Presentation for a workshop at the BBC Data Journalism Day, July 2012

1. Scraping the
Olympics
Paul Bradshaw, author: Scraping for Journalists
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Leanpub.com/scrapingforjournalists

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Scraping basics
Combining data
Finding stories in data
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4. Function (Parameters)
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5. Function (Parameters)
=SUM(A2:A50)
=AVERAGE(B2:B300)
=COUNTIF(A10:A3000,”Smith”)
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6. (“string”, index)
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7. Tip: search for
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8. Tip: search for structure
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12. Combining data
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Question:
Which torchbearers are
from Dorset?
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Finding leads:
Corporate torchbearers?
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27. New entries - or
disappearing ones
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32. Leanpub.com/scrapingforjournalists
@paulbradshaw
onlinejournalismblog.com
helpmeinvestigate.com
slideshare.net/onlinejournalist
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linkedin.com/in/onlinejournalist