Author: Chris Herman

The purpose of my final project was to determine the most popular music genres and venues of SXSW 2015. Using data obtained from the SXSW 2015 Music Event Schedule, I not only had a complete list of bands and musicians separated

Though originally I wanted to take data from Texas State Controller of Pubic Accounts and Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts Tax Receipts, using it to  show how businesses with event permits during SXSW increase their revenue through alcoholic/mixed drink sales, I found the

For this project I wanted to see the concentration and locations of Tweets that were discussing the superhero Daredevil. Recently, Marvel has released a television adaptation of Daredevil on the streaming service known as Netflix. The show, which has been

What story are you interested in telling? If there’s one thing I’ve realized in my excursions to Austin, TX, it’s that people love to drink. Taking data from Texas State Controller of Pubic Accounts and Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts Tax

As we have discussed countless times, data visualization is so important when telling a story. Whether we display information in charts or graphs, being able to condense information to be analyzed and consumed by the public is now a necessary

For my music app idea, I want to users to be able to match their personality with a specific genre of music. Taking the form of a survey, respondents would be able to answer a series of question about their

For my app, I wanted to create a personality quiz based around Marvel and DC’s greatest villains and superheroes. I already have a small portion of the quiz completed with a total of 25 heroes and villains already matched to

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

Biography My name is Christopher J. Herman and my goal is to obtain a Master’s Degree from a highly recognized educational institution by May, 2015 and in doing so enhancing my skills as a journalist. I am pursuing my degree