Data journalism 
How international collaboration helps investigative journalists overcome challenges
From the Middle East to Asia, Europe and Latin America, investigative reporters are often fighting increasing censorship and threats with low-cost solutions and strong collaborative bonds
Posted by Daniel Green/Jacob Granger on 16/04/19Asian news organisations bring the fight back to online threats and trolls
News websites Rappler in the Philippines and the Quint in India have found new ways to combat disinformation and defend free speech
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 12/04/19US community journalists can learn about algorithms thanks to $100k AI ethics grant
New training helps journalists understand how algorithm-based decision-making affects immigrants and low-income communities and how to look for a story
Posted by Jacob Granger on 03/04/19What happens when bots become editors?
Newsrooms across Northern Europe are building a loyal subscriber base thanks to automated content on sports, property and breaking news
Posted by Jacob Granger on 28/03/19Slovakia’s first investigative journalism centre honours legacy of murdered reporter
Journalists from competing media joined forces to create the Investigative Centre of Jan Kuciak to continue uncovering international organised crime
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 20/03/19Local Democracy Reporters supply 850 regional titles with public interest stories
A year after the launch, three strands of the BBC's Local News Partnership give regional newsrooms a lifeline in hard times
Posted by Jacob Granger on 13/02/19Advice from ABC News: how to get started with satellite journalism
Mark Doman is at the heart of ABC News' satellite journalism. In this Q&A he runs through the essentials to using satellite imagery in investigations
Posted by Jacob Granger on 16/01/19Quartz AI Studio launches an open-source platform to help journalists use machine learning
The US publisher offers reporters with no coding skills a set of free tools to help them write better data-driven stories
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 08/01/19How Reuters uses robots to analyse data and humans to tell the stories
Reg Chua, executive director at Reuters, explains how the news agency's 'cybernetic newsroom' relies on the combined strenghts of machines and human journalists to create richer editorial for its audiences
Posted by Jacob Granger on 12/11/18With local investigative journalism increasingly under threat, do we need new business models for news?
Something needs to change to sustain local democracy campaigns like #makethemcount says Megan Lucero, director of the Bureau Local, speaking at News Impact Summit Cardiff
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 25/10/18The Economist's print edition launches a dedicated data journalism page for better visual storytelling
'Graphic detail' will publish stories through charts, maps and infographics in the newspaper
Posted by Caroline Scott on 23/10/18'The greatest data project you’ve never heard of': inside the Yemen Data Project
The open-source initiative gathers unofficial data on air strikes, pushing for transparency on the Yemen conflict
Posted by Giulia Dessi on 23/10/18How BBC Africa Eye used open-source tools to debunk myths around that video of murder in Cameroon
"We went back to the basics of journalism – where did it happen, when did it happen, and who was responsible?"
Posted by Caroline Scott on 19/10/18POLITICO Europe launches Pro Intelligence platform to empower reporting on EU policies
A database of 24 million votes and 16,000 legislators allows professionals to keep tabs on EU policy and Brexit negotiations with the new premium service product
Posted by Marcela Kunova and Jacob Granger on 17/10/18Tip: The best databases for enticing content
Bookmark these top data-rich sites for journalists
Posted by Beth Andralojc on 01/10/18Need to catch up? Here's your weekly journalism news update
We discuss: Capital Gazette shootings, data journalism in Brazil, inside the BuzzFeed investigations unit, and 3 free apps for editing photographs on the go
Posted by Caroline Scott on 29/06/18Data journalists, unite! How data journalism is evolving in Brazil
A growing community of data journalists, programmers and hackers put collaboration before competition to push authorities towards transparency
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 26/06/18Data sharing is caring: BBC boosts local news output through its Shared Data Unit
The broadcaster brings together over 700 regional media outlets and helps them use data to tell local democracy stories
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 22/06/18Need to catch up? Here's your weekly journalism news update
We discuss: Latest research from Ofcom, reporting mental illness responsibly, po.et's new blockchain tools, the BBC's Shared Data Unit Project and Scootercaster's work on wheels
Posted by Caroline Scott on 22/06/18Next >
Five key courses for journalists in September
We are organising courses in data journalism, iPhone reporting, open data for journalists and creating a buzz on social media
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 31 July 2013#ijf13: Data journalism pointers and Excel starter tips
Some tips on using Excel for journalistic research
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 24 April 2013#PPAdigital: Paul Bradshaw's five principles of data management
Journalism academic Paul Bradshaw sets out principles for using data for journalism or for analysing audience data for commercial purposes
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 26 September 2012Tool of the week for journalists: Datawrapper, for quick data visualisations
A data journalism visualisation tool as recommended by Simon Rogers of the Guardian's Datastore
Posted by Sarah Marshall on 29 June 2012Data journalism competition open to entries
The Knight News Challenge has entered its second phase and is now accepting applications concerned with the 'collecting, processing and visualising of data'
Posted by Daniel Bentley on 31 May 2012#GEN2012: 'Trolls' can become an asset in data journalism projects
The creator of a data-driven fact-checking tool for the French presidential election says data journalists should welcome having their own work fact-checked by readers - and says 'trolls' who question your methodology can become an asset
Posted by Paul McNally on 30 May 2012#followjourn - @smfrogers Simon Rogers/data journalist
Who? Simon Rogers Where? Simon Rogers is editor of the Guardian Datablog and Datastore. Hear him speak about open data in this week’s podcast. Twitter? @smfrogers Just as we like to supply you with fresh and innovative tips, we are recommending journalists to follow online too. Recommended journalists can be from any sector of the [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 4 May 2012#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - interactive map tutorial for local election coverage
Any journalists reporting on the local elections may like to try out this interactive Google map tutorial for visualising council ward boundaries, on the Online Journalism Blog. The guide to creating a ward map was created by journalist Daniel Bentley. Tipster: Rachel McAthy If you have a tip you would like to submit to us [...]
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 3 May 2012#ODCC - Open data and the 'new digital fields of exchange'
A round-up of some of the discussion held at the first open data cities conference in Brighton
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 20 April 2012#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - data journalism inspiration
A Storify by Mindy McAdams featuring data journalism examples
Posted by Rachel Bartlett on 3 April 2012
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The art of working with whistleblowers
As the EU passes new laws to protect those who report wrongdoing, veteran investigative journalists share their advice on collaborating with whistleblowers
Posted by Periklis Iakovidis/Marcela Kunova on 18/04/19