WHAT IS DATA

JOURNALISM?

TELLING

STORIES USING

NUMBERS

FINDING THE

BEST POSSIBLE

WAY TO TELL

STORIES

MAKING SENSE

OF THINGS

DATA JOURNALISM

ISN’T NEW

WHAT

CHANGED?

MORE OF IT

OPEN DATA

ROLE OF JOURNALIST

TOOLS

FIVE COMMON

KINDS OF

DATA

JOURNALISM

1. PRESENTING

THE FACTS

EXAMPLE: ER WAIT

WATCHER

2. DATA-DRIVEN

STORIES

EXAMPLE: AP ELECTION

RESULTS

3. LOCAL DATA

EXAMPLE: DC INCOME GAP

4. ANALYSIS AND

BACKGROUND

EXAMPLE: TEXAS TRIBUNE

ETHICS EXPLORER

5. DEEP

INVESTIGATIONS

EXAMPLE: MJS DEADLY

DELAYS