Today we’re going to be analyzing the Real Clear Politics graph found on their General Election tracker. Trump recently had a convention and his…
Some bands stick to similar sets from night to night, and others are known for being deeply improvisational. Pearl Jam has a reputation for having a wide range of songs to choose from, yet they seem to really like ending their concerts with a song called Yellow…
Last time I talked about my desire to show data better. Pasting images is fine, but I’d like to explore ways to put the data into the document itself. But until I can figure that out, please enjoy this pasted image.
There are a few stages to data journalism. First you have to get the raw data, then you need to pull insights from it, and finally you need to tell a story. And it’s the telling of the story that things get really complicated. Text is easy — write…
I’ve never been a journalist, but I love to write. I’ve never taken a statistics class, but I like spreadsheets. I know how to write code, but only barely.
But I really want to be a data journalist.
I asked some friends and co-workers what sorts of resources they have and I got a giant list. I’ve been working through them slowly.
https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/strategy-studies/data-resources/