> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://interhacktives.mymagic.page/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 6 sites that show why data is beta - URL: https://interhacktives.mymagic.page/best-news-sites-data-journalism-uk/ - Published: 2014-11-18T14:13:56.000Z - Updated: 2014-11-18T14:13:56.000Z - Author: Emily Shackleton - Tags: Data, Tips, Ampp3d, data, data journalism, Data Visualisation, Facebook, guardian, interactive journalism, social media, trinity mirror, Twitter, #Migrated-1793717950415, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-11-03 14:59 New to data journalism and keen to learn but unsure about the kind of stories you could uncover with numbers? Well worry not because the Interhacktives have collected the examples of experts in action so you don't have to. Here's a roundup in no particular order of the best news sites that use data journalism and data visualisation in the UK. ![Guardian Datablog Screen Shot 2014-11-17 at 13.46.07](http://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-13.46.07.png) ## Guardian Data Blog Data journalism is by no means a new trend. [*The Guardian* ](http://www.theguardian.com/uk?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)is cited as the first major publication to bring data journalism into digital era, with Simon Rogers launching the [Datablog](http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) in 2009. The blog covers everything from topics currently on the news agenda to general interest. This week saw a report on the [record levels of opium harvested in Afghanistan ](http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/nov/12/opium-harvest-afghanistan-record-levels-after-troop-withdrawal?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)and a visualisation about the [lives and reigns of Game of Thrones Targaryen kings](http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/nov/07/game-of-thrones-reigns-of-targaryen-kings-visualised?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page). *The Guardian's* Datablog is good for beginners as there tends to be a link to the source of their data on each article, enabling you to access the data and to use it for your own stories. ![Amp3d graph - We're eating more chocolate than there is in the world, "Predicted world chocolate deficit"](http://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-14.29.46.png) ## Ampp3d This arm of the [*The Mirror*](http://www.mirror.co.uk/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)is what its creator Martin Belam calls "socially shareable data journalism", the successor to his [*Buzzfeed* ](http://www.buzzfeed.com/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)*\-esque* site [*UsVSTh3m*.](http://usvsth3m.com/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) Launched last Christmas, after only eight weeks of building, [*Ampp3d*](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) is the tabloid perspective of data journalism. Stories this week included what makes the [Downton Abbey's perfect episode ](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/downton-abbeys-perfect-episode-data-4627389?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)and the [British city where people are most likely to have affairs](http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/ampp3d/british-city-people-most-likely-4616975?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page). Most importantly, perhaps, is that it's a site specifically designed for viewing and sharing on a mobile device. As Belam writes on his [blog](http://martinbelam.com/2014/how-we-built-ampp3d-in-eight-weeks/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page), 80+ per cent of traffic at peak commuting times comes from mobile, which the project aims to capitalise on this attention. ![i100 "The list" Screen Shot 2014-11-17 at 14.30.30](http://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-14.30.30.png) ## i100 [*i100* ](http://i100.independent.co.uk/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)is [*The Independent's*](http://www.independent.co.uk/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) venture into shareable data journalism. It takes stories from *The Independent* and transforms them into visual, interactive pieces of often data journalism. It also incorporates an upvote system to put the reader in charge of the site's top stories. The articles are easily shareable since social media integration is a core part of the reader's experience. To upvote an article, you have to log in with one of your social networks (currently Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Linkedin, Instagram or Yahoo). ![Bureau of Investigative Journalism homepage](http://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-14.31.06.png) ## Bureau of Investigative Journalism Championing journalism of a philanthropic kind, the data journalism of the[ Bureau of Investigative Journalism](http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) differs from most of the other publications on this list. Based at City University London, its focus is not on the visual presentation of data, but the producing of "indepth journalism" and investigations that aim to "educate the public about the abuses of power and the undermining of democratic processes as a result of failures by those in power". As a result, there is little visualisation and mostly straight reporting. For data journalists, though, its ['Get the Data' ](http://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/category/projects/drones/drones-graphs/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page)pieces are indispensable resources as they allow you to download the relevant Google spreadsheets that you could then turn into data visualisations. ![FT Datawatch: the world's stateless people screenshot](http://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Screen-Shot-2014-11-17-at-14.33.07.png) ## The FT The *Financial Times'* [Data blog](http://blogs.ft.com/ftdata/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) is one of the leading international news sources for data journalism and one of the UK's leading innovators in data visualisation. It creates pieces of interactive and data-driven journalism based on issues and stories around the world, which include everything from an interactive map showing [Isis' advances in Iraq](http://www.ft.com/ig/sites/2014/isis-map/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) to [UK armed forces' deaths since World War II.](http://blogs.ft.com/ftdata/2014/11/08/datawatch-uk-armed-forces-deaths-since-wwii/?Authorised=false&ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) It describes itself as a "collaborative effort" from journalists from inside the *FT,* occasionally accepting guest blogs. ![Bloomberg screenshot of homepage](http://www.interhacktives.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Bloomberg.jpg) ## Bloomberg [*Bloomberg*](http://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page) has perhaps some of the most impressive-looking data visualisations out of all the news sources mentioned. The emphasis on the aesthetic is immediately apparent since a zoomed-in version of each visualisation functions to draw a reader in on the homepage as opposed to a traditional headline/photo set up. Interactivity is the most defining feature of *Bloomberg's* data journalism. Many of its pieces rely on the reader to actively click on parts of the visualisation in order to reveal specific data. For example, its [World Cup Predictions and Results article ](http://www.bloomberg.com/visual-data/world-cup/?ref=interhacktives.mymagic.page#0,0,-1)requires the reader to select a game in order to see statistics and information about it.