"Taking a hands-on and holistic approach to data, Data + Journalism provides a complete guide to reporting data-driven stories.
This book offers insights into data journalism from a global perspective, including datasets and interviews with data journalists from countries around the world. Emphasized by examples drawn from frequently updated sets of open data posted by authoritative sources like the FBI, Eurostat and the US Census Bureau, the authors take a deep dive into data journalism’s ""heavy lifting"" – searching for, scraping and cleaning data. Combined with exercises, video training supplements and lists of tools and resources at the end of each chapter, readers will learn not just how to crunch numbers but also how to put a human face to data, resulting in compelling, story-driven news stories based on solid analysis.
Written by two experienced journalists and data journalism teachers, Data + Journalism is essential reading for students, instructors and early career professionals seeking a comprehensive introduction to data journalism skills."
By:
Mike Reilley,
Samantha Sunne
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 421g
ISBN: 9781032225913
ISBN 10: 1032225912
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 30 December 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction Chapter 1: Acquiring Data Chapter 2: Searching the Deep Web Chapter 3: Scraping Data Chapter 4: Cleaning Data Chapter 5: Basic Spreadsheets Chapter 6: Advanced Spreadsheets and R Chapter 7: Writing a Data Story Chapter 8: SQL Chapter 9: Scraping Social Media Chapter 10: Data Visualization Chapter 11: Ethics, Trust, Transparency and Posting Data Online Chapter 12: Math for Journalists: Writing with Numbers
Mike Reilley teaches data and digital journalism at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He founded the digital resources site JournalistsToolbox.org in 1996 and continues to update it today for the Society of Professional Journalists. Samantha Sunne teaches data and digital techniques to journalists at universities and other groups including the Society of Professional Journalists, Hunter College-CUNY and Investigative Reporters and Editors. She is a long-time journalism freelancer specializing in data and investigative stories.
