A bit about me

I have..

Kids

Pets

Sleep Debt

Sobriety

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A bit about my work

Since introducing coding/data to my work

Shiny things: IRE, Scripps Howard, Livingston, ONA, Data Journalism Awards...

I know code is scary

It really shouldn't be

Coding

For us, it's a set of languages for storytelling

Vs.

Numbers can suck hard

Data isn't this

It's this

The role of multimedia and interactivity is to:

• Engage

• Inform

• Demonstrate

• Clarify

Let's look at some examples

It's role is to also allow your audience to:

• Explore

• Examine Personal Impact

• Your Best Town
   
• Force Report

Data

Can be the backbone of your reporting, from dailies to investigations

An Example

Five Minutes of Searching Reveal...

• In 3 weeks, Newark went from 20 percent behind previous year’s murder pace to 10 percent ahead. (NJAM data)
• West Ward’s 7th murder of month (NPD data)
• Similar signs of progress were scuttled by bloody month at end of 2015. (NJSP)
• While Newark has shown signs of renaissance, West Ward has not. 50%+ poverty rate. (Census) 

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