This document outlines a presentation about how visualizing data can help organizations. It discusses the basics of data journalism and visualization. The presentation covers getting started with resources and sources of data, presenting data effectively, and exploring health and social issue data sets from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and other sources. Attendees are asked to submit pitches about data stories they want to explore. The goal is to show how analyzing patterns in data can reveal insights and stories to inform the public.

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HOW VISUALIZING 70,000
BITS OF DATA CAN MAKE
YOUR ORGANIZATION A MEDIA
STAR

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Part 1: AGENDA
Introductions
To us...
Why data journalism/visualization?
The Basics
Getting Started w/ Resources & Sources
Presenting Data
A Day In the Life
Collecting Your Cards!
Give us a health or social issue, a city,
county, or state you want to explore.
Turning Data Into Narratives
RWJF Data Sets for Journalists
Secrets (?) from CityLab
Exploring USA-LEEP & the City Health Dashboard
How we got here
Pitch Time + Q&A

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PRESENTERS

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Part 2: Why data journalism?

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Defining data
journalism
● Authority
● Objectivity
● Transparency
● Clarity
● Pattern & Disparity Recognition
● Actionable

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What CityLab journalists are asking for...
Coastal metros are building more multi-family units than in the past, but it's still not enough.
Meanwhile, in some Sun Belt metros, new building outpaces jobs.

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LET’S GET
INTERACTIVE
IN
HERE!

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Please turn in your pitch!

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Part 3: How RWJF Uses Data

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City Health Dashboard
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EXPLORING 2 DATA SETS
Census Tract Data is all the rage...
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USA LEEP

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LET’S GET
INTERACTIVE
IN
HERE!

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RECAP Key Takeaway
Key Takeaway
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THANK YOU!