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The Bureau Local held a hack day in five cities to investigate voter power ahead of the UK election
'We're in this era when people read numbers and notice a disconnect, so how does that actually affect their individual lives and those of various communities?'
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 14/06/17Tip: Advice for making use of hyperlocal data journalism
How can data journalism become a bigger part of local reporting?
Posted by Jessica Graf on 02/06/17Tip: Bookmark this advice to get started with data journalism
Check out this advice for everything from managing spreadsheets to collecting and cleaning data
Posted by Jessica Graf on 28/04/17Tip: Remember this advice for understanding the origin of data used in your reporting
Many people take statistics, pie charts and other data sources at face value, but how can you make sure the information included is reliable?
Posted by Jessica Graf on 31/03/17Norwegian weekly newspaper Kommunal Rapport uses data journalism to build its digital presence
Since 2010, the title has increased its turnover by 40 per cent as a result of transforming into a digital-first news outlet
Posted by Caroline Scott on 22/03/17Tip: Bookmark this list of data journalism resources from NICAR
Here's a list of presentations, tutorials and tools mentioned at the 2017 NICAR conference
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 15/03/17Tip: 18 ways to make data visualisations more mobile-friendly
Check out this list of tips from WSJ and FT at Journalism.co.uk's newsrewired conference
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 20/02/17Finding stories in data: Intermediate Excel skills for digging deeper
One-day course: Learn powerful spreadsheet analysis skills for everyday data-driven reporting
Posted by on 09/02/17Survey: Journalists can now have their say on access to UK Government data
How do you use data from gov.uk and how could the process be improved?
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 11/01/17Tip: How a Washington Post reporter mapped American infrastructure
Tim Meko explained the workflow he used to create the maps in an interview with Storybench
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 15/12/16Tip: How to get started with scraping data
Learn a sought after skill with this helpful how-to guide
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 12/12/16Making data stories more personal: Highlights from Data Journalism UK
The first edition of Data Journalism UK discussed the current landscape of data journalism in the UK and what journalists can do to make data stories more engaging
Posted by Benjamin Cooley on 29/11/16Tip: 6 pointers for effective data visualisations from Google
Check out this advice to help you create captivating data stories
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 24/11/16Training courses for February's newsrewired are now available
The newsrewired training day on 9 February takes a look at finding stories in data, what makes a video succeed, and how to build communities online
Posted by Catalina Albeanu on 07/11/16'The story doesn't end with a spreadsheet' – Advice for journalists working with data
How can reporters avoid the dangers of working with data?
Posted by Caroline Scott on 04/11/16How reporters can overcome the challenges of working with data
Highlights from the Big Data: Dangers on Journalism's New Frontline panel at the 2016 Kurt Schork Awards
Posted by Caroline Scott on 01/11/16Investigation tips from two student journalists who worked on Panama Papers
Research skills, collaboration and including a human element in the story are all essential when working on a data journalism investigation
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 18/10/16How journalism students helped on the Panama Papers investigation
Data skills matter, but guidance, collaboration and a genuine interest in the topic you're investigating are key
Posted by Mădălina Ciobanu on 11/10/16Get with the program: The benefits of coding skills in the newsroom
Learning HTML, CSS and JavaScript may not be glamorous, but programming knowledge can help you engage audiences in different ways
Posted by Caroline Scott on 30/09/16Next >
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
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Tool for journalists: Enigma Public, for finding and analysing public datasets
This free platform lets users explore public datasets to find the information they need for their next project or investigation
Posted by Caroline Scott on 21/06/17