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Open Data Aha!
Signposting to open data being used in 'real life'
Tag: journalism
Quick Guide to Data Journalism
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds, Research, Transparency, Visualising data Tagged with: Data Journalism, Data stories, data visualisation, DataCamp Blog, journalism, Karlijn Willems
4 open data lessons from reporting the Panama Papers in Africa
In March this year we reported how our open data team in Africa has rolled up its sleeves to find out how open data can change lives for the better on the continent. One of the projects supported was the…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, democracy, Informing Decision-making, Journalism, Posts from feeds, Saving money, Transparency Tagged with: Africa, Data Journalism, Data stories, journalism, Panama Papers, Web Foundation
What skills do you need to become a data-driven storyteller? Join a week-long data journalism training #ddjcamp
This post is written by Anastasia Valeeva, data journalist and member of Open Knowledge Russia, one of the local groups in the Open Knowledge Network. European Youth Press is organising a week-long intensive training on data journalism funded by Erasmus+. It…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds Tagged with: Data Journalism, Data stories, journalism
Open Migration: Using Data To Understand The Refugee Crisis
The refugee crisis represents a challenge to journalism across Europe. It has forced newsrooms to question how they report such a complex phenomenon in a balanced way, without reinforcing easy stereotypes and without appearing to dehumanise refugees. The Italian Coalition…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds, Research, Transparency, Visualising data Tagged with: Dashboard, data, Data Journalism, Data stories, data visualisation, immigration, Italian Coalition for Civil Rights and Freedoms (CILD), journalism, migration, Open Migration, Philip Di Salvo, refugees
Inside a Pioneering Italian Data Journalism Collaboration
Editor’s Note: Confiscati Bene, released in mid-December in Europe, is a pioneering data journalism collaboration that digs into the $4 billion of goods in the EU confiscated from criminals by European authorities. An international team of journalists and their allies…
[Slides] Intro to Data Journalism
Slides from a class given at the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication on 16th November 2015, covering examples of different stories, sources, tools and tips. Filed under: Damian Radcliffe Journalism, Damian Radcliffe University of Oregon Tagged:…
The mainstreaming of data reporting and what it means for journalism schools
Data journalists and media lecturers debated the data skills needed in the newsroom, at the US book launch of Data Journalism: Inside the Global Future
Posted in Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds Tagged with: Damian Radcliffe, data, Data Journalism, Data stories, John Mair, journalism, Tom Felle, X August Frank, YingYing Yang
Open data and journalism
The relationship between open data and journalism is a complex one. No one questions the desirability of good journalism and the value of open data but both are under threat. British print circulation…
Posted in Benefits of open data, Data Journalism, Journalism, Posts from feeds Tagged with: BBC, big data, journalism, Media, NII, ODI, OKFN, open data, Simon Briscoe
Award-winning story shows impact, potential of data journalism tools
Knight International Media Innovators Specialized Reporting Data Journalism Data-driven multimedia story Living on the Edge wins the national onlien category of Vodacom awards. ICFJ Knight Fellow Ray Joseph explains the impact of the tool behind the story.
Nigerian Journalists Dig Deep Into Land and Property Rights
Steve Sapienza Reporters from Nigeria’s leading media outlets were among the 55 professional journalists and 48 students who attended a unique journalism workshop on “Covering Land and Property Rights” held in Lagos on November 24 and 25. One journalist even…