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7 female data journalists to look out for
These 7 female data journalists are making waves with their incredible work
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Media Innovation
Automation is journalists' companion, not competitor: Studies
Despite fear of losing jobs to machine, recent studies show that automation has brought many benefits for journalists.
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There but not there: How researchers and journalists get lost in data search
Ineffective data search tools have hindered researchers and data journalists from producing impactful works.
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Why is data journalism waning in South Korea?
Facing decreasing attention from outlets in a portal-oreinted media environment, South Korean data journalists seek change despite rapidly declining media outlets’ interest. Data journalism was introduced and spotlighted in Korea in the 2010s but has faced a crisis as media outlets recently eliminated their dedicated teams and key personnel
News
The journalists making sense of Omicron on Twitter
As the Omicron variant takes hold in the UK and Covid-19 threatens to 'cancel Christmas' for the second year running, it can feel like a difficult task to sift through all of the information (and misinformation) online. Here are five data journalists making sense of it all.
Audience & Social
Transform Google Sheets data into graphs with Canva
Canva has integrated Google Sheets, allowing users to transform data into eye-catching data visualisations.
News
How did they do that: Coronavirus tracker edition
Joely Santa Cruz speaks to Michael Simmons about how he built his Edinburgh Coronavirus Data website.
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Top 5 Data Visualisation Tools for Data Journalists
New to journalism and keen on data? Here's a list of the top 5 free visualisation tools to create stunning visual data.
News
RStudio Announces Virtual Conference
Coronavirus restrictions have led RStudio to cancel its in-person conference. On Twitter, the organisation announced that it will be holding its "first ever virtual event": rstudio::global(2021). The event focusing on "all things R and RStudio" will take place on January 21st, 2021. The
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Statistical Excellence in Journalism Awards: familiar faces among Royal Statistical Society's 2020 winners
The BBC and FT were prominent among the 2020 winners, and have historically dominated the awards
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Interview: Michael Goodier, Reach PLC data journalist
Michael Goodier, Google News Fellow 2017, explains his role as data journalist at Reach PLC.
Audience & Social
14 data journalism and data visualisation Instagram accounts to follow
While Twitter is a journalist’s playground trying to find individual journalists on Instagram can be testing. But Instagram is the perfect platform to showcase creative and visually stimulating data-driven journalism. Additionally, Instagram's interactive tools make it more fun to engage with news. If you are interested