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Data Driven Journalism Workshop by Bahia HalawiGoal:This workshop aims to provide journalists, media practitioners and the general users with knowledge about what is data-driven journalism, the techniques behind this approach, how to present the story, and how this kind of journalism is impacting newsrooms and communities around the world.?Objectives:At the end of the workshop, you will come away with knowledge about:What is data-driven journalismHow to use data for building storiesHow to clean the dataHow to analyze some social media dataEnjoy this workshop and have fun in trying it yourself!Future READINGS?Data Journalism Handbook - Introduction Chapter (Make sure to read all five sections of the chapter)URLData-Driven Journalism Examples/Stories Highlighted Here are links to the data-driven journalism stories and examples. Enjoy exploring these examples!New York Health Department Restaurant Ratings Map Angeles Times? LAFD Response Map, Paris, for Le Pariteur – Salary Differences Chicago Tribune Crime Data Texas Tribune Government Employee Salaries Injuries In Las Vegas Hospitals, 1999 To 2009 by Las Vegas Sun News – Sports data visualized? to Find the Data and the StoriesWhere to find data on businesses, corporations, and individualsHow to find the stories in the dataBest practices and examples of stories and?visualizations?using data in various contextsThis week complete the following items:Data-driven Stories:Quick-hit data-driven stories on the murder of J. Jesus Gallegos AlvarezHouston Chronicle by Proyecto Diez (Spanish) Indigo – (in Spanish) TV data driven story: Lee Zurik’s investigation? of travel expenses/payroll data- WVUE Nacion’s Senate travel data is explained in this blog entry: to that story and other winners of this year’s Data Journalism awards are here: Ideas and Examples:Websites:Online phone directories:?(US) – provides some possible spouse names, ages, etc.International links: pages and yellow pages.. – US Federal Court records??(Fee)Hoovers??has some free data on major companies worldwide.Investigative Dashboard:? Corporate registries worldwide.In the US, try? official gov’t websiteCorporationwiki has basic info:? Health and Safety Administration (US only) – Search tool for checking company accident and/or inspection reports.’s Public Data Directory Census data links: to public records via the London Guardian: data links and directories:Links to international census data? Nations databases? London Guardian’s Datastore cool disaster coverage tools –Hurricanes – great tips and lectures on the IRE webpage Underground Red Cross toxics around the world: toxics story example: Ghost Factories is another example of corporate data – this time about pollution they leave behind: Data, training and a list of people who can help with data-driven journalism (see NICAR-L) available from this program of Investigative Reporters & Editors? Investigative Reporters & Editors – resource center library: Consortium of Investigative Journalists – story ideas, links and how-tos and a new offshore banking database. of Corporate data-driven stories:Azerbaijan President’s empire patch deaths – an analysis of deaths in Texas (two parts) map:?”s Skin and Bones on how ICIJ Skin and Bones project was done:’s story about corruption connections – A Network of Scandals was built on its own archives. a person:AnyWho:? lookups at MelissaData? a person: WorkLinkedIn? verify professional licenses? database from PIBuzz? directories $$? Public RecordsNational Sex Offender Public Registry:? Sex Offender Registry Web Sites:? of incarcerated offender databases at VineLink? federal inmate lookup ? BrokerCheck? Pubs Free Public Records? Systems? Public Records Directory? Online (real estate record directory)? ResearchICIJ Offshore Leaks Database? Dashboard (OCCRP)? Directory? database: Emporis? real estate: LoopNet? US Form 990s? Rosiak’s 990 database? Non-profit Explorer? UK? Navigator? Center for Charitable Statistics? Finder? Think Tank Directory?, Wanted & Missing Persons ListsCorporate Intelligence Project? Wanted Persons List? OFAC?: Debarred from business with US? Persons List?: missing in Somalia? and ? Statistics on the Web? Reference Bureau DataFinder? DataStore World Government Data? Census Bureau International Database? /International planes & ships findersPirates! NATO Daily Piracy Update? to shore phone directory:?, Shipfinder, iPhone appsFAA Aircraft registry? Codes:? work visa data? Compendium? DatabasesUS work visa data? Compendium? $$Guantanamo Docket (New York Times/NPR)?, leaks and deletesGovernment Attic? “exposing government travel excesses”? Intelligence? defunct agencies? Archive Wayback Machine? for US and non-US interestsSenate Office of Public Records Lobbying Disclosure Act? State Dept. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) since 1940s Lawmakers & Officials DisclosureEthics.?? of Government Ethics? for Responsive Politics? Finance FEC? ArchivesArchives I and Archives II and Presidential Libraries?Online Public Access? Databases? library accessJSTOR Register & Read: Early Journal Content? Public Library of America? Trust Digital Library? Archive? card: NYPL, DC Public Library, etcWeb Research UpdatesToddington International? Price ?InfoDocket? Buzz (Tamara Thompson)? ................
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