What I use for data-driven journalism

People regularly ask what tools to use or what programming language to learn for data-driven…

Designing Data-Driven Interfaces

Telling the story of your data

The Journalist-Engineer

Lately, some of the best articles in the NY Times and Bloomberg are 99% code. The end-product is predominantly software, not prose.

Here’s an example: the NY Times’ mapping of migration in the US.

「パナマ文書」解析の技術的側面

世界中で話題になっているパナマ文書。各国で政権を揺るがすような事態にもなっていますが、純粋にデータとしてみた場合、これは計算機やデータ解析に関わる人々にも面白いものだと思います。データの中身や背景などについてはさんざん報道されていますのでここでは触れません。…

Our analysis of Hackathon Projects: Introduction

Hackathons in the past few years have become more than just programming competition. Apart from showcasing the talent, they have become the place to network. With sponsors getting involved, hackathons(especially at colleges) are like new career…

This Week in Music and More: Pledgemusic, Brit Awards and a Customary Dancing Cowboy

Doughnuts vs Pie — A Visual Primer

Why a handful of doughnuts are nearly always better than a pie

How I carefully crafted a terrible visualization

Wait… what! Yes, you read it correctly. I am going to explain how I put together a really bad visualization, intentionally.

Andy Kirk of visualisingdata.com posted an interesting contest challenging everyone to come up…

“Wasurenai”: An interactive map of victims of the 2011 Tsunami

“Wasurenai” which stands for “We will…