In this TEDx talk by Simon Rogers of the Guardian, one of the real exemplars in data journalism (see their Datablog, including their nice approach to Dr. Who villains and many weightier subjects), Rogers compares the ease of data journalism to punk: anyone can do it. The ease of new tools, such as Many Eyes, … Read more Democratization of Journalism
Your favorite author’s new masterpiece in beta? Hiptype provides some really interesting analytics on e-books (sorry, not print). What chapters do users read? Where do you lose them? How many buy the book after reading the sample? Collecting both demographic info and reading habits in a small app, Hiptype supports “data-driven publishing.” Aside from the … Read more Moby Dick in Beta?
Francesco Franchi gets it right. He has a strong vision for infographics — for data journalism — and he knows that at the foundation is good data and good storytelling. Francesco Franchi: On Visual Storytelling and New Languages in Journalism from Gestalten on Vimeo Recently, I’ve been following a discussion on LinkedIn about whether … Read more Not Just Pretty