big data, little newsroom
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Big Data Projects, SmNewsroom
Emma Carew Grovum || @emmacarew
bit.ly/dataslides
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This session is NOT about th
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3 things that are true
Every story can be a data story.Every journalist can be a data journalist.
Every newsroom can produce kick-ass d
journalism projects.
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With every data project:
Ask what the goal is Drive traffic
Social sharing/virality
Public edification Social justice
New editorial product
Win awards
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What challenge is your newsroo
facing?
We dont know where to get data/whawith the data we do have
We dont have the resources to do int
data analysis
We dont have the in-house tools/skill
for a big fancy presentation
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Get your staff in a
data state of mind
h/t to MaryJo We
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Everyone needs to have ide
(and, anyone can have a data
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In a small newsroom, data pro
are successful when everyone w
& produces at the top of their
level.
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In the beginning, emphasis
Skills over Tools
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But then, do pick some tools a
style, and stick to them.
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On every data project, someo
should always be learning
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Always be graphing: everyone
and should contribute to visu
ideas
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Ask: whats the narrative? Howwe want the user to explore t
data? How are we communica
that to them?
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Common data project holdups
* Data is dirty* Story isnt focused
* Package has too many moving pieces
* Breaking news or daily news monopolitime of key players
* Lack of coordination
* Data is still dirty
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Data every day
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Sometimes data means math
* Percent change* Adjust for inflation
* Medians vs average
* Rates and ratios
Steve Doigs tipsheet: http://www.ibiblio.org/slanews/conferences/sla2005/programs/m
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Stay organized: Google CalenTrello, etc.
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Join NICAR, get on the email
http://www.i
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Stuff worth trying
Google RefineMySQL - SQLite
Piktochart
Google Fusion Tables
HighchartsDatawrapper
ScrapeSimilar
TableauInfogram
Trello
Panda Project
TileMillChartbuilder
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Great examples from small newshttp://exoplanets.newscientistapps.com/
http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-va
your-school-online/
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/numbers-lobbying-missouri
http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/06/03/Government-consultants-e
http://www.minnpost.com/crime#city/minneapolis/total
http://res.providencejournal.com/sports/assets/pages/redsox2013/
http://wcfcourier.com/app/crime_map/
https://github.com/csessig86/crime_map
http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/interactive/article/99999999/WIS08/130624067/IntExplore-where-boating-accidents-happen-Wisconsin-why?nclick_check=1
http://compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/04/22/Ministries-release-travel-costs-si
http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x1973694440/Sangamon-County-draws-workers-from-
http://compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/04/22/Ministries-release-travel-costs-since-2005/http://compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/04/22/Ministries-release-travel-costs-since-2005/http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/interactive/article/99999999/WIS08/130624067/Interactive-graphic-Explore-where-boating-accidents-happen-Wisconsin-why?nclick_check=1http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/interactive/article/99999999/WIS08/130624067/Interactive-graphic-Explore-where-boating-accidents-happen-Wisconsin-why?nclick_check=1http://res.providencejournal.com/sports/assets/pages/redsox2013/http://www.minnpost.com/crime#city/minneapolis/totalhttp://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-vaccines-look-up-your-school-online/http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x1973694440/Sangamon-County-draws-workers-from-long-distanceshttp://compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/04/22/Ministries-release-travel-costs-since-2005/http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/interactive/article/99999999/WIS08/130624067/Interactive-graphic-Explore-where-boating-accidents-happen-Wisconsin-why?nclick_check=1http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/interactive/article/99999999/WIS08/130624067/Interactive-graphic-Explore-where-boating-accidents-happen-Wisconsin-why?nclick_check=1https://github.com/csessig86/crime_maphttp://wcfcourier.com/app/crime_map/http://res.providencejournal.com/sports/assets/pages/redsox2013/http://www.minnpost.com/crime#city/minneapolis/totalhttp://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2013/06/03/Government-consultants-everywhere/http://news.stlpublicradio.org/numbers-lobbying-missourihttp://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-vaccines-look-up-your-school-online/http://blogs.kqed.org/stateofhealth/2013/09/06/more-california-parents-opting-out-of-vaccines-look-up-your-school-online/http://exoplanets.newscientistapps.com/ -
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Great examples from small news
http://mmj.vcu.edu/2013/10/13/map-of-uninsured-hispanics/
http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2013/10/14/dirty-supermarket/
http://politisk.tv2.no/spesial/statsbudsjettet/2014/iframe/?new=yes#/~/statsbudsjettet-2
http://extra.twincities.com/car/maps/housing.htm
http://extra.twincities.com/car/doctors/adverse.htm
http://www.minnpost.com/data/2013/04/minnesota-legislative-bill-tracker#categories
http://code.minnpost.com/legislature-tracker/
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/17/grading-the-teachers-analysis-shows-little-cbetween-pay-and-value-added-performance/
http://et.kent.edu/jmc40004/fees/
http://carsforcoaches.wordpress.com/
http://carsforcoaches.wordpress.com/http://carsforcoaches.wordpress.com/http://et.kent.edu/jmc40004/fees/http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/17/grading-the-teachers-analysis-shows-little-connection-between-pay-and-value-added-performance/http://code.minnpost.com/legislature-tracker/http://www.minnpost.com/data/2013/04/minnesota-legislative-bill-tracker#categorieshttp://extra.twincities.com/car/maps/housing.htmhttp://politisk.tv2.no/spesial/statsbudsjettet/2014/iframe/?new=yes#/~/statsbudsjettet-2014http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2013/10/14/dirty-supermarket/http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2013/10/14/dirty-supermarket/http://mmj.vcu.edu/2013/10/13/map-of-uninsured-hispanics/http://carsforcoaches.wordpress.com/http://et.kent.edu/jmc40004/fees/http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/17/grading-the-teachers-analysis-shows-little-connection-between-pay-and-value-added-performance/http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/06/17/grading-the-teachers-analysis-shows-little-connection-between-pay-and-value-added-performance/http://code.minnpost.com/legislature-tracker/http://www.minnpost.com/data/2013/04/minnesota-legislative-bill-tracker#categorieshttp://extra.twincities.com/car/doctors/adverse.htmhttp://extra.twincities.com/car/maps/housing.htmhttp://politisk.tv2.no/spesial/statsbudsjettet/2014/iframe/?new=yes#/~/statsbudsjettet-2014http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2013/10/14/dirty-supermarket/http://mmj.vcu.edu/2013/10/13/map-of-uninsured-hispanics/ -
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Good reads & tutorialshttps://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/advice-for-editors-lead-your-staff-in-lear
http://extra.twincities.com/car/mj/DataStateOfMind.pdf
http://dwillis.github.io/dashboards-for-reporting/#/http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26567839/My%20Favorite%20%28Excel%29%20T
http://machlis.com/NICAR2013/
http://docs.datawrapper.de/en/tutorial/
https://docs.google.
com/presentation/d/1LNz4Y23KKkvmmPxXjJxiiBpO0ttMabJL7uI4WggQuig/edit#slide=
g1d30bf6a_0_116https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kRoK6oDtgRO-g1KAHBMaAFPFOEGYsr5p5kp
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DWcXAQTn0MVciZFj_J5b3L8XlhaRTx04MQAQ
https://github.com/tthibo/SQL-Tutorial
https://github.com/propublica/guides/blob/master/data-bulletproofing.md
https://github.com/propublica/guides/blob/master/data-bulletproofing.mdhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1kRoK6oDtgRO-g1KAHBMaAFPFOEGYsr5p5kpllRIn_og/edithttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LNz4Y23KKkvmmPxXjJxiiBpO0ttMabJL7uI4WggQuig/edit#slide=id.g1d30bf6a_0_116https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LNz4Y23KKkvmmPxXjJxiiBpO0ttMabJL7uI4WggQuig/edit#slide=id.g1d30bf6a_0_116http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26567839/My%20Favorite%20%28Excel%29%20Things.pdfhttp://extra.twincities.com/car/mj/DataStateOfMind.pdfhttps://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/advice-for-editors-lead-your-staff-in-learning-data-skills/https://github.com/propublica/guides/blob/master/data-bulletproofing.mdhttps://github.com/tthibo/SQL-Tutorialhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1DWcXAQTn0MVciZFj_J5b3L8XlhaRTx04MQAQ6bUAF_8/edithttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1kRoK6oDtgRO-g1KAHBMaAFPFOEGYsr5p5kpllRIn_og/edithttps://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LNz4Y23KKkvmmPxXjJxiiBpO0ttMabJL7uI4WggQuig/edit#slide=id.g1d30bf6a_0_116https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LNz4Y23KKkvmmPxXjJxiiBpO0ttMabJL7uI4WggQuig/edit#slide=id.g1d30bf6a_0_116https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LNz4Y23KKkvmmPxXjJxiiBpO0ttMabJL7uI4WggQuig/edit#slide=id.g1d30bf6a_0_116http://docs.datawrapper.de/en/tutorial/http://machlis.com/NICAR2013/http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26567839/My%20Favorite%20%28Excel%29%20Things.pdfhttp://dwillis.github.io/dashboards-for-reporting/#/http://extra.twincities.com/car/mj/DataStateOfMind.pdfhttps://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2013/07/24/advice-for-editors-lead-your-staff-in-learning-data-skills/ -
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