While telling stories with data has been part of the news practice since its earliest days, it is in the midst of a renaissance. Graphics desks which used to be deemed as “the art department,” a subfield outside the work of newsrooms, are becoming a core part of newsrooms’ operation. Those people (they often have various titles: data journalists, news artists, graphic reporters, developers, etc.) who design news graphics are expected to be full-fledged journalists and work closely with reporters and editors. The purpose of this class is to learn how to think about the visual presentation of data, how and why it works, and how to doit the right way. We will learn how to make graphs like The New York Times, Vox, Pew, and FiveThirtyEight. In the end, you can share–embed your beautiful charts in publications, blog posts, and websites.
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Visualization for Data Journalism
University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbout this Course
Basic Python
Skills you will gain
- Python Libraries
- Data Analysis
- Plotly
- Data Reporting
- Data Visualization (DataViz)
Basic Python
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Orientation
Module 1: Visualization in Newsrooms
Module 2: Data and Visual Perception
Module 3: Narrative Storytelling
Module 4: Cognitive Load and Color Perception
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- 3 stars4.54%
- 2 stars3.03%
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TOP REVIEWS FROM VISUALIZATION FOR DATA JOURNALISM
Comprehensive course to helping us how to use data for journalism as well as will help us in understanding data in newspapers.
Dr. Ng is clear and concise in her explanations and did a great job creating an entry-level overview course on data visualization which she obviously has a great wealth of knowledge.
Well organised and with a lot of commitment from the faculty. I would like to see deeper discussions on most of the topic in the future. Thank you
Thanks very much for great content and the instructor did a great job, and her materials were very use helpful and relevant! Great experience!
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