This is a quick look at what will be a more detailed presentation on Data Journalism for the PhDigital Bootcamp in the Media Innovation Lab in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Texas State University
4. Is Data Journalism new?
No… but some elements are
1) 1849, NY Tribune, Cholera outbreak
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6. Is Data Journalism new?
No… but some elements are
1) 1849, NY Tribune, Cholera outbreak
2) 1821, Manchester Guardian, cost of
education infographic
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8. Is Data Journalism new?
No… but some elements are
Three big changes with data journalism:
9. Is Data Journalism new?
No… but some elements are
Three big changes with data journalism:
1) Amount of data being generated
10. Is Data Journalism new?
No… but some elements are
Three big changes with data journalism:
1) Amount of data being generated
2) Online accessibility of data
11. Is Data Journalism new?
No… but some elements are
Three big changes with data journalism:
1) Amount of data being generated
2) Online accessibility of data
3) Ability to visualize/interact with it
13. 2 categories of data for stories:
1) Individual
(Home price, tax info, arrest record...)
14. 2 categories of data for stories:
1) Individual
(Home price, tax info, arrest record...)
2) Aggregate
(Statewide arrests, all citations in a city,
historical patterns on crime,
educational outcomes...)
18. 1,000 gigabytes = 1 terabyte
1,000 terabytes = 1 petabyte
1,000 petabytes = 1 exabyte
Every day, the digital world creates
2.5 EXABYTES of data…
2 ½ BILLION megabytes
25. Requesting data:
• FOIA
Freedom of Information Act (1966)
• TPIA
Texas Public Information Act (1993)
What data; who has it? Be specific
26. Search tips:
1) Google search “data”/”open data”;
2) Add “xls” or “csv” or “filetype:xls”
3) Settings; Advanced Search;
27. Search tips:
1) Google search “data”/”open data”;
2) Add “xls” or “csv” or “filetype:xls”
3) Settings; Advanced Search;
4) Search images, then view page;
5) Data Repositories (collections of
available data sources)