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Story telling | New Perspectives in Communication | Big Data
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Russia and Ukraine's Military Strength: Same Data, Different Visualizations
The military strength of Russia and Ukraine can have different visualizations. We consider here the …
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The Visualizations of the Tension Between Russia and Ukraine
The media have focused their attention on the tension between Russia and Ukraine. Their graphics and …
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Numbers in the newsroom
Five tips on numbers and figures that can take your research to another level.
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The 30-Day Map Challenge 2021 highlights
In the fifth issue of our Data Journalism newsletter, we announced the #30DayMapChallenge 2021 in …
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Empowering Women to Join the Data Revolution
Speakers from diverse geographies and sectors discuss the critical role of women in the use of data …
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Better Protection for Journalists Is Urgently Needed
Harassment and massive digital attacks on reporters are on the rise but are still not sufficiently …
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Attacks on press freedom in Asia
We covered the event "Press in Government's Crosshairs: Persecuted Media in Pakistan and Hong Kong" …
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Do Journalists "Hide Behind" Sources When They Use Numbers in the News?
Recommended article. We analyzed the article by Mark Coddinton and Seth Lewis published in NiemanLab …
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Root cause analysis: what it is, what it is for and how does it work?
We tell you what root cause analysis is, how and when you can use it.
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What is data visualization?
"What numbers cannot communicate in a table becomes visible and intelligible when communicated …
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What is data cleaning?
We told you the essential elements to organize and clean your data, the Tidy structure, and why we …
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What is the main reason for using data visualization tools?
Why and for what purposes to use data visualization tools.
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The best visualizations of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
We made a selection of the best visualizations of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Maps, medal tables, …
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How to visualize the Olympic Games? Bloomberg's example for Tokyo 2020
We analyzed Bloomberg's data journalism special on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which features …
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What is an infographic?
We explain what an infographic is and how we can communicate data through this graphic tool.
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5 tools for transcribing interviews and audios
How long did it take you to transcribe an interview or audio the last time you worked on one of your …
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5 must-read books on data visualization
A selection of books on data visualization and its trends.
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Online tools to create your own website
A selection of easy-to-use website-building tools can help you create your website to share your …
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Data-driven journalism: Visualizing the lie vs. revealing the truth.
Recommended article. Milagros Salazar defends the idea that a methodology to handle data must be …
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"When graphics are a matter of life and death" by Hannah Fry
We summarize Hannah Fry's article published in The New Yorker on how revolutionary graphs and data …
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6 Tools for converting files to open and reusable format
Discover 6 tools for converting closed files into open data, which you can use for your stories and …
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6 tools to make infographics
We show you a selection of six handy tools to create infographics.
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How is an algorithmic bias composed?
Algorithms and codes developed by humans get as much or more wrong than we do, but how do they work?
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How to do fact-checking journalism?
The task of fact-checking is demanding and in the face of the era of disinformation and fake news, …
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Privacy is Power: Why and How You Should Take Back Control of Your Data
Review. This book written by Carissa Véliz raises awareness about the dangers of the new data …
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Bring data to life
The job of a data journalist is to find stories in the data and in the numbers. What matters is not …
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5 tools for creating interactive maps
If you need to create a map, you should check this tools.
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6 films to learn about journalism
Here are six films that talk about journalism, question it, criticize it and give some food for …
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Deep fake and other threats against the truth
Do you know what a deep fake is? This technology, which can be fun, carries some risks that we will …
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Machines vs. Humans: Is technology the answer to everything?
We review the opinions of journalists and authors on this question.
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Protect your data by protecting your passwords
We show you how to create and manage secure passwords to protect your projects.
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Storytelling with Data
We look at author Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic's recommendations for creating good stories with data.
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The 4 Google Earth features nobody told you about
All journalists must respond to the 5W, better known as the what, who, where, when, and why. Google …
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More charts more readers: coronavirus visual stories
How two international publications used charts, graphics and data visualization to reach a wider …
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