The document provides an overview of data visualization within data-driven journalism, emphasizing the importance of communicating complex information through compelling visual storytelling. It outlines key components that make effective infographics, such as data quality, design aesthetics, and the narrative aspect, alongside tools and techniques for creating visual content. Additionally, it offers resources for further learning and advanced techniques for producing interactive visualizations.
Overview of data visualisation and its role in data-driven journalism.
Insights from experts on visual storytelling and examples of impactful data visualisation sites.
Essential components of effective infographics: data, design, story, and shareability.
Important design elements including layout, colours, interaction, and data source preparation tools.
Various applications and services for data visualisation including creation of maps, charts, timelines, and advanced custom visuals.Recommendations for videos, podcasts, websites, and books on data journalism and visualisation best practices.
What Makes aGood Infographic?
• Data
• Design
• Story
• Shareability
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Data
• Data Sources
– Open Data e.g. http://data.gov.au/
– Scraping e.g. https://scraperwiki.com/
– Cite your data sources!
• Preparing Data:
– Filter & Clean
– Tools:
• DataWrangler,
• OpenRefine
• CSVKit https://github.com/onyxfish/csvkit
• Tabula
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App
Tool
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Data Wrangler
Online App:http://vis.stanford.edu/wrangler/
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Books
• Data JournalismHandbook
– http://datajournalismhandbook.org/1.0/en/
• The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and
Selling Ideas with Pictures - Dan Roam
• The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information
Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data,
Facts, and Figures - Donna M. Wong
• Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and
Graphs to Enlighten - Stephen Few