by CDO Review Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Data Journalism
Ten years ago, who would have thought that the most-prized skills for today’s journalists would be the ability to crunch numbers, analyze data, and deliver information in a visually literate manner. Data journalism is now on the leading edge of the field with further...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Data Journalism
Local newsrooms without the logistical resources of a major news organization can now draw upon the data storage and analysis muscle of the Associated Press to produce impactful news stories backed by complex national data. Some 300 local newsrooms have now availed of...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Data Journalism
Embracing AI’s strengths can become a force multiplier for today’s journalists. Algorithms can help reporters quickly detect trends, track down possible scoops, and buttress stories with data from multiple sources. The fear that AI could replace some journalistic...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Data Journalism
The world’s biggest and most respected news organizations such as Reuters, AP, and the Washington Post have begun producing news stories generated by AI. A third of Bloomberg’s news output already uses some form of computer-generated reporting. But despite the layoffs...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Data Journalism
As a journalist, great data means little if you cannot successfully transmit its insights to a target audience. Benjamin Cooley explains why visual literacy helps make meaning from information in his article in Towards Data Science: Here’s how I like to think of it:...
by CDO Review Staff | Feb 7, 2019 | Data Journalism
The eighth edition of the Global Editors Network (GEN) Data Journalism Awards is now accepting applications. One major change from 2018 competition is that the “Best Data Journalism Team” category has been divided into two: large and small teams. There is no charge...
