Author: Zahra Farah

Hi everyone! For a final project we wanted to look into the kinds of genres of music, which were coming out of Austin and Texas.  We decided to focus on the kinds of Texas artists who were popular in the

We want to look into where certain kinds of different styles of music are coming from certain parts in Austin. One of the best ways to do this is to break it up my zip codes/ or neighborhoods. We were

For my final project I want focus on the economic, social impact different genres of music bring to Texas, primarily Austin. For example it would be interesting to focus on how Rock-n-Roll has shaped Austin culture and if this specific

Stacie Chan Meeting Stacie Chan was an eye opening experience. Learning about the processes of Google News was fascinating. 1. First off, I had no idea this was a free service and any publishing franchise could opt into it. 2.

This Mass Comm Week, I enjoyed Trei Brundrett’s discussion the most about the importance of coding and building communities. Brundrett, who is Chief Product Officer at Vox, doesn’t come from a coding background and in fact got a degree in astronomy. The

Eminem was the highlight for many people at Austin City Limits. Many Concert goers expressed their love of Eminem on Twitter, calling him a … #RapGod. Some people on Twitter even sympathized for other artists, who performed to empty crowds,

Help Simon, how do I become awesome like you? 1.) Why is there a demand, now, for data journalism? What’s changed and why is this a new? 2.) Why did you think it was important to write, “Facts are Sacred?”

My chart is about how the most popular genres within the African American community and how this influences the music industry. I looked at the most popular genres from 2010-2013. The data I had compared the number of streams, album

The data I have comes from Nielsen SoundScan – an information system, which tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada. This report, “Listen Up: Music and The Multicultural Consumer,” is an analyses on the behavior of

“The Eurozone Meltdown” by The Wall Street Journal was a series, which I thought captured the true essence of data storytelling. Sarah Slobin explained how tell an issue as big and complex as the European meltdown through the stories of