Catching FireSpreading data journalism through the newsroom.

Emma Carew Grovum / @emmacarewDirector, Digital Content Development

Foreign Policy magazine

Source: https://twitter.com/markles/status/453497435784884224/photo/1

We Can Do Better

Who Needs Data Training? Reporters Producers Editors Freelancers Artists

(aka: everyone)

What Topics? Good Chart, Bad Chart 10 Tips for Excel / Spreadsheets How to Interview Data Which Chart When? Spectrum of Dataviz Data Tools

Bad Charts

Welcome to Spreadsheets Total 101 / Step Zero tips .xls > .xlsx > .csv > .tsv Sort, copy/paste, cell formats Formulas: sum, min-max, median, %chg Flat cells (values only) Freeze pane, filter

How to Work with Data Finding datasets Evaluating quality of the data source Enough data / the right data? How to identify dirty data Look for outliers Put the dataset in context with

reporting

Different Tutorials Reporters bringing data to producers Producers contributing graphics only Reporters doing their own data Editors working with freelancers Checks and balances for accuracy

before publishing

Which Chart When?

Source: http://www.kuangkeng.com/2014/12/11/datan-enabling-small-newsroom-to-produce-data-journalism/

Which Chart When?

Spectrum of Dataviz

Data Tools FP Chartbuilder (Papousek by way of

Bowers) FP Datawrapper (Keng from Studio 20) Sankey diagram tool VIS network tool Trading View (stocks charts)

Progress in Baby Steps

Additional Resourceshttp://lenagroeger.s3.amazonaws.com/talks/nicar-2015/timelines-nicar/tmelines.html Kengs Studio 20 summary Steve Doigs math tipsheet Mary Jo Websters Data State of Mind Steve Buttrys tips for editors Michelle Minkoff on drilling into data ProPublicas Guide to Bulletproofing