Interactive data has been able to give the public a new source of better entertainment through knowledge and keen design. My favorite interactive data visual was the Opportunity Gap. Education that is at its best quality for all is an
The Best Viz
As was probably evident from my first post, I adore data journalism. My favorite of the case studies was the Wikileaks piece. It may be my bias towards Simon Rogers, but I thought his breakdown of IED attacks in Afghanistan
Making it Clear
Wikileaks war logs One of the greatest benefits and loftiest goals of data visualizations are that they make clear issues or events that can be overwhelming or difficult to understand. Nothing can be more overwhelming or difficult to grasp for the
Telling a Story with Data
From The Case Studies The case study I was most interested in was the Hospital Billing case study. The data set analyzed the amount of up-coding that happened in Medicare billing. The reason why this interested me so much is because
Data Storytelling
A story without facts is difficult to believe and facts without a story is difficult to relate. Combining both to both teach and give you insight is rather a beautiful thing. Data journalism has given us a tool that allows us
Data Storytelling
Which of these did you find most interesting? Why? Of the case studies that I read and analyzed, the one I found to be the most interesting was Data in the News: Wikileaks. Using spreadsheet data obtained from WikiLeaks war
Data Storytelling
Out of all of the case studies in our recent Data Journalism Handbook chapter, I particularly liked The Eurozone Meltdown study. Being someone one with more of a traditional journalism background than data journalism, I am always interested in a
Music in Numbers
Hello all, I’m Dominique Mercado, an undergrad graduating in May with a degree in public relations. I took webpub last semester with Dale Blasingame and absolutely loved it. It’s just a fun puzzle to me that I enjoy figuring out.
In Which I Steal All My Ideas From Vox
Hey gang, I’m Jordon Brown, and I’m in my final semester (there must be some wood to knock on around here somewhere) at grad school getting my Master’s in Digital Media. My undergrad was in film from Southeast Missouri, which
The World According to Data
Hello everyone. I am Stephania Lara and I am a first year Merchandising and Consumer Studies graduate student. I graduated last May from Texas State with a public relations major and decided to stick it out a couple more years. My