Gemma RitchieinMedia HackHow a Swahili-language data journalism group created a sustainable business modelWhen Nukta Africa launched in 2018 the founders quickly realised that just running “stuff about data” wasn’t going to pay the bills.Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
Gemma RitchieinMedia HackHow to use InVID to pull together tweets using a hashtag and a specific time periodThe InVID project is a powerful tool that can help figure out a timeline of events after they happened.Nov 17, 2022Nov 17, 2022
Gemma RitchieinMedia HackTalking data journalism with Goodman LepotaGoodman Lepota has loved telling stories with data since he was a teenager. In May 2022, he launched his own publication doing just that.Oct 13, 2022Oct 13, 2022
Gemma RitchieinMedia HackFinding, tracking and organising datasets isn’t as difficult as you might think. Here’s our guide.Data isn’t always available in a clean dataset waiting to be analysed and visualised. Sometimes there isn’t any data to begin with.Sep 22, 2022Sep 22, 2022
Gemma RitchieinMedia HackHow to make custom maps — even if you don’t know how to codeWhen programmes like Flourish or Datawrapper don’t have the map format you need, you can still make a custom map. And it’s pretty easy.Jul 7, 2022Jul 7, 2022
Gemma RitchieinMedia HackOur data on vaccine deliveries to Africa was too much for our map to handle.At first we only had eight variables. But as deliveries of the Covax vaccines went up, so did our variables. Here’s how we decluttered.Apr 21, 2022Apr 21, 2022
Gemma RitchieinMedia HackWhat we learned from building a Covid dashboard for AfricaSouth Africa reported its first Covid-19 case on 5 March 2020. The government’s announcement was made in a media statement and posted on…Mar 22, 2022Mar 22, 2022