Data Journalism

DATA JOURNALISM Mitzi Lewis, Midwestern State University “ Geeks - The New Journalists” panel AEJMC 2011 conference AuguST 12, 2011

WHY DATA JOURNALISM?
“ Data-driven journalism is the future”
-Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
Source : http://www.guardian.co.uk/ media/2010/nov/22/data-analysis-tim-berners-lee

FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUARDIAN

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE – MORTALITY IN THE ARMY Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/aug/13/florence-nightingale-graphics#

DETROIT RIOTS Source: http://quod.lib.umich.edu

WHAT IS DATA JOURNALISM?
“ incomprehensibly enormous”
– Paul Bradshaw, data journalism trainer at the Guardian

WHAT IS DATA JOURNALISM?
Investigative research
Statistics
Design
Programming

Source: http://nmd.arkena.tv/012898356641464/go-figure

DATA JOURNALISM = A PROCESS Source: http://datadrivenjournalism.net/

IPEDS DATA CENTER

COMPARE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS

WHAT DATA WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACCESS?

CLICK ‘CONTINUE’

SELECT INSTITUTIONS

SELECT YOUR COMPARISON INSTITUTIONS

SELECT INSTITUTIONS BY VARIABLES

BROWSE/SEARCH VARIABLES

CLICK ‘+’ TO EXPAND VARIABLES

VARIABLES

MAKE SELECTION: YEARS AND COST OF ATTENDANCE

MAKE SELECTION: YEAR, STATE, AND SECTOR

VERIFY VARIABLES

SPECIFY VALUES TO DEFINE INSTITUTION GROUP

SPECIFY VALUES FOR INSTITUTION GROUP (VARIABLE = STATE)

SPECIFY VALUES FOR INSTITUTION GROUP (VARIABLE = SECTOR)

VERIFY SELECTIONS SAVED THEN CLICK ‘SUBMIT’

CHECK INSTITUTION LIST

VARIABLES AVAILABLE FOR EXTRACTION

SELECT VARIABLES

OUTPUT SPECIFICATION

CHOOSE TABLE NAME, VARIABLE SPECIFICATIONS, & OUTPUT FORMAT; CLICK ‘CONTINUE’

DOWNLOADED FILE

7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE DATA GEEKS
Document your processes
List source and date of download/access in files
Save original files
Use conceptual names
Use hierarchy when saving files
Save a working copy of your file and use it for your data analysis
Back up your data

QUESTIONS/ COMMENTS
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Twitter: @mitzilewis
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Data Journalism

by Mitzi Lewis on Aug 07, 2011

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