Some news about my next book in The Bookseller. Will post more here as we get nearer to publication ..read more

New podcast episode Kae Petrin is a data and graphics reporting at Chalkbeat⁠, Votebeat, and Healthbeat, where they produce stories on education and voting rights. Kae is also a co-founder and part of the leadership of the ⁠Trans Journalists Association⁠. In the episode we discuss Kae’s work, their view of beat-centric news organizations, and the ..read more

In the latest episode of the Data Journalism podcast: Garrett Archer⁠ is the data analyst at ABC15 in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is a data storyteller and one of the foremost experts on Arizona’s election system. As America votes, Garrett will be responsible for reporting the facts in one of the most tightly-fought US elections ..read more

This combination of images assembled in June 2024 shows some of the images that appear in an online blog for Glenn Cook, a Republican running for a state legislative seat in southeastern Georgia. It is from this article by Garance’s team (AP Photo) Garance Burke⁠ is a global investigative reporter for the Associated Press, with a focus on reporting around Artificial Intelligence. She wrote the chapter of the AP style guide around reporting on AI and leads a team which works with data to tell stories every day. She joins Simon and Alberto to discuss the implications for data journalism. The ..read more

How does the Pulitzer Center create such great data journalism? Alberto and Simon are joined by ⁠Doménica Montaño⁠, the Center’s program coordinator for environmental investigations. Working with terrific data journalists like director ⁠Gustavo Faleiros⁠ and ⁠Kuek Ser Kuang Keng⁠, ⁠the team⁠ produces groundbreaking data work. Doménica explains what it takes to make that work come to life. The Center had several projects nominated and named finalists for the Sigma awards this year. The⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠music this episode⁠⁠,⁠ made with⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠TwoTone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠based on tree cover in Brazil⁠. Listen to t ..read more

Detail from Nami Sumida’s Japantown project NEW PODCAST EPISODE: Dan Kopf⁠ and ⁠Nami Sumida⁠ join Simon and Alberto to discuss how the SF Chronicle tells data stories, such as Sumida’s ⁠recent exploration of the city’s Japantown⁠ (sub required) and the WW2 internment that nearly destroyed it. The team discuss what makes the Bay Area such a rich source of data journalism and how the Chron approaches it each day. The⁠ ⁠⁠⁠music this episode⁠,⁠ made with⁠⁠⁠ ⁠TwoTone⁠⁠⁠⁠, is ⁠⁠⁠US Berkeley’s in-state acceptance rate⁠⁠⁠. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE HERE >> And here’s a YouTube version of the Japanto ..read more

One of the greatest features of data is that pretty much anything can represent it. It can be great journalism; it could be glass sculptures representing sea level rises, paint representing a battle with long COVID – and it can even be music. And now we have turned that music into a playlist album: Sonified. Sonified: Data as Music If you listen to the Data Journalism Podcast I co-host with Alberto Cairo, then you will be familiar with how we make the theme for each episode: each guest chooses a dataset and we then use a tool called TwoTone to turn that data into music. Is it great music? P ..read more

Anna Brand⁠ is the Managing Editor for Data and Graphics at CNN Digital. On the first Data Journalism Podcast of 2024, she chats with Simon and Alberto about building a data journalism team at the news outlet, explains how it works and what inspires her. The⁠ ⁠⁠music this week⁠⁠,⁠ made with⁠⁠ ⁠TwoTone⁠⁠⁠, is based on the data behind ⁠this CNN Digital story⁠ about Halloween candy. Check out the latest episode here >> ..read more

It’s a different kind of podcast this week: Simon and Alberto talk about Alberto’s latest book, ⁠The Art of Insight,⁠ why data journalism is still a dream job and our approaches to working with numbers to tell stories. Find out what books got us here – and what we care about most, when it comes to data storytelling. The⁠ ⁠music this week⁠⁠, made with⁠ ⁠TwoTone⁠⁠, is based on snowfall in Central Park from 1869 from⁠ ⁠this dataset⁠⁠, via weather.gov. Listen to the latest episode here >> ..read more

Attila Bátorfy⁠ is a data journalist operating in Viktor Orbán’s Hungary, heading up ATLO and pioneering the field in the country as a teacher and practitioner. Find out why he believes Hungary is the country to watch for data storytelling in this new episode of the Data Journalism Podcast. Music by ⁠⁠TwoTone⁠⁠, based on data about rising Hungary’s falling population. You can hear the ⁠⁠full track here ..read more