WANNABE HACKS: by Matthew Caines
UPDATE: After having a stab at data journalism today, my first ever piece has since been featured on the MANY EYES homepage. Not too bad for first-timer…
Seeing as today is all about taking the plunge and tying the knot, I’ve been thinking about joining to someone in holy matrimony myself… to data journalism! I say taking the plunge because it’s not necessarily a match made in heaven – data journalism is something I’ve often shied away from, always assuming the tech geeks + web guys are the only ones who can do it and do it well.
My cold feet were that anyone who saw my Microsoft Word multi-coloured pie-chart would surely scoff at my horrendous attempt at interactive data. But I need this marriage to work because data journalism is fast becoming a valuable skill for any aspiring journalist. [Read more…]
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