This is an introductory guide on how to produce the beginnings of a piece of data journalism. We’re going to walk through it together, as I outline the key things to consider before starting. We’ll ...

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The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) announced the winners of the 2023 Best in Business Awards, honoring excellence in business journalism from 2023. SABEW judges commented ...

Hosted by Investigative Reporters and Editors, the recent NICAR 2025 data journalism summit unpacked a treasure trove of investigative tools and techniques for the 950 attendees and data experts ...

Of note this year are projects tackling everything from cryptocurrency crime to climate action, from transnational repression to immigrant news infrastructure.

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A staff memo by State Government Editor Tom Verdin describes how, in the chaotic days that followed President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, a data journalist helped AP member news ...

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“It’s not enough to just drop something into the laps of local teams and hope they’ll use it exactly as-is.” It’s not enough to simply liberate big, messy datasets and hope other journalists will pick ...

Sign up for The Media Today, CJR’s daily newsletter. Data journalism and information visualization is a burgeoning field. Every week, Between the Spreadsheets will ...