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What Is Data Journalism?

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

WORKING WITH DATA

OR "HOW TO PARTY LIKE A ROBOT JOURNALIST."
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WHO AM I?

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WHO ARE YOU?

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A VERY BRIEF HISTORY

SPREADSHEETS

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DATABASES

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DOCUMENT MINING

AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

MAPPING WITH GIS

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
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VISUALIZATIONS

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STATISTICAL

MODELLING
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SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS

CODING

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WEB DEVELOPMENT

BUT WHAT IS "DATA JOURNALISM"?

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YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS?

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USE BETTER NUMBERS

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COMPARE ORANGES TO ORANGES

RATES, RAW NUMBERS, INFLATION

HELP THE READERS

AVERAGES, MEDIANS, TOO MANY DECIMALS
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DON'T BURY US IN NUMBERS

BE JUDICIOUS ABOUT WHAT NUMBERS MAKE IT IN A STORY.

"MUTANT STATISTICS"

ALSO KNOWN AS "LIES"

FIND BETTER NUMBERS

THE DATA STATE OF MIND
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ASK QUESTIONS

WHOSE DATA HAS THE ANSWERS?
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CAN I GET THE DATA?

IS IT ONLINE OR IS A FOIA IN ORDER?
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THE STARTING LINE

CRUNCHING DATA LEADS TO MORE REPORTING

SCHOOL YOURSELF

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SKETCH YOUR ROAD MAP

TAKE ONE STEP AT A TIME
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YOU'RE NOT ALONE

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BIT.LY/DATAINCT

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