Journalism 343 - Data-Driven Storytelling

How can journalists use data to find stories? How can they tell stories through data? This hands-on course provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to begin gathering, analyzing and visualizing interactive, data-driven stories. Students will tackle questions pertaining to ethical data sourcing, data analysis and making data meaningful for the public. They will apply their skills by way of a series of short assignments over the course of the semester that cover the different stages of data-driven news production. Prior experience with advanced statistics, web design or computer programming is neither assumed nor necessary, and course content will adapt to the collective skills of the students in the classroom. However, a willingness to experiment, learn new technologies and embrace iteration in a cooperative environment is a must.

Open to Journalism majors only. Pre Req: JOURNAL 300