Dhrumil Mehta
Database Journalist, Politics @ FiveThirtyEight
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Reporting II - Day 6
Data Visualization
Pitch
Report
Produce
Learning Objectives:
Announcements
- Reminder - we're winding down, everything must be DONE...at the very latest by end of the month
- Emojis must have responses or rewrites (⛔️, ❓, 🤯)
- Assignment 2 & 3 should be complete to satisfaction...I will ask to re-submit if incomplete
- Project Deliverables
- Dataset Forms ✏️
- Interview Forms ✏️
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[Part 2]
- Outline (Monday 9/18)
- Process Presentation (Thursday 9/21)
Part 2: Outline
Deliverables:
- 10/18 Outline
- 10/21 Process Presentation
Project Timeline
- Upcoming Project Deliverables [Part 2]
- 10/18 Outline
- 10/21 Process Presentation
DRAFT DUE
Outline Due
Process
Presentation
EDITS DUE
Project Parameters
- An "act of journalism" that leans heavily on data analysis, but is also supported by reporting and may or may not contain multimedia elements like photos.
- Must contain at least one data visualization. May contain more than one visualization.
- All data analysis must be reproducible. I will ask for the original data and instructions to reproduce your analysis.
- If your project takes the form of a traditional story, let me know if you plan to exceed 1500 words.
Homework Discussion
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The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics
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The Quartz guide to bad data
- Financial Times Visual Vocabulary
https://ft.com/vocabulary
Today's News
Data Visualization
Julia Wolfe
Senior Editor, Data Visualization at FiveThirtyEight
Some additional simple charts for disucssion
Line
Table
Annotations
(step chart)
Annotations
(step chart)
Scatter
Assignment 4
Assignment 4
Project Time!
Homework
Project Part 2: Outline
Deliverables:
- 10/18 Outline
- 10/21 Process Presentation
Reporting II - Day 6
By Dhrumil Mehta
