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The Data Journalism Podcast Alberto Cairo & Simon Rogers
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Hosts Alberto Cairo and Simon Rogers will explore the latest in data journalism. You will meet the world’s top data journalists - and you will find out how they do what they do.
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The Cool Grey City of Data: inside the San Francisco Chronicle's data team
Dan Kopf and Nami Sumida join Simon and Alberto to discuss how the SF Chronicle tells data stories, such as Sumida's recent exploration of the city's Japantown (sub required) and the WW2 internment that nearly destroyed it. The team discuss what makes the Bay Area such a rich source of data journalism and how the Chron approaches it each day.
The music this episode, made with TwoTone, is US Berkeley’s in-state acceptance rate. -
Anna Brand: data journalism for CNN
Anna Brand is the Managing Editor for Data and Graphics at CNN Digital. She chats with Simon and Alberto about building a data journalism team at the news outlet, explains how it works and what inspires her.
The music this week, made with TwoTone, is based on the data behind this CNN Digital story about Halloween candy. -
Holiday special: why data storytelling matters
It’s a different kind of podcast this week: Simon and Alberto talk about Alberto’s latest book, The Art of Insight, why data journalism is still a dream job and our approaches to working with numbers to tell stories. Find out what books got us here - and what we care about most, when it comes to data storytelling.
The music this week, made with TwoTone, is based on snowfall in Central Park from 1869 from this dataset, via weather.gov. -
"Hungary is a data journalism superpower"
Attila Bátorfy is a data journalist operating in Viktor Orbán's Hungary, heading up ATLO and pioneering the field in the country as a teacher and practitioner. Find out why he believes Hungary is the country to watch for data storytelling.
Music by TwoTone, based on data about rising Hungary's falling population. You can hear the full (long) track here. -
Data journalism at The Guardian
The Guardian's Pamela Duncan and Ashley Kirk join Simon to talk about how data journalism has changed since he was there, how the news organisation works today and what is coming next.
Music by TwoTone, based on data from this story about rising surface temperatures. You can hear the full (long) track here. -
Alan Smith: Inside the FT's data journalism operation
Alan Smith is a rare breed: he leads the FT's team of data reporters and designers, but has a background in the stuffy world of official statistics as former head of digital content at the UK's Office for National Statistics. Alan is also author of How Charts Work, a handbook on designing with data using the FT's principles.
He chats with Simon and Alberto about his approach to data journalism and how to make numbers accessible for everyone.