Data and Journalism in Hungary

Attila Bátorfy, ATLO/Átlátszó, ELTE University Budapest

OPTED Data4Parliaments Conference, 15th June, Brusselles

• assistant professor of data journalism and visualization at Media Department of ELTE University

• head of visual journalism project ATLO

• former head of data at Átlátszó.hu and Vs.hu
  
  individual data projects, collaborations:
  CEU CMDS
  Center for Independent Journalism
  Transparency International Hungary
  Mérték Media Monitor

• narrower data collection by the state (including state institutions)

• limited availability and accessibility of data - more and more paid services of public data

• what is available: low resolution/dimension data

• outdated, non-user friendly data protocols, formats and extensions

• bad quality, dirty data

• questionable reliability and non-transparent/accountable methodology of official data releases

• intentional wrongdoings (conversion of speadsheets to image files)

• nearly non-existent collaboration between journalists and researchers/academia - distrust, jealoussy

• extreme amount of (EU) money spent on useless, badly designed showpieces by the state

Accountability/monitoring projects

Assist / Transparency International
State advertising / Mérték Media Monitor
Glasspocket Tracker / Átlátszó
The Ownership Project / CEU CMDS
HÖK Monitor / Átlátszó
Landleasing Project / Átlátszó

Koronamonitor / Átlátszó
 

most of them closed down
old technological environment / software
non-sustainable
lack of further funding

thank you!

batorfy.attila@gmail.com