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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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    What else??

    http://bit.

    ly/datanotes