data journalism (very abridged)

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Very brief overview of data journalism as part of a talk given at CFJ Paris, May 2011. Original presentation had 7 tips - focused on 2 of those hence odd numbering.

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New information for new journalists: Data journalism

Paul BradshawVisiting Professor, City University LondonCourse Leader, MA Online Journalism, Birmingham City UniversityPublisher, Online Journalism BlogFounder, Help Me Investigate

Friday, 6 May 2011

1. What is it? Open and automated

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“Each weekday, my computer program goes to the Chicago Police Department's website and gathers all crimes reported in Chicago.”

Adrian Holovaty

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2. Why is it important? Data arms races and viability

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“The Tribune’s biggest magnet by far has been its more than three dozen interactive databases, which collectively have drawn three times as many page views as the site’s stories.”

http://bit.ly/dj2dmz

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Holding power to accountEngagementTargeting/relevance

Why?

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3. How do we do it? Brain and brawn

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Data Journalism Continuum

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Compile. Clean.

Connect..

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Look for context - understand

statistics4

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Clean your data - and treat it like

any source7

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Because we take the time to clean the data, we are able to do

lobbying stories no other news organisation can do."

- David Donald, Center for Public Integrity

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We cleaned up the data so that we were able to calculate

how much grant was being lost over two years, and mapped it

with OpenHeatMap.- Paul Gallagher, MEN

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Slideshare.net/onlinejournalistTwitter.com/paulbradshawDelicious.com/paulb/datajournalism

Merci.

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