Database offers trove of criminal justice stories with rare, deep look into local data
It’s easy, in the United States, to get performance data about public schools. New mothers…
September 21, 2017
Data-driven journalism
NYT launches ‘The Upshot,’ its data-driven news-explainer thing
The New York Times Company | The Upshot The Upshot, a new data-driven New York…
April 22, 2014
L.A. Times reporter talks about his story-writing ‘Quakebot’
Ken Schwencke's early story about the earthquake that affected Los Angeles Monday morning bears an…
March 17, 2014
Beware sloppiness when reporting on surveys
There is an old saying that figures don’t lie but liars figure. That's a good…
March 5, 2014
PoynterVision: how journalists can work with coders on projects
Understanding enough code for journalists to communicate with developers still isn't enough, says Robert Hernandez,…
February 7, 2014
At Circa, it’s not about ‘chunkifying’ news but adding structure
You sometimes hear what we do at Circa described as "chunkifying" -- taking the news…
February 7, 2014
PoynterVision: For Journalism teaches journos to code
Dave Stanton introduces For Journalism, a platform aiming to equip journalists with technical skills to…
January 21, 2014
Migrahack brings together journalists, programmers and community
Chicago MigrahackImmigration stories usually have numbers. But immigration numbers have stories of their own. Many…
December 24, 2013
What students need to know about code and data viz
A stunning amount of data is available to journalists these days, and it is growing…
December 4, 2013
PoynterVision: Create a data résumé
More important than a résumé is a strong digital presence to land a job in…
October 30, 2013
PoynterVision: Newsrooms fight for data talent
While layoffs continue to deplete traditional newsrooms, reporters with skills in data journalism are being snatched…
October 28, 2013
How journalists can learn statistics through real life, not abstractions
If you were never good at math as a kid, you can still be a…
October 21, 2013
Government shutdown closes websites, affecting data journalists
Tourists, leaf-peepers and rambunctious World War II veterans weren't the only people inconvenienced by the…
October 2, 2013
IRE’s Horvit: To be an effective reporter, get more comfortable with data
Mark Horvit, executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), recently shared his thoughts on how…
September 24, 2013
Online course shows impact, importance of data-driven journalism
People don’t call it big data for nothing. Data are “big” because we’re dealing with…
September 13, 2013
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