Why you need data
Numbers can suck hard
Data isn't this
It's this
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)
Sports reporters need data too!
@domluszczyszyn
I know code is scary
It really shouldn't be
You don't need it
Take your stories beyond your golden prose
Coding
For us, it's a set of languages for storytelling
Vs.
The role of multimedia and interactivity is to:
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Engage
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Inform
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Demonstrate
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Clarify
Let's look at some examples
It's role is to also allow your audience to:
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Explore
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Examine Personal Impact