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Basic Data Journalism Tips for Editors
At the NICAR22 conference in Atlanta, Georgia, journalism trainer MaryJo Webster offered a series of basic tips for editors who have little to no data analysis skills.
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Tips for Investigating Hate Crimes and Violence When Government Data Sources Fail
Journalist Rachel Chitra used news reports to build a database on hate crimes and violence in India. Here she gives tips for reporters facing a data gap, and offers lessons learned from her research about how journalists can reliably step in to gather, clean, and publish data when the government fails to keep track of important information.
Data Journalism
New Data Tools and Tips for Investigating Climate Change
Wondering how to investigate climate change and where to find the best data? At a recent conference, science reporters from BuzzFeed News, NPR, and ProPublica shared tips on little-known data sources that can make climate change stories both easier to report and understand.
Reporting Tools & Tips
How Journalists Tracked Down Missing Data to Change the Conversation on Homelessness
Maeve McClenaghan realized no one was collecting the relevant data to build a nationwide picture of how many homeless people were dying across the UK, sparking an 18-month investigation involving a network of over 1,000 contributors.