, we asked a panel of cybersecurity and privacy experts to share their best tips and tools for helping journalists stay safe online.
10 data journalism projects that made an impact in 2020: our ultimate COVID-19 roundup
DataJournalism.com celebrates some of the most noteworthy covid-related data stories of 2020.
Courses
Data visualisation
Charting Tools for the Newsroom
Charts and maps have become ubiquitous in todays newsrooms. They convey stories with numbers much better than text alone does and they are shared easily. But not every journalist is a numbercruncher or a graphics designer. And a lot of newsrooms, especially smaller ones, don’t have the means to employ graphic journalists that can craft charts and maps. In this course we introduce and learn to use some tools every journalist can adopt to produce graphics that can support or carry a story.
Contributors
Liliana Bounegru
Lecturer in Digital Methods
Lecturer in Digital Methods at King's College London
Brant Houston
Professor and Knight Chair in Investigative Reporting
Brant Houston is an award winning investigative and data journalist who has published textbooks on both. He also is con-founder and board chair of the Global Investigative Journalism Network.
Geoff McGhee
T. Anthony Pollner Professor
T. Anthony Pollner Professor, @UMJSchool , Faculty advisor @MontanaKaimin. Data vis @TheWaterDesk @WestCenter. Former @jskstanford @nytimes @lemondefr
Monika Sengul-Jones
Independent writer & scholar
Monika Sengul-Jones, PhD, is an independent writer and scholar.
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