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559. Data doesn’t have to be a four-letter word for reporters

Investigative reporter Samantha Sunne, who co-authored with Mike Reilley “Data Plus Journalism: A Story-Driven Approach to Learning Data Reporting,” shares tips on how journalists can use data to add more depth and context to their reporting.

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483. Data can be the spine of your reporting

MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She talks with It’s All Journalism producer Michael O’Connell about her aversion to math before learning about data journalism, how data can be a better story source than interviewing a person, and how entering a query into a database can help pull information to tell the real stories of a community.

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431. Statistics and sports: Telling stories with numbers

Sports statistics reporter Mark Simon claims he’s not just a numbers guy. He uses his narrative skills to tell stories beyond the diamond.

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403. Data journalism in the age of coronavirus

The world of data journalism has opened up and become more user friendly than ever at the exact right moment.  Simon Rogers, a data journalist with the Google News Initiative, says it wasn’t so long ago that graphic designers were still relying on pen and ink for their images. They had to work harder, and…

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372. Algorithms are changing how journalists do their jobs

Nick Diakopoulos is an assistant professor in communication studies and computer science at Northwestern University where he’s also the director of the Computational Journalism Lab. In addition, Diakopoulos the author of Automating the News: How Algorithms Are Rewriting the Media. Recently, it was announced that he is joining Jeremy Bowers’ team at The Washington Post to develop…

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