Data tools for everyday journalism
@maartenzam
Dataharvest | EIJC
Mechelen
May 25 2018
Tools
SCRAPING
Why these tools?
Fast
Easy
Low cost
Quality output
But it all starts with
Scraping
=importhtml() in Google Sheet (data)
Getting structured data out of web pages
Inspecting data
Cleaning data
Transforming data
Enriching data
Data
Addresses to coordinates
Chartbuilder
By qz.com
Simple charts
Consistent styling
Static images (.png, .svg)
No spreadsheet
Chartbuilder
Clone your own:
github.com/Quartz/Chartbuilder
Data
Tutorials
vs Chartbuilder
More chart types
Highlight & annotate
Interactive charts
Maps
Tutorials
vs Chartbuilder & Datawrapper
Unconventional visualizations
Drag & drop
Output is vector only
Charts, maps and interactive stories
Tutorials
Want more?
Video courses
Thanks!
slides.com/maartenzam/dh18-tools
Data tools for everyday journalism
By maartenzam
Data tools for everyday journalism
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