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Experiments in online journalism
Last month the first submissions by students on the MA in Online Journalism landed on my desk. I had set two assignments. The first was a standard portfolio of online journalism work as part of an...
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Music journalism and data (MA Online Journalism multimedia projects pt1)
I’ve just finished looking at the work from the Diploma stage of my MA in Online Journalism, and – if you’ll forgive the effusiveness – boy is it good. The work includes data visualisation, Flash,...
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The first Birmingham Hacks/Hackers meetup – Monday Sept 20
Those helpful people at Hacks/Hackers have let me set up a Hacks/Hackers group for Birmingham. This is basically a group of people interested in the journalistic (and, by extension, the civic)...
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A case study in online journalism: investigating the Olympic torch relay
For the last two months I’ve been involved in an investigation which has used almost every technique in the online journalism toolbox. From its beginnings in data journalism, through collaboration,...
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A case study in online journalism: investigating the Olympic torch relay
image by @CarolineBeavon For the last two months I’ve been involved in an investigation which has used almost every technique in the online journalism toolbox. From its beginnings in data journalism,...
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Data visualisation training
If you’re interested in data visualisation I’m delivering a training course on November 7 with the excellent Caroline Beavon. Here’s what we’re covering: Pick the right chart for your story – against a...
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I am a coding denier
There is an exchange that sometimes takes place, perfectly described by Beth Ashton, between those who use technology, and those who don’t. It goes like this: Prospective data journalist: ‘I’d really...
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An investigation into football agents – and funding for Flemish-African projects
For the last few months I have been working on an investigation into football agents with the rather wonderful Nigerian journalists Yemisi Akinbobola and Ogechi Ekeanyawu. You can now read the...
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