Data Journalism Without Borders — Shorthand Social
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Simon Rogers, Data Editor at Google News Lab, director of the DJA 2016
How is the field of data journalism doing today? Can we still talk of a buzz in newsrooms globally or has a certain fatigue started to kick in?
The same enthusiasm is still there; it’s just that the market has matured. Instead of it being a new thing, it’s become part of the fabric of newsrooms everywhere. It’s become the norm - and some of the work we’re seeing now is incredibly exciting. And that’s just in Europe and the US - around the world, data journalism is still new and developing.
What trends and techniques do you think will shape the future of data journalism? Which organisations do you see as trend setters?
Increasingly, we are seeing specialisation within data journalism. There are still generalists out there (like me) but now we are seeing the rise of visual reporters who make graphics, developer reporters who build things, designers who work to make things beautiful. This is such an exciting time - we just don’t know what’s coming next.
