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AI for data storytelling

Artificial Intelligence is already being used in data journalism. For a field which is obsessed about trying to automate tedious tasks, AI…

5 min readMar 28, 2023

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AI for data storytelling

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Simon Rogers

Emoting with Pop Culture

When you can’t find the right words, sometimes Beyoncé can help. Or SpongeBob. Or any of the pop culture icons who’ve been turned into…

3 min readFeb 25, 2020

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Emoting with Pop Culture

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Simon Rogers

Sonification: make beautiful music with your data

What does data sound like?

2 min readMar 5, 2019

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Sonification: make beautiful music with your data

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Simon Rogers
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Google News Lab

Introducing the new Data Journalism Handbook

Interested in data journalism and where it’s going? Today is the launch of the first part of the new Data Journalism Handbook.

2 min readDec 7, 2018

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Introducing the new Data Journalism Handbook

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Simon Rogers
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Google News Lab

How to build a dataviz in Augmented Reality

Twin Peaks is one of the best places to view the whole San Francisco Bay area — the two adjacent peaks visible from all over the city.

3 min readOct 18, 2018

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How to build a dataviz in Augmented Reality

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Simon Rogers
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Google News Lab

When a bar chart isn’t enough… Morph helps you turn data into art

Sometimes a bar chart just won’t do. Sometimes you want to see data presented in a new way, a way it just hasn’t been shown as before.

3 min readSep 24, 2018

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When a bar chart isn’t enough… Morph helps you turn data into art

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Simon Rogers

The weight of words (and data)

This is the introduction I wrote to a new book from the excellent data team at Paris Match, published in French. Check out the project…

4 min readJun 8, 2018

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The weight of words (and data)

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Simon Rogers

O que são dados Google Trends — e o que eles significam?

Há pouco mais de um ano, nós disponibilizamos dados Google Trends em tempo real; e, de maneira crescente, isso está ajudando pessoas ao…

7 min readJun 8, 2018

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Simon Rogers
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Google News Lab

What is the Pizza Capital of the US?

When it comes to restaurants, every US city has a unique identity. Austin, TX is renowned for its BBQ. New York City is densely packed with…

3 min readJan 30, 2018

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Data Journalism Awards

What does data journalism look like today? A 10-step guide

The Data Journalism Awards are launched today. You can find out more about them here. This is the first chapter of a new book on data…

9 min readNov 20, 2017

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What does data journalism look like today? A 10-step guide

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Simon Rogers

Simon Rogers

Data journalist, and Data Editor at Google. Launch editor of Guardian Datablog. Author, Facts are Sacred http://t.co/bL5erqoI7z. All views my own

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