AP Stylebook Definition of Data Journalism

Definition from the AP Stylebook, 2016 -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ data journalism   Data sources used in stories should be vetted for integrity and validity. When evaluating a data set, consider the following questions: -What is the original...

Reading a data dictionary

By Daniel Trielli Philip Merrill College of Journalism University of Maryland Understand what the data dictionary is showing Why different tables? They show us the columns, but what are the rows? Understand what the fields mean Are the descriptions clear? Do we need...
Syllabus

Syllabus

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