VIDEO: How automation played a central role in data journalism — and is now...
Automation was key to the work of data journalism pioneers such as Adrian Holovaty — and it’s becoming increasingly central once again. This video, made for students on the MA in Data Journalism at...
View ArticleFAQ: What are the professional boundaries in data journalism teams?
In this latest post in the FAQ series, I’ve been asked to help answer a question on “the distribution of work between journalist, data analyst and designer” in data journalism. Boundaries in data...
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How to investigate companies: recommendations from Graham Barrow
Graham Barrow has worked to prevent money laundering and fraud for decades — in recent years working with journalists to investigate companies. In a guest post he shares his tips with Tony Jarne on...
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How to combine two datasets to put a story into context (book extract)
This is an extract from Finding Stories in Spreadsheets. Get the book here. One of the most common challenges in a data-driven story is combining two sets of data — such as events and populations — to...
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I’ve updated the Inverted Pyramid of Data Journalism — and brought together...
It’s over a decade since I published the Inverted Pyramid of Data Journalism. The model has been translated into multiple languages, taught all over the world, and included in a number of books and...
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Olaya Argüeso: “Data journalism stories, when they are done, are really easy...
Photo: Ivo Mayr, CORRECTIV.Europe The CORRECTIV.Europe project, founded by German investigative media outlet Correctiv, aims to help local journalists publish data stories who wouldn’t otherwise have...
View ArticleVIDEO: How to plan an investigation or large editorial project
Planning an investigation, or any larger editorial project, raises its own particular challenges — but if you know where to look, you can find resources that are especially useful in anticipating and...
View ArticleFAQ: Ethical dilemmas around the use of generative AI in reporting
In this latest post in the FAQ series, I’ve been asked to help answer a question on the “ethical dilemmas faced by news organisations when considering the use of AI in reporting stories“. A good place...
View ArticleVIDEO: Using ChatGPT and generative AI tools in journalism
A few months ago I delivered a webinar for the European Data Journalism Network and DataNinja about the range of ways that journalists can use ChatGPT and other generative AI tools — from idea...
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Explainers — explained (unpublished extract from the Online Journalism Handbook)
Explainers are one of the most widely used forms of ‘evergreen’ content. In this unpublished extract from the latest edition of the Online Journalism Handbook, removed due to word limit, I explore why...
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