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Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael J. Berens of The Seattle Times presents "Data Journalism 101," a three-hour, hands-on workshop for the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at the Excellence in Journalism Conference in Nashville, Tenn. on Sept. 4, 2014. Part 2 explores how to work with data in Excel, from sorting and filtering to calculating figures. For more business journalism training opportunities and resources, please visit http://businessjournalism.org.
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Data Journalism 101
Excellence in Journalism Conference 2014
Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism at ASU
Michael J. Berens – !e Seattle Times
Session Two: Working with Data Sort * Filter * Calculations
!e Tip � It’s hunting season, again, and your editor wants a daily story
about this seasonal rite of passage.
� What is the most common type of injury?
� What day was the deadliest for hunters?
� How often is impairment (drugs / alcohol) a factor?
� And dozens of other questions
� “Interview the data”
Hunting Database
Sorting
Filter
Pivot tables
!e Tip • Sources say that football coaches routinely earn higher
salaries than the most experienced teachers.
• Anecdotally, it appears to be true but other sources say it’s an isolated issue.
• How do you attack the story and QUANTIFY the issue conclusively – avoiding the he said, she said conundrum?
Calculations
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