Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 17/6/22 – #FOIFriday
Freedom of Information can be a good way to get updates on a story, fill in missing information, or follow up a potential idea in more detail. This week's FOIFriday…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 20/5/22 – #FOIFriday
This week's Freedom of Information ideas include repetitive buskers, council staff working from home, and a pandemic dog boom leading to a dog attack boom. Dog attacks There's been a…
Data Journalism for Beginners: Six options for getting data out of a PDF and into a spreadsheet
PDFs are the never-ending bane of a data journalist's existence. Unfortunately, public bodies really love sending data as PDFs. https://twitter.com/dataeditor/status/1504142701213671430 As this is the case, you will often need to…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 13/5/22 – #FOIFriday
This week's FOIs include bailiffs calling councils rather than council taxpayers, teens stuck in swings, and tea and coffee at council meetings. Yes, it's an FOI Friday on a Friday…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 6/5/22 – #FOIFriday
This week's potential FOI ideas include the rising cost of energy for public bodies, the impact of the rising cost of fuel on crime, and NHS pressures. While the last…
Data Journalism for Beginners: How to make a live updating council election map for candidates and results
Thursday (May 5) is local election day, and the classic way of displaying results is in a map, coloured in to show which party won which ward. These are relatively…
Freedom of Information in the news – week ending 22/4/22 – #FOIFriday
Freedom of Information requests can be a great way to hold public bodies to account - where a lack of information may make tackling crime harder or where action doesn't…
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