Data tools for everyday journalism
@maartenzam
Dataharvest | EIJC
Mechelen
May 19 2017
Tools
Why these tools?
Fast
Easy
Low cost
Quality output
But it all starts with
Simple scraping
Advanced scraping (not free)
.csv output
Data
Eurovision Song Contest?
Import.io
Get data out of pdf files
Data
Inspecting data
Cleaning data
Transforming data
Enriching data
Data
Chartbuilder
By qz.com
Simple charts
Consistent styling
Static images (.png, .svg)
No spreadsheet
Chartbuilder
1. theatlas.com
3. clone your own
Data
Tutorials
vs Chartbuilder
More chart types
Highlight & annotate
Interactive charts
Maps
Data
Tutorials
vs Chartbuilder & Datawrapper
Unconventional visualizations
Drag & drop
Output is vector only
Data maps
Geo analysis
Geo file transformations
Data
Tutorials
Want more?
Upcoming Video courses
Mapping for journalists
Thanks!
slides.com/maartenzam/dh-tools
Data tools for everyday journalism
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