Teaching journalism? Teaching DATA journalism?
Share UPDATE: unfortunately I will not NOT be attending the AOP Data Journalism Forum – apologies ——— A definite echo of THIS post by Paul Bradshaw back in 2010, I wonder – who is teaching data journalism in 2012? I…
Current Projects – mystery clients, Olympics, forums and rockin’ maps!
ShareAfter a relatively quiet period, recently I’ve had a flurry of work and opportunities – and some very interesting ones at that. Excuse the lack of client names, but many of these are active projects. If you are interested in…
Data journalism: more than numbers and charts
Share I have been a Visiting Tutor at Birmingham City University on and off for more than a year, but today I experienced that mythical “sense of satisfaction” that teachers talk about. I held a short data visualization workshop…
The Age You’re Most Likely to Win a Brit Award
ShareChecking the latest data from the Brit Awards (courtesy of the Guardian Data Blog) is seems 24 is the age a musician is most likely to win a Brit Award Since 2005 12 awards have gone to pop stars at…
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Actors Working in Teams [infographic]
ShareSometimes I’ll start a data project, and duing the process one of several things may happen: I lose interest something more important comes along I realized it’s just not “working” The latter happened as I was working on a piece…
Who is my data idol?
ShareThere must be something in the water …. twice this week I have received emails from online journalism students asking for my thoughts on data journalism – and more specifically, my data idols. The first was an email from Germany…
Uni applications drop off – but which subject area is hardest hit?
ShareThanks to a hike in tuition fees, there has been a drop off in the numbers of people applying to UK universities, compared to the 2011 figures. Usefully, the Guardian has posted the numbers on their Datablog and I’m starting to…
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MP’s subsidized dining rooms [visualization]
ShareSo MP’s are expected to pay the equivalent of “high street pub” prices when buying food in the subsidized restaurant in House of Commons are they? (Telegraph) Let’s see if that’s the case. Taking 5 dishes mentioned in the article above…
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Dataviz – Junior Schools by Religious Denomination [visualization]
ShareInteractive map showing the distribution of faith schools across the UK Click to interact … Powered by Tableau
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