data journalism

Behind the Scenes with an Award-Winning Data Wrangler

Rob Barry speaks during Must See Monday featuring the Barlett and Steele award winners, Nov. 18, 2013. © Donald W Reynolds

By    December 29, 2014

Alex Plough interviews Rob Barry, an award-winning investigative reporter who specializes in the art and science of data mining, about how he does his best work.

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.