data journalism
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Data is becoming more important for journalists and having a good framework for finding, sorting and using numbers in the newsroom is now essential.

IJNet's Alexandra Ludka put together the best tips from a speech by Virginia Commonwealth University professor Jeff South into a guide to help journalists get their data organised.

The recommendations include useful databases for finding stories, tools for cleaning up your spreadsheets, as well as advice for better understanding data.

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