The Data Journalism Handbook: How Journalists Can Use Data to Improve the News (1)

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Synopsis
When you combine the sheer scale and range of digital information now available with a journalist’s "nose for news" and her ability to tell a compelling story, a new world of possibility opens up. With The Data Journalism Handbook, you’ll explore the potential, limits, and applied uses of this new and fascinating field.This valuable handbook has attracted scores of contributors since the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation launched the project at MozFest 2011. Through a collection of tips and techniques from leading journalists, professors, software developers, and data analysts, you’ll learn how data can be either the source of data journalism or a tool with which the story is told—or both.Examine the use of data journalism at the BBC, the Chicago Tribune, the Guardian, and other news organizationsExplore in-depth case studies on elections, riots, school performance, and corruptionLearn how to find data from the Web, through freedom of information laws, and by "crowd sourcing"Extract information from raw data with tips for working with numbers and statistics and using data visualizationDeliver data through infographics, news apps, open data platforms, and download links
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
242 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781449330026
Related ISBNs:
9781449330033, 9781449330064, 9781449330040
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
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Copyrighted By:
The Open Knowledge Foundation, European Journalism Centre
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Computers and Internet, Language Arts, Communication
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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