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Case Study: Data Journalism
The “data journalist” gathers, interviews and presents data”. As such, it needs a suite of new skills around understanding and interpreting data. The journalism arm of the industry training organisation, Competenz, in New Zealand, has recognised this and begun the process of implementing new NZQA unit standards for journalism schools. The initial focus is on up-skilling students in statistics. This case study explores real issues related to...
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- Material Type:
- Case Study
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- November 19, 2015
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- September 9, 2018
- Author:
- New Zealand Government
- Submitter:
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Lesley Farmer
- Primary Audience:
- Graduate School, Professional
- Technical Format:
- Website
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- Not specified at this time
- Language:
- English
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- No
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand
Lesley Farmer (Faculty)
This website from the New Zealand government addresses journalism that is based on interpreting data. It discusses a couple of case studies to exemplify good data journalism practices. It is a thoughtful article that can inform journalists as well as critical readers.