Audience & Social
6 ways to battle against the Instagram algorithm
With Instagram's algorithms filtering our feed, here are 6 tips in order for your profile to still shine brightly and be seen by your followers.
data journalism
Data
How to Use Google Data Studio for Beginners
So you want to learn how to use Google Data Studio, but aren’t sure where to start? We have your back! Check out our essential guide for beginners.
Tips
13 Newsletters Digital Journalists Should Subscribe To
The thought of any more emails in an ever-replenishing inbox fills most journalists with dread. But with a bit of careful curation, newsletters are a great asset, helping keep you on top of the daily news, and giving you an edge in your morning meetings. Here at Interhacktives, we’
Data
12 data journalists you need to follow on Twitter
Data journalism is gaining importance in our day and age. Increasingly, readers look to data journalists for statistics and facts to find the ‘truth’ of a story.
Data
Data visualisation checklist: 7 things to check before you click 'publish'
We all know that data visualisations can really bring an article to life. However, I've learned from experience that it's easy to become so engrossed in making a data vis that you compromise the quality by overlooking key elements. Learn from my mistakes and make sure
Data
How to make it in data journalism - an Interhacktive guide
You're a budding data journalist and you’ve got your head around the basics - you've played around with Microsoft Excel, you’ve made a few charts here and there, and the thought of statistics doesn’t give you nightmares anymore. But looking for some guidance on
Data
A data journalism round-up from the Winter Olympics
With the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in full flow, we skate our way through the best examples of data journalism that have caught Interhacktives' eye over the past week.
Events
Upcoming journalism events you need to know about (Feb - April)
Looking to network and improve your professional knowledge through data and digital journalism events? Worry not; Interhacktives has done all the research for you. Here's list of unmissable events taking place from February to April you can pop into your diary. Stay tuned as we'll be
News
Five things we learned from The Times' Build The News
Unlike the past few years when Build the News focused on hacky concepts and newsroom tools, last weekend’s event went back to basics— telling a story. University students, under the guidance of The Times’ journalists, coders, developers and data analysts, set out to build and tell their stories in
Events
City hosts BBC News Labs’ University Challenges
The first City University London Hackathon will take place this weekend as part of the BBC News Labs’ University Challenges. Organised by BBC News Labs & Connected Studio in collaboration with City, the event brings together 23 participants from the university’s Journalism and Computer Science programmes. The goal, according
Data
Why you should apply to the Data Journalism Awards 2016
Are you a journalist with a data-driven project you are proud of? Apply to the Data Journalism Awards (DJAs) 2016 now The Data Journalism Awards are the biggest competition to reward the world's best data journalism. Submission is open until 10 April 2016. Interhacktives is a proud
Data
Megan Lucero interview: 'all journalism will eventually be data journalism'
Hailing from a tiny Californian town, where the main mode of transport takes the literal measurement of horse power, Megan Lucero is quite the outlier. The energetic 27-year-old – who was remarkably promoted from intern to data editor at The Times and The Sunday Times in just four years