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Principles of Data Storytelling

Data  stories  are  everywhere…

10  takeaways    for  storytellers  

Damian  Radcliffe  Carolyn  S.  Chambers  Professor  in  Journalism  

@damianradcliffe    

Implementation

5  x  Tips

1.    Choice  of  tools/visual  methods  mattersImpacts  on  readability,  emphasis  and  representation.

2.    Keep  it  simpleDon’t  be  convoluted  for  the  sake  of  it.

3.    Consider  sustainabilityHow  easily  can  work  be  refreshed  and  updated  to  remain  relevant?

4.    Show  your  workingsEspecially  if  you’re  going  to  criticize  public  bodies  for  not.

5.    Remember  you’re  still  a  storytellerData  without  context  frequently  tells  us  nothing.

5  x  ConsiderationsThe  Future

1.    *Must*  be  mobile  friendlyAlready  a  leading  media  device  for  many  audiences.

2.    PersonalizationSearch  +  interrogation.

3.    We  will  all  need  to  be  data  literateIt  will  no  longer  be  “cool”  to  not  get  math  or  statistics.

4.  Includes  knowing  how  to  protect  dataSources  may  all  be  electronic.  So  encryption  matters.  

5.    It  won’t  be  called  data  journalismIt  will  just  be  journalism.