Maps allow readers to compare the perception of how news is covered in their neighbourhood against the reality. H.G. WatsonH.G. Watson was J-Source’s managing editor from 2015 to 2018. She is a journalist based in Toronto. You can learn more about her at hgwatson.com.
Earlier this year, friends and colleagues Zach Gallinger and Arik Motksin launched 10and3, a site dedicated entirely to telling stories through data. Many
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. Many
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. Many
In this era of information abundance, journalists should now be keeping spreadsheets, not just notes. Many
Think you need to be a math genius or coding savant to produce compelling data stories? Think again. Many
“Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content” examines the newsroom practices that lead to spreading misinformation when reporting on unverified claims. Many
Geographer and informatics consultant Hugh Stimson on the tools and approaches that make for great data stories. Many
Skelton won the Data Journalism Award for best individual portfolio. Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education. She was the associate editor for J-Source from 2013-2014.
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.…