Why Átlátszó tried to forecast, and not just visualise, COVID-19 cases in Hungary

With limited trustworthy government information, this investigative outlet’s daily COVID-19 maps and graphs helped Hungarians better understand the pandemic

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This case study is part of Resilience Reports, a series from the European Journalism Centre about how news organisations across Europe are adjusting their daily operations and business strategies as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

In a nutshell

A data visualisation landing page combining the best of Átlátszó’s data journalism and investigative stories not published elsewhere saw traffic more than double.

What is Átlátszó?

• Átlátszó is Hungary’s first non-profit dedicated to investigative journalism and freedom of information; its name means ‘transparent’ in English. Established in 2011, it covers political corruption, campaign financing, financial abuse in public office and human rights violations through the means of investigative reports and freedom of information requests. In some cases, it embarks on freedom of information lawsuits where its requests are refused. The aim of Átlátszó is to shed light on scandalous misuse of…