Posts Tagged ‘NICAR’

Demystifying Data Journalism: Getting Started

“Your secure practices don’t just protect you, but everyone with whom you work and have contact,” says Susan E. McGregor, assistant director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School.

By    October 6, 2014

The phrase “data journalism” provokes a range of reactions within the media, anxiety being the main one for new journalism students and those starting their careers. But in era of shrinking newsrooms, editors are looking for journalists who can do more than just report.

The Evolution of Data Journalism: from CAR to fivethirtyeight

“Your secure practices don’t just protect you, but everyone with whom you work and have contact,” says Susan E. McGregor, assistant director of the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School.

By    September 29, 2014

Data journalism seems to be having its moment. Though journalists have been using computers, databases and coding to tell stories for decades, the approach is taking off in this era of Big Data and anemic newsroom budgets.