Category Archives: Journalism in the Age of Data

Is it Information or is it Art?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by reckles

(Video above of Amanda Cox info graphic creator for the New York Times.  Didn’t you just want to be her best friend?) Journalism in the Age of Data was a real revelation to me, and a very exciting one. I … Continue reading →

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Understanding data is necessary in modern journalism

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

If I was studying [journalism] today, I would go get a master’s in statistics, and maybe do a bunch of accounting courses and then write from that perspective. I think that’s the way to survive. The role of the generalist … Continue reading →

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Ready to be a Data Nerd

Posted on October 17, 2012 by aregister

Wellllll thanks, Phil…way to make my infographic work look like complete bologna right before I turn it in. Journalism in the Age of Data helped me to better understand and develop a greater appreciation for the way digital media can … Continue reading →

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Journalism in the Age of Data

Posted on October 16, 2012 by dwise4

Hey, Motley. Since Alexandra already provided a comprehensive overview of the video, I won’t reiterate all of those points. I’d rather discuss “Journalism in the Age of Data” in the context of creating information visualizations for the benefit of the … Continue reading →

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I think we are all on board!..

Posted on October 16, 2012 by byousif

Ten minutes into watching “Journalism in the Age of Data” I realized 1- why you are making us watch this 2- I want to make my info graphic into a motion info graphic. It was very interesting to see how … Continue reading →

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Journalism in design form

Posted on October 16, 2012 by flusompa

After watching “Journalism in the Age of Data”, I realized that everything I have learned so far in the iMedia program was in this video. Though I hate to admit, this video was both boring but very informative. One of … Continue reading →

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“think about it again for the first time”

Posted on October 15, 2012 by aporter14

I thoroughly enjoyed watching Journalism in the Age of Data. The movie gave a great overview of what information design and data visualization are, a little bit of the history, and advice on how to do it the right way. … Continue reading →

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Education is the New Oil

Posted on October 15, 2012 by imaslow

On Saturday, I attended TedxRaleigh and saw leaders in Raleigh speak about topics that were close to and far from my heart. One speaker, Jim Whitehurst (the CEO of Red Hat), hit the nail on the head when he said that … Continue reading →

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Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by rrobinson7

My mom would be shocked that I could find anything useful with a Beatle’s song, but here I am using one of their lyrics to title a blog post in grad school. (It’s Strawberry Fields Forever FYI). Of course that … Continue reading →

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Our brains are hardwired for visualization

Posted on October 11, 2012 by adeese2

“Journalism In the Age of Data” is a very informative documentary on using graphic design elements to visualize data and how it relates to journalism. The researches from IBM explain that it is important to add visuals to data so … Continue reading →

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