Journalism in the Age of Data

Geoff McGhee

How journalists are coping with a flood of information by borrowing data visualization techniques from computer scientists, researchers and artists. A video report in eight chapters. (54 minutes running time)

  • Part 1: Introduction
    Meet some of the researchers who have helped popularize data visualization for art and communication.
    31 August 2010, 8:00 am
  • Part 2: Data Visualization in Journalism
    How data reporting and presentation are starting to change the face of newsrooms.
    31 August 2010, 7:02 am
  • Part 3: Telling “Data Stories”
    How journalists are adapting traditional narrative formats to data visualization.
    31 August 2010, 6:03 am
  • Part 4: A New Era in Infographics
    Data vis whizzes are the new rock stars in a field where people have been making charts for over 200 years.
    31 August 2010, 5:04 am
  • Part 5: Life as a Data Stream
    Using data as an expressive medium, and experiencing live events through information streams.
    31 August 2010, 4:05 am
  • Part 6: Exploring Data
    The importance of data analysis to good journalism.
    31 August 2010, 3:06 am
  • Part 7: Technologies and Tools
    A new generation of web browsers is changing the game for online visualization and interactive graphics. A look at emerging technologies and tools.
    31 August 2010, 2:07 am
  • Part 8: First Steps
    New tools, tutorials and websites about visualization are appearing all the time. A look at where to get started.
    31 August 2010, 1:08 am
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