num_pages: 242
description: When you combine the sheer scale and range of digital information now available with a journalists nose for news and her ability to tell a compelling story a new world of possibility opens up. With The Data Journalism Handbook youll 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 youll learn how data can be either the source of data journalism or a tool with which the story is toldor 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 sourcingExtract 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
language: English
title: The Data Journalism Handbook: How Journalists Can Use Data to Improve the News
publisher: O'Reilly Media