Category Archives: Journalism in the Age of Data

Data visualization

Posted on October 7, 2013 by apetrik2

I have (not surprisingly) always been a fan of data visualization, especially in a news context.  Personally, I often find the news and their findings to be far too dry for me to enjoy reading about it.  In a creative … Continue reading →

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A new age of Journalism: Let’s make everything digital

Posted on October 7, 2013 by rvarner

Over the past decade, people have been talking about the decline of journalism (or the evolution of it, depending on how you want to look at it). While the industry has been behind on most technological advances, one way that … Continue reading →

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Journalism In The Age Of Data – Wylie

Posted on October 7, 2013 by jwylie

Data visualization is an interesting concept. I’m going to visualize Data right now. Lame Star Trek references aside, this video offered some great insight in the field of data visualization. Watching the video and trying to make my infographic has … Continue reading →

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Journalism in the Age of Data

Posted on October 7, 2013 by mculloty

As an undergrad at Elon I took a class called Data Visualizations where we focused on the technical skills of mining data and displaying it using various tools, like Tableau and R.  However, I always thought the class was missing … Continue reading →

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Data Visualization

Posted on October 7, 2013 by mmcbride5

I wasn’t incredibly intrigued by the Journalism in the Age of Data video until I saw the example of energy usage with the Dracula cartoon.  The music, sound effects, and visuals added so much to the idea of energy saving … Continue reading →

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Journalism in the Age of Data

Posted on October 7, 2013 by gkrafte

It’s safe to say I’m a bit obsessed with infographics. When I designed my first one I felt like my design and math backgrounds were finally coming together. I loved watching this documentary because data visualization is such a powerful … Continue reading →

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Data Visualization

Posted on October 7, 2013 by llovett

Through all the brevity and impact-fulness that comes with images, there is a clear gap for words to bridge.  Pictures came first, and are universal when paralleled against strict language barriers.  With interactivity becoming more widespread, there is much to … Continue reading →

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Data Visualization and Infographics: A Balancing Act

Posted on October 7, 2013 by mthompson32

Watching this documentary kept ISSOTL fresh in my mind– specifically the RoSE tool and how it is an example of visualized data that is desperately in need of help (unfortunately it is neither aesthetically pleasing nor functional, but I still … Continue reading →

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Journalism in the Age of Data

Posted on October 7, 2013 by kohalloran

The topic of this documentary was really fascinating overall. I have always been intrigued by infographics and data visualization  as a way to communicate a new perspective to the audience. Amanda Cox of the New York Times describes data visualization … Continue reading →

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Journalism in the Age of Data

Posted on October 7, 2013 by emetzger3

Watching this video was interesting since I have been on the other side of the infographic as the producer and not the viewer.  In college, I helped started our TV network and I was briefly in charge of creating graphics … Continue reading →

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