data journalism
Numbers-driven news coverage
Data journalism is reporting that relies on analyzing datasets to uncover or illustrate stories.
Practitioners gather statistics, create databases, or mine public records to find patterns that traditional reporting might miss: The Times data journalism team mapped every police shooting in the country.
The field has grown alongside tools for visualization and analysis, producing interactive graphics and searchable databases alongside conventional articles.
Visual representations of information
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- web scrapingAutomated site data extraction
- codingWriting software instructions
- APISoftware communication standard
algorithm · machine learning · spreadsheets · FOIA requests · crowdsourcing · geocoding · statistical analysis · fact-checking
Statistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
- outliersExtreme data points
- sample sizeQuantity of observations taken
- meanAverage, or spiteful
median · variance · probability · p-value · confidence interval · margin of error · percentages · trend analysis
Obligation for one's actions
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- exposeMake known publicly
- public recordsOfficially filed, publicly accessible documents
- leaksUnwanted fluid escapes
whistleblower · corruption · scandal · sources · in-depth reporting · freedom of information · oversight · follow the money
Account of events
- contextualizationPlacing something within circumstances
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
- insightsPenetrating understandings gained
human impact · explanatory · newsworthy · angle · revelations · findings · visual storytelling
Act of revealing information
- accessibilityEase of approach
- sunshine lawsLegislation mandating government transparency
- FOIAFederal transparency statute
- government transparencyPublic access to official proceedings
infographics
Visual representations of information
- interactiveAllowing mutual exchange
- web scrapingAutomated site data extraction
- codingWriting software instructions
API · algorithm · machine learning · spreadsheets · FOIA requests · crowdsourcing · geocoding · statistical analysis · fact-checking · multimedia storytelling
correlation
Statistical relationship measure
- regressionReturn to former state
- outliersExtreme data points
- sample sizeQuantity of observations taken
mean · median · variance · probability · p-value · confidence interval · margin of error · percentages · trend analysis · demographics
accountability
Obligation for one's actions
- watchdogGuard or monitor
- exposeMake known publicly
- public recordsOfficially filed, publicly accessible documents
leaks · whistleblower · corruption · scandal · sources · in-depth reporting · freedom of information · oversight · follow the money · cross-referencing
narrative
Account of events
- contextualizationPlacing something within circumstances
- patternsRecurring arrangements or designs
- trendsPrevailing directions of change
insights · human impact · explanatory · newsworthy · angle · revelations · findings · visual storytelling
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- accessibilityEase of approach
- sunshine lawsLegislation mandating government transparency
- FOIAFederal transparency statute
government transparency · reproducibility · editorial standards
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- online newsnews site, news feed, news app, web article, breaking news
- digital journalismonline news, digital media, digital platforms, e-newspapers, online editions
- Science Journalismpress release, science writing, popular science, science magazines, science podcasts
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
data journalismopinion writing
Text expressing viewpoints
opinion journalism · op-ed · punditry · editorial · commentary
data journalismmisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
disinformation · fake news · rumor · propaganda · yellow journalism
data, journalism, database, journalistic, dataset, data analysis, journalistically, datamining