Data Journalism for Beginners: Why do it and how to get started
The second edition of Getting Started with Data Journalism has just launched and over the next few weeks I'm going to be bringing you some beginners' guides to data journalism…
Why Labour’s smear test attack on the coalition just doesn’t stand up
The coalition is failing women, the number who are overdue smear tests has soared 11% since they came to power, possibly due to the difficulty getting GP appointments. When working…
Journalism New Year Resolutions
Do I write this post every year? Probably. Some things I’m planning to work on this year. Blog more Yes, I say this a lot, then I get busy and don’t…
The boundaries of data
What do you do about tracking data relating to an organisation or area over time, if the boundaries keep changing? Recently, I’ve been doing more with English NHS data. This…
FOI and Datasets
Request Initiative, not-for-profit community interest company that helps charities, NGOs non-profits make use of FOI, is blogging top tips for using the FOI act. This week’s topic, looking at asking for…
Data journalism – necessity is the mother of invention
One of the things I like about data journalism (despite being very frustrating at times) is that it is very often an exercise in problem solving; it makes me think.…
How to get started with data journalism
Well, it’s finally here. I’ve published my book Getting Started with Data Journalism. It is a comprehensive look at techniques for finding, cleaning, analysing and visualising data and hopefully help at…