• Title: The Data Journalism Handbook
• Author(s) Jonathan Gray, Lucy Chambers, Liliana Bounegru
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media; eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): CC BY-SA 3.0
• Hardcover/Paperback 242 pages
• eBook: HTML and PDF
• Language: English
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• ISBN-10: 1449330061
• ISBN-13: 978-1449330064
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Book Description

This book is intended to be a useful resource for anyone who thinks that they might be interested in becoming a data journalist, or dabbling in Data Dournalism. This collaborative book coordinated by the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation aims to answer questions like: Where can I find data? How can I request data? What tools can I use? How can I find stories in data? How can I make data journalism sustainable?

When you combine the sheer scale and range of digital information now available with a journalist's "nose for news" and her ability to tell a compelling story, a new world of possibility opens up. With The Data Journalism Handbook, you’ll explore the potential, limits, and applied uses of this new and fascinating field.

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