“The Art and Science of Data-driven Journalism” (145 pages document)
▻http://towcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Tow-Center-Data-Driven-Journalism.pdf
Table of Contents
I. Executive Summary
II. Introduction
III. History
a. Overview
b. Data in the Media
c. Rise of the Machines
d. Computer-assisted Reporting
e. The Internet Inflection Point
IV. Why Data Journalism Matters
a. Shifting Context
b. The Growth of the News App
c. On Empiricism, Skepticism, and Public Trust
d. Newsroom Analytics
e. Data-driven Business Models
f. New Nonprofit Revenues
g. Fuel for Robo-journalism
V. Notable Examples
a. National and International Data Journalism Awards
b. Data and Reporting Paired with Narrative
c. Crowdsourcing Data Creation and Analysis
d. Public Service
e. All Organizations—Great and Small
f. Embracing Data Transparency
g. Following the Money
h. Mapping Power and Influence
i. Geojournalism, Satellites, and the Ground Truth
j. Working Without Freedom of Information Laws
k. Data Journalism and Activism
VI. Pathway to the Profession
a. Mentorship, Numeracy, Competition, Recruiting
b. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) to the Rescue?
c. Hacks, Hackers, and Peer-to-peer Learning
d. Journalism Schools Rise to the Challenge
VII. Tools of the Trade
a. Digging into the CAR Toolbox
b. New Tools to Wrangle Unstructured Data
VIII. Open Government
a. Open Data and Raw Data
b. Data and Ethics
c. Gun Data, Maps, and Radical Transparency
d. A Global Lens on FIOA and Press Freedom
IX. On to the Future
Recommendations and Predictions
X. Appendices
a. Acknowledgments
b. About the Author
c. Interviews
