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Scoop: WJChat - First Global Journo Webchat
On 13 November, the Online Journalism Association (ONA) organised WJChat, the first international web chat for journalists.
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Joseph Stashko interview: 'Infographics aren't data journalism'
You’re the Digital News Development Editor at The Times and The Sunday Times. What exactly does that mean - what do you do on a day-to-day basis? Lots of different things. The digital team at The Times has expanded a fair bit recently - we've got a
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Welcome back!
Here's saying hello from us 3rd gen interhacktives!
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Interviewed: Claire Miller, senior data journalist at Trinity Mirror
Newly appointed senior data journalist at Trinity Mirror, Claire Miller, spares the time to answer some questions.
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Top Ten Tools for Data Journalism
Data journalism is ever-evolving and so are the tools of the trade. Aside from Microsoft Excel (which I’ve blogged about here and here), these are the tools which are, in my opinion, the most useful for data journalism at the moment. Google Fusion Tables The gateway drug for
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Making data accessible: interview with Nick Scott from import.io
Import.io aims to make extracting data from the internet incredibly simple. This demo on import.io’s website shows it is as easy as highlighting an example of the bits of data you want from the website and the algorithm sorting out the rest. It launched last October at
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Mapped: England's cancer prevalence by PCT (2011)
I decided to experiment with Google Fusion Tables after my past Google Heatmap attempts, and create a map which was much more interactive. I submitted Freedom of Information requests to the Department of Health and other governmental organisations for information on cancer rates by primary care trust (PCT) or other
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Data, social media and elections, an account by a Transparency International insider
There is no NGO with bigger global acclaim in the fight against corruption, no matter where it is, than Transparency International. The organization turns 20 years old this month and it has tried in the last few years to adapt by monitoring not only what documents and officials say, but
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Who did it best? Data coverage of the 2013 local elections
Yesterday the final results were in for Thursday’s 2013 council elections, and true to form some of the biggest media publications were not content with simply stating by numbers which councils had won or lost seats (à la the less than inspiring Independent and Spectator’s election results run-
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Ladies Who Code: Interview with co-founder Angie Maguire
Ladies Who Code began in 2011 and is a collective of professional coders meeting to share knowledge and ideas. Two Mint Digital employees saw an opportunity to bring people who use code in their jobs, or who are just pretty damn good at it, together to create awesome stuff. Since
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Top tips for building digital loyalty from Kate Day, Mark Johnson and Christian Broughton
Over the course of the year we have been privileged to hear insights from many working journalists, community managers and social media editors. Here are some of the best...