Slideshow Data Journalism

View all

Get your own

AND THE WINNER IS.....

Making a comparison between the iPad3 and the ASUS Transformer Prime (TL201) is like watching a clash between titans. Apple gets definitely the honors for the break through of the tablet, starting with Ipad1. I used to work at that time on an HP TC 1100, very nice tablet with the computer in the screen, keyboard and pencil, but no one was then really interested. For me a fabulous machine still working after 6-7 years, but the iPad, although not really a computer, is more beautiful, lighter and faster for the day to day computer chores.

The iPad3 is even more impressive. Other tablets – from Samsung to Kindle fire for example, couldn't compete with this machines. So this would be my first Apple, I thought. However ASUS finally came up with a real alternative, the Transformer Prime TF201; here is the other titan who could engage in the battle on the market. Who is the winner?
Published at Gearburn: http://gearburn.com/2012/05/battle-of-the-beasts-the-new-ipad-vs-asus-transformer-prime/

NO, NOT THE IPAD; I WANT THE ASUS TRANSFORMER

Sorry, he is not available, the shop assistant told me; ordering on line was no solution either. The ASUS Transformer was nowhere on stock. My rooted, white Pandigital tablet was too clumsy and slow to the job for mobile reporting and reading. I needed a real one. After quite some time, I decided to change my church, if there is no open source -Android tablet, then I'll take the new IPAD. I almost bought one when the shop assistant mentioned the ASUS, only two on stock. No, not the IPAD I want the Transformer, I yelled.
On Memeburn: why-the-new-ipad-might-not-be-the-tablet-that-saves-journalism

Basic Techniques for Data Journalism

Open publication - Free publishing

Datajournalism

Data Journalism on Prezi

Nieuwe tools voor datajournalistiek zijn er in overvloed. In deze presentatie extra aandacht voor scrapen van data met Outwit Hub, the plugin voor Firefox; opschonen van data met Google Refine; maken van kaarten met QGIS en tenslotte de statistische analayse met R, het opensource alternatief voor SPSS.

Data journalism: where coders and journos meet

Published at Memeburn: http://memeburn.com/2012/03/data-journalism-where-coders-and-journos-meet/

How do you make sense of a growing data pile spit out by the internet? The number of journalists who can analyse and write stories based on this data is still relatively small.
At a time when large numbers of journalists are being laid off — because print newspapers are closing or decreasing the number of editors –, however, data journalism is becoming a great way to get value out of journalistic work.
Newspapers are also exploring it, and data journalism could potentially attract more readers to print or online editions. In Europe, The Guardian’s data page is an example of how well the form can be pulled off.
The growing interest in data journalism is reflected by reports from the National Institute for Computer Assisted Reporting (NICAR) conference held in February 2012 in St Louis, USA. NICAR, a branch of an organisation called Investigative Reporter and Editors (IRE), is the focal point of data journalism in the USA.
According to reports about the NICAR conference the atmosphere was vibrant. Alex Howard wrote: “At NICAR 2012, you could literally see the code underpinning the future of journalism written — or at least projected — on the walls”.
“The energy level was incredible,” said David Herzog, associate professor for print and digital news at the Missouri School of Journalism, in an email interview after NICAR. “I didn’t see participants wringing their hands and worrying about the future of journalism. They’re too busy building it.”