using data in science journalism
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Using data in science journalism. Steve Doig Cronkite school of Journalism Arizona State University. Precision journalism. “The plural of anecdote is not evidence.” Pioneers: Cronkite, Herald and Inquirer - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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STEVE DOIGCRONKITE SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Using data in science journalism
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Precision journalism
“The plural of anecdote is not evidence.”Pioneers: Cronkite, Herald and InquirerPhil Meyer wrote the book in 1972 calling for
journalists to use social science methodsSome journalists began doing computer-
assisted reporting in the early 1980sNICAR created in early 1990sToday thousands of reporters doing precision
journalism
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Data-driven stories
Sociology: “Color of Money”, censusWeather disaster: “What Went Wrong”,
KatrinaEnvironment: “Boss Hog”, “Toxic Waters”, FL
wetlands, “Ghost Factories”, “Smokestack Effect”,
Medical: “Culture of Resistance”, radiation errors, Medicare fraud, “Playing with Fire”
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Technical Tools
Search (browser and Google)Spreadsheet (Excel)Database manager (Access, MySQL)Statistical software (SPSS, R)Programming (Python, SAS, perl, et al.)Mapping (ArcMap, QGIS, Tableau)Visualization (Fusion Tables, R, Stata, et al.)Exotica: GPS, satellite imagery, drones,
sensors
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Methods
Newsroom math: Percentage change, crowd counting, etc.
Descriptive statistics: Mean, median, rangeCorrelation and regressionUnderstanding p-values and confidence
intervalsIndexes:
Dissimilarity (measures segregation) Diversity (measures population mix) Benford’s Law (used in forensic accounting) HHI (measures market competitiveness)
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Google Tricks
Site: , filetype:Define:6 dollars in euros, miles in 35 km3.14159*452345Weather bostonBoston moviesFedEx, UPS trackingFlight info
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Science.gov
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Data.gov
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USGS.gov
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IRE.org data library
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Eurekalert.org
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Strategies
Which agency would have the data you want?Science data agencies: FDA, EPA, NSF, Census,
CDC, NRC, FAA, NTSB, NHTSA…Look for “data” linksScience societies and journals: AAAS, AMA, et al.Get on email lists of agencies and societies that
interest youJoin NASW (and IRE)Use search to find scholars working in your fieldMonitor e-journals like Arxiv.org
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TAKE A BREAK!
www.public.asu.edu/~sdoig/knight/