Data Journalism

Data-Driven iJournalism:y t e l l i n g . Approaches to nteractive stor Aron Pilhofer, The New York Times

Beautiful Data Some newsrooms are already beginning to retool ... to prepare for a future in which data becomes a medium . How can traditional narratives be fused with sophisticated, interactive information displays? ~ Geoff McGhee, “Journalism in the Age of Data”

Beautiful Data

Beautiful Data I am not talking here about statistics or numbers in general, because those are nothing new to journalists. When I talk about data, I mean information that can be processed by computers. ~ Paul Bradshaw

Beautiful Data We need to do better.

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Beautiful Data Data begins the journey.

Beautiful Data It’s not the end.

Beautiful Data ?

Beautiful Data Data must tell me something.

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Beautiful Data Data that’s useful...

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Beautiful Data Data I can trust (and check).

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Beautiful Data Data that answers the question ...

Beautiful Data So what?

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Beautiful Data Data that tells the truth.

Beautiful Data Data that doesn’t lie.

Beautiful Data Aron Pilhofer, The New York Times aron@nytimes.com (212) 556-5849 Twitter: @pilhofer Web: aronpilhofer.com

Data Journalism

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