Data and the cultural shift in journalism – Paul Bradshaw interview

VIDEO: Data and the cultural shift in journalism

Paul Bradshaw, the course leader in Online Journalism at the Birmingham City University talks about the cultural shift in journalism fueled by different data-related movements. He also talks about power in society and holding data accountable. Finally, Bradshaw shares his tips for beginning data journalists: starting with something small, learning spreadsheets and statistics, experimenting and … Continued

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Published: 2 Jun 2016
nicholas diakopoulos interview noda16

VIDEO: Investigating algorithms

We dive into the power of algorithms in the interview with Nicholas Diakopoulos of the University of Maryland. Diakopoulos explains why researching algorithms is important from a journalistic view and tells how these studies can be put into practice. He also makes a list of skills needed to do these kind of inquiries and shares … Continued

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Published: 19 May 2016
Drones: Policy, engineering and journalistic uses – interview with Andrew Heaton

VIDEO: Policy, engineering and journalistic use of drones

In our interview with Andrew Heaton of the University of Central Lancashire, we discussed drones, the research of Civic Drone Centre, engineering and current issues with using drones for civilian or journalistic use. Heaton also shares an interesting example of the journalistic use of drones: mapping air pollution. Editor’s note: At Journalism Research News, we … Continued

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Published: 13 May 2016
Eddy Borges Rey interview

VIDEO: Data journalism and citizen data literacy

Our interview with Eddy Borges-Rey deals with the relation between data journalism and civic data literacy. Motivations for and findings from research are offered along with describing current data journalism practices in the United Kingdom. Editor’s note: At Journalism Research News, we are currently experimenting with video interviews from researchers. Therefore we warmly encourage any … Continued

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Published: 5 May 2016
Gamification of journalism video interview

VIDEO: Gamification of journalism

In our interview with Raul Ferrer Conill, a PhD candidate at Karlstad University, we dive into the topic of gamification. Ferrer Conill explains gamification of journalism and shares interesting findings from his ongoing research. Editor’s note: At Journalism Research News, we are currently experimenting with video interviews from researchers. Therefore we warmly encourage any feedback! … Continued

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Published: 22 Apr 2016