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Data Journalism: Principles and Pitfalls of Turning Data into Stories

How do newsrooms think about data? What dilemmas do we face when trying to build a compelling map or visualization?

Date & Time

Friday
May. 2, 2014
9:00am – 11:00am ET

Location

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Overview

 

The Wilson Center Presents a Roundtable in Open Innovation and Science:

Data Journalism: Principles and Pitfalls of Turning Data into Stories

WNYC Data Journalist Noah Veltman will discuss the principles and pitfalls of turning data into stories, including how it relates to citizen science efforts.

Topics that will be explored:

  • Finding/cleaning data
  • The different flavors of bad data
  • How newsrooms design visualizations 
  • What not to do when making a map 
  • How to lie with charts

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Friday, May 2nd, 9:00 - 11:00am, 6th Floor Board Room.

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The Wilson Center
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC
Directions: http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions

This event is free and open to the public. Please allow time on arrival at the building for routine security procedures. A photo ID is required.

Individuals attending Woodrow Wilson Center events may be audiotaped, videotaped, or photographed during the course of a meeting, and by attending grant permission for their likenesses and the content of their comments, if any, to be broadcast, webcast, published, or otherwise reported or recorded.

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Science and Technology Innovation Program

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