Toolbox
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The type of tools and technology available for reporters is evolving all the time, so those looking to improve their use of data for storytelling can find the number of choices out there overwhelming sometimes.

What works best for one journalist might not work for another, so workflows can differ greatly between colleagues.

Duc Quang Nguyen, a data journalist and project manager at swissinfo.ch, has complied a list of tools and programmes which he uses to clean, analyse and visualise data, in an article from the Global Investigative Journalism Network.

In reviewing his own toolkit, he shares his workflow in the hope that other data-driven journalists will share theirs and offer any useful tips in return.

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