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Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Jan 19, 2017

Inaugurate: bringing Search trends to the speeches that shaped presidencies

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Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Dec 30, 2016

Eight ways Trends data told the story of 2016

As we near the end of 2016, we wanted to reflect on the ways Google Trends data has been used this year. When the year began, real-time Google Trends data was still new, and now it’s become part of the news universe, helping the world explore and…

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Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Nov 30, 2016

Visualizing the rhythm of food searches

One of the striking things about working with Google Trends data is the insight it gives…

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Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Nov 7, 2016

How Google Trends data will fuel #Electionland tomorrow

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Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Sep 8, 2016

Election DataBot: harnessing the power of the matrix

Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Aug 11, 2016

Building an Alternative Olympic Medal Table

Since the modern Olympics began nearly 120 years ago, they have been dissected and evaluated through every possible angle. But data journalism is about looking at the world anew through the fresh lens of facts and numbers. With the Games in full swing…

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Simon Rogers in Google News Lab

Jun 20, 2016

How we made a VR data visualization

Isn’t the best journalism always immersive? Whether it’s Walter Cronkite’s journalistic take on history “You are There” from the 1950s or Declan Walsh’s mobile phone reporting from Syria this week, the best journalism makes you feel like you are part of the story…

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