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Women represent 49.5% of the world’s population, but they do not have a corresponding public, political and social influence. In recent years, more and more women have raised their voices, making society aware of their challenges — data journalists included. To commemorate International Women’s Day, Carla Pedret presents a list of data journalism projects that detail the sacrifices, injustices and prejudices that women still have to face in the 21st century.
The latest in the series of FAQ posts comes from a student in Germany who is interested in how investigative journalism is affected by the financial situation of publishers, and how it might develop in the next decade. Continue reading
Picking apart the time you spend on things can identify false economies. Image by Vittorio Pandolfi
Yesterday I spoke at the BBC Data Day: an event bringing together people at the BBC interested in data-related issues, techniques and tools. During the question and answer session following my talk one person mentioned a common reason why he wasn’t using data journalism techniques:
“I haven’t got the time.”
For some reason this time the phrase bristled. And later I realised why.
A journalist wouldn’t get away with saying they “hadn’t got the time” to get a response quote.
A journalist wouldn’t get away with saying they “hadn’t got the time” to get the background to a story.
A journalist wouldn’t get away with saying they “hadn’t got the time” to check a key fact. Continue reading
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