Web Journalism Chat 3-10-2010

Wanted to see the #wjchat on Twitter tonight but couldn’t? We have it all archived for your reading pleasure.

The questions tonight were:

1. What role does data play in your job?
2. Do you generate data from stories or stories from data?
3. What data obstacles have you faced and how did you overcome them?
4. Do you ever feel insecure about your ability to report data? Who do you go to for help? Best piece of advice they’ve given you?
5. What is the best visualization you’ve seen recently and why? How did you know it was useful?
6. How do you put numbers into context for your audience?
7. What tools can you use to break out of the beginner league of data visualization?
8. What do you wish you and/or fellow journalists knew about using & understanding numbers? What data reporting errors make you cringe?
9. What sites or organizations should journos go to learn more about numbers?

If any of those questions seem interesting to you, download the document and read the answers yourself. The document is stored on Acrobat.com and can be printed or even exported to PDF. Here’s the link:

#wjchat 3-10-2010 Archive