data journalism
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Slides to accompany an AEJMC panel presentation; a brief introduction to data journalism and a hands-on exercise using IPEDS dataTRANSCRIPT
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DATA JOURNALISMMitzi Lewis, Midwestern State University
“Geeks - The New Journalists” panel
AEJMC 2011 conference
AuguST 12, 2011
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WHY DATA JOURNALISM?
“Data-driven journalism is the future”-Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web
Source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/ media/2010/nov/22/data-analysis-tim-berners-lee
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FIRST ISSUE OF THE GUARDIAN
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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/aug/13/florence-nightingale-graphics#
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE – MORTALITY IN THE ARMY
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Source: http://quod.lib.umich.edu
DETROITRIOTS
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WHAT IS DATA JOURNALISM?
“incomprehensibly enormous”
– Paul Bradshaw, data journalism trainer at the Guardian
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WHAT IS DATA JOURNALISM?
Investigative research
Statistics
Design
Programming
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Source: http://nmd.arkena.tv/012898356641464/go-figure
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DATA JOURNALISM = A PROCESS
Source: http://datadrivenjournalism.net/
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IPEDS DATA CENTER
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COMPARE INDIVIDUAL INSTITUTIONS
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WHAT DATA WOULD YOU LIKE TO ACCESS?
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CLICK ‘CONTINUE’
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SELECT INSTITUTIONS
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SELECT YOUR COMPARISON INSTITUTIONS
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SELECT INSTITUTIONS BY VARIABLES
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BROWSE/SEARCH VARIABLES
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CLICK ‘+’ TO EXPAND VARIABLES
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VARIABLES
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MAKE SELECTION: YEARS AND COST OF ATTENDANCE
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MAKE SELECTION: YEAR, STATE, AND SECTOR
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VERIFY VARIABLES
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CLICK ‘CONTINUE’
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SPECIFY VALUES TO DEFINE INSTITUTION GROUP
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SPECIFY VALUES FOR INSTITUTION GROUP (VARIABLE = STATE)
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SPECIFY VALUES FOR INSTITUTION GROUP (VARIABLE = SECTOR)
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VERIFY SELECTIONS SAVED THEN CLICK ‘SUBMIT’
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CHECK INSTITUTION LIST
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CLICK ‘CONTINUE’
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VARIABLES AVAILABLE FOR EXTRACTION
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SELECT VARIABLES
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CLICK ‘CONTINUE’
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OUTPUT SPECIFICATION
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CHOOSE TABLE NAME, VARIABLE SPECIFICATIONS, & OUTPUT FORMAT; CLICK ‘CONTINUE’
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7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE DATA GEEKS
1. Document your processes
2. List source and date of download/access in files
3. Save original files
4. Use conceptual names
5. Use hierarchy when saving files
6. Save a working copy of your file and use it for your data analysis
7. Back up your data
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