News maps allow users to explore coverage of Toronto neighbourhoods
Maps allow readers to compare the perception of how news is covered in their neighbourhood against the reality.
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New site dedicated to telling stories with data
Earlier this year, friends and colleagues Zach Gallinger and Arik Motksin launched 10and3, a site dedicated entirely to telling stories through data.
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On the ethics of web scraping and data journalism
Web scraping is useful for helping journalists handle large amounts of information, but ethical guidelines don’t yet address how to use this data reporting tool.
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A journalist’s guide to web scraping
As public institutions publish more data online, web scraping has become a useful tool for reporters who want to sift through large amounts of information.
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Some lessons learned at the 2015 Open Data Summit
In this era of information abundance, journalists should now be keeping spreadsheets, not just notes.
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5 journalists debunk myths about data reporting
Think you need to be a math genius or coding savant to produce compelling data stories? Think again.
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5 lessons about rumour journalism from Craig Silverman’s Tow Center report
“Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content” examines the newsroom practices that lead to spreading misinformation when reporting on unverified claims.
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Learn how to turn data into maps that tell stories
Geographer and informatics consultant Hugh Stimson on the tools and approaches that make for great data stories.
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Vancouver Sun’s Chad Skelton wins Data Journalism Award
Skelton won the Data Journalism Award for best individual portfolio.
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When data journalism projects take unexpected turns
Carleton University journalism students undertook an ambitious project to data map all the funding announced in 2013 by the federal government. J-Source publisher and Carleton journalism professor Christopher Waddell explains how his students worked with CBC to complete the project and the bumps along the road and his students write about the challenges they encountered.