“The pandemic changed me," said Johnson. "It showed me that having no data can be just as harmful as doing data for data’s sake.”
Data Journalism
We're thrilled to announce the selection of 17 talented and diverse journalists who will be participating in our 2024 Data Fellowship.
The use of publicly available data allowed me to tell a story that went beyond one building in Harlem. I was able to report a larger story about how unsafe housing in New York City can lead to devastating health outcomes.
BridgeDetroit environmental reporter Jena Brooker and Seattle Times graphics reporter Alison Saldanha share key takeaways and converge on the value of seeking guidance from veteran data reporters when confronted with obstacles.
In some psychiatric residential treatment facilities, there is little public oversight. Even parents find it difficult to get information. A reporter wants to change that by buiding a better database.
Data journalists MaryJo Webster of the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Marissa Evans of the Los Angeles Times share their strategies for requesting and reporting with public records.
Pulitzer-winning journalist Jaimi Dowdell is a data reporter with Reuters. But she doesn't consider herself a data journalist, as she told our 2023 Data Fellows this week.
Kate Martin shares her approach to reporting on the child welfare system and holding problem-plagued agencies to account.
We're thrilled to announce the 18 talented journalists in our 2023 class of our annual Data Fellowship.