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The Post’s examination of race and segregation in the US is a definite highlight among recent data journalism projects. We spoke to the reporter behind the story to find out more about its creation.
‘The Revelator analyzed light pollution levels around the world, revealing the planet’s worst affected cities as well as the most light-polluted metropolitan areas, where development is mixed and diffused over massive distances’.
‘President Trump has signed an executive order to halt the family separation process he created, but at least 2,500 children have already been taken from their parents and sent to shelters in at least 15…
‘Today we’re introducing a new feature: you can now upload your own map files in Datawrapper to create Choropleth and Symbol maps’.
‘There are many ways to compare values. Depending on what you seek to understand, one method may be better than another. In this post, we’ll walk through some common methods and consider their uses’.
Reuters has an exceptionally strong track record of creating innovative data journalism projects and effective visualisations. We spoke to their data editor to find out how they do it.
‘Job prospects, savings, safety nets, life expectancy—the data show just how bad a mess they face’.
‘A common anxiety experienced by those starting out in data journalism (and indeed modern journalism more generally) is the worry of having so many things that you feel you should be learning about’.
‘Uncertainty information inherently makes visualizations more complex: it’s more data to show, and uncertainty quantification can be a complex process that results in numbers that are difficult to interpret’.
‘While it is far from a consensus, on both sides of the Atlantic the proposition that immigration amounts to a large-scale threat is gaining ground on the right of the political spectrum’.
A series of data boot camps is helping journalists in Asia connect with data scientists, medical doctors, and policy makers. What could others learn from this successful initiative?
‘Faced with a lack of official data, the activist group has gathered newspaper articles, NGO records and coastguard reports to collect details of the deaths of migrants travelling to Europe since the early 1990s’.
This in-depth investigation look at the strategy that the anti-narcotics police use in El Salvador, the role that gangs play, and the international drug routes through the country. (In Spanish)
‘Revisit every World Cup game as we chart shots, goals and final results across all matches’.
A collection of visualisations that use data, maps and audio to look at how refugees arrive in Europe. (In Spanish)
OpenVis Conf brought together people from around the world to learn about data visualisation, design, and analysis. Here are the highlights of the event.
This story examines why and how people have been killed by the French police over the past 40 years, as well as who the killed people were. (In French)
‘But ‘how to fix things around the house’ is only the tip of the iceberg. We looked at the top 100 ‘How Tos’ worldwide to see what else we desperately need help with’.
‘DIVE aims to let you work with your data and share results without writing a single line of code. Our system integrates state-of-the-art semi-automated visualization and statistical analysis functionality into a unified workflow’.
Take the test to see how your country would do in the Gender Equality World Cup. (In Spanish)
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