Data Journalism Basics: A Practical Guide • Fabiola Torres
In this masterclass video, Fabiola Torres, founder and director of Salud con Lupa, shares a practical approach to data journalism, starting not with tools, but with documents.
She explains how investigations often begin with access to information requests, and how journalists must build their own datasets from messy, fragmented sources like PDFs. Using simple tools like spreadsheets and keyword searches, she shows how to organize, analyze, and extract insights from large volumes of information.
This grounded, hands-on guide cuts through the hype to help: master the basics, trust your reporting instincts, and turn raw data into impactful investigations.
Credits:
- Interview: Sarah Ulrich
- Video Editing: Quentin Egloff
- Music: Lionel Marçal
- Filming: Ron Lopez, Reynald Ramirez, Hashim Hakeem
- Supervision and Coordination: Sandrine Rigaud
- Special Thanks: Glenn Chong
- With the support of The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung