data journalism 101 - part 3 by michael j. berens
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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 !ree: Creating Your Own Database Excel Tips and Tricks
Excel Tricks
� Segregate a date into multiple "elds
� =YEAR (cell with date)
� =MONTH (cell with date)
� =DAY (cell with date)
Excel Tricks
� Determine today’s age from date of birth
� =DATEDIF(cell,TODAY(),”y”)
Excel Tricks
� Text to Columns
� Segregate one cell into many using a delimiter or "xed-length marker � Hands-on demo
Create your own database
Paper to Excel
Paper to Excel
Keep the “trash” – everything has value
Negotiating for data
Delay - we’re working on it.
Deny – it’s proprietary software
Divert – yours for just $12,000
“If you don’t know who I am, then maybe your best course of action would
be to tread lightly.”
Breaking Bad – Walter White
Develop your nose for data
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