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The Data Journalism Handbook

58 points by rkda 12y ago

bradleysmith 12y ago
thanks for sharing! immediately engaging writing with timely and relevant information from the the very beginning, will enjoy reading through this.
- emrgx 12y ago
  If you like the data journalism handbook you might like this list I put together: http://thedata.directory/resources/ http://thedata.directory/resources/
  - bradleysmith 12y ago
    thanks for this, its a great resource. I'll be shaeing it around the office
    - emrgx 12y ago
      Glad you like it. I will keep expanding upon it and keep it updated.
theg2 12y ago
Thanks, as a developer working at a news organization, it's always great to see this kind of stuff.
ritchiea 12y ago
Slightly off topic, but anyone else find news organizations completely disingenuous and opaque about their interest in incorporating developers into the newsroom and about their hiring practices? People complain about SV/tech company hiring practices, but at least it's easy to get in touch with someone and get the process started. In my experience news organizations claim to always be hiring & to have trouble finding developers but it's impossible to get anyone to actually speak with you about open positions or what kind of background a news org looks for in devs. I regularly attend the hacks & hackers data journalism meetup in New York and I've met other devs who have told me they have the same experience. And these are experts with portfolio projects easily making 100k+ knowing that they are going to take a pay cut to move into the news industry. Yet the news industry cries out that there is a lack of talent. It blows my mind. Someone in tech needs to start a modern news agency without all the horrible institutional inertia possessed by companies like the New York Times and take advantage of all the talent out there looking to do something more meaningful than ecommerce apps. Because news agencies are behind the times and not taking advantage of the talent that is dying to make an impact.
- webjournalist 12y ago
  Hi, I'm on the board of the Online News Association, participant of Hacks & Hackers in LA, attendee of IRE_NICAR... I am more than happy to help connect you to people on NY or elsewhere. The news industry, like other industries, needs engaged developers. Happy to chat: @webjournalist UPDATE: I think you and I met at SXSW... I introduced you to a couple of people. We never heard from you. Happy to reconnect again.
- palewire 12y ago
  It might not be exactly what you're looking for, but check out some of the listings here https://source.opennews.org/en-US/jobs/ https://source.opennews.org/en-US/jobs/ or here http://www.newsnerdjobs.com/ http://www.newsnerdjobs.com/

58 points by rkda 12y ago

thanks for sharing! immediately engaging writing with timely and relevant information from the the very beginning, will enjoy reading through this.

emrgx 12y ago
If you like the data journalism handbook you might like this list I put together: http://thedata.directory/resources/ http://thedata.directory/resources/
- bradleysmith 12y ago
  thanks for this, its a great resource. I'll be shaeing it around the office
  - emrgx 12y ago
    Glad you like it. I will keep expanding upon it and keep it updated.

theg2 12y ago

Thanks, as a developer working at a news organization, it's always great to see this kind of stuff.

ritchiea 12y ago

Slightly off topic, but anyone else find news organizations completely disingenuous and opaque about their interest in incorporating developers into the newsroom and about their hiring practices? People complain about SV/tech company hiring practices, but at least it's easy to get in touch with someone and get the process started. In my experience news organizations claim to always be hiring & to have trouble finding developers but it's impossible to get anyone to actually speak with you about open positions or what kind of background a news org looks for in devs. I regularly attend the hacks & hackers data journalism meetup in New York and I've met other devs who have told me they have the same experience. And these are experts with portfolio projects easily making 100k+ knowing that they are going to take a pay cut to move into the news industry. Yet the news industry cries out that there is a lack of talent. It blows my mind. Someone in tech needs to start a modern news agency without all the horrible institutional inertia possessed by companies like the New York Times and take advantage of all the talent out there looking to do something more meaningful than ecommerce apps. Because news agencies are behind the times and not taking advantage of the talent that is dying to make an impact.

webjournalist 12y ago
Hi, I'm on the board of the Online News Association, participant of Hacks & Hackers in LA, attendee of IRE_NICAR... I am more than happy to help connect you to people on NY or elsewhere. The news industry, like other industries, needs engaged developers. Happy to chat: @webjournalist UPDATE: I think you and I met at SXSW... I introduced you to a couple of people. We never heard from you. Happy to reconnect again.
palewire 12y ago
It might not be exactly what you're looking for, but check out some of the listings here https://source.opennews.org/en-US/jobs/ https://source.opennews.org/en-US/jobs/ or here http://www.newsnerdjobs.com/ http://www.newsnerdjobs.com/