Data journalism 
BBC Shared Data Unit inspires data journalism teams across the UK to collaborate on public interest stories
As the training scheme returns for 2020, Newsquest and JPI Media journalists are learning new data skills to better serve their local communities
Posted by Jacob Granger on 21/11/19Dmitry Shishkin, chief content officer of Culture Trip, on converting subscribers, evergreen content and automated commissioning
Ahead of the Newsrewired conference, Shishkin talks about what news publishers can learn from his career change into the world of travel content and production
Posted by Jacob Granger on 13/11/19AI-powered journalism: a time-saver or an accident waiting to happen?
'Automated journalism' generates news faster and in more detail than ever before, but it also gives rise to bias and erroneous reporting
Posted by Daniel Green on 11/11/19"Artificial intelligence is not the future - it is happening right now"
Cardiff University is introducing a new module to prepare journalism students for working with AI tools while teaching critical thinking to ward them off over-relying on machine learning
Posted by Amy Batt and Jacob Granger on 11/11/19Keynote speaker Dmitry Shishkin, chief content officer at Culture Trip, joins Newsrewired
Join us on 27 November in London to learn how to leverage data, automation and machine learning to engage with your audience
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 04/11/19How can news organisations drive reader habits?
Here are three main takeaways from the Digital Media Summit around experimenting with news products that make audience come back for more
Posted by Mary-Katharine Phillips on 25/10/19The state of information in global newsrooms: tools and tech on the rise, but digital not the answer to everything
A new report by the International Center for Journalists shows that although the number of journalists using social media verification tools has doubled in two years, newsrooms still lack tech specialists
Posted by Jacob Granger on 17/10/19Q&A: Lyndsey Jones, executive editor at the Financial Times on what you will need to succeed in the newsroom of the 2020
Ahead of the Newsrewired conference, Jones talks about how the publisher is preparing its reporters for the new decade and what it takes to make your newsroom thrive in the digital age
Posted by Jacob Granger on 30/09/19Tool for journalists: Credder, for ranking credible and non-credible articles
This new Google Chrome plug-in allows news readers to rate pieces of journalism out of five and give the reasons why - producing a 'mould vs gold' leaderboard of journalists and news outlets
Posted by Jacob Granger on 25/09/19Tip: Set up a data unit in your newsroom
Use these five tips on how to teach yourself and others to get going with data journalism
Posted by Jacob Granger on 23/09/19Get ready for the newsroom of 2020
Wondering what journalism may look like in the next decade? What data skills or foreign languages you may need to learn? Join us at Newsrewired to find out
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 20/09/19Weekly journalism news update: Citizen journalism, tackling misinformation and Google algorithms
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Posted by Daniel Green on 13/09/19New grassroots group aims to bridge the gap between tech and newsrooms
Hack the Press helps journalists understand technology through expert talks and hands-on experience of creating new tools
Posted by Daniel Green on 10/09/19'Speculative journalism': why telling fictionalised stories can help us understand reality
Climate statistics are alarming but hard to grasp. So 'climate fiction' tries to do what science news struggles with - make readers picture the future
Posted by Daniel Green on 22/08/19A journalist's guide to open-source tools
Here are some best picks for audio transcription and content verification - all for free
Posted by Jacob Granger on 04/07/19The Economist uses sports coverage to grow its audience
The business publisher took advantage of the lack of data-driven sports reporting in the UK to reach new readers and generate subscriptions
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 02/07/19Newsrooms that do not personalise content are missing out on 'vital' opportunities to grow
New survey found that while most journalists fear for the future of the industry, we are still not doing enough to make the profession sustainable
Posted by Daniel Green on 01/07/19Robot journalists revive hyperlocal communities left behind by declining regional media
“In most cases, the choice is not between a well-written text by a human journalist, or an automated article produced by a robot. The choice is between a robot text, or no text at all”
Posted by Marcela Kunova on 24/06/19Can user rating help news brands regain audience trust?
Publishers scrutinise their website traffic and clicks but rarely look at why readers lose trust and stop engaging with their content. US startup Credder may have a solution
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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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Weekly journalism news update: design thinking, mobile journalism for local news and UK data units
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Posted by Daniel Green on 22/11/19