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    Option 1: Hire temporary staff

    Perhaps the biggest challenge universities face is that the staff they have on hand aren’t as skilled in data as their students need them to [...]

    October 13, 2016
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    Option 2: Collaborate with other departments

    Most schools have some kind of computer science program. Some educators have proposed partnering with these departments. One of them is Houston, at the University [...]

    October 13, 2016
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    Option 3: Require self-training

    Hiring part-time staff, collaborating with Computer Science departments and holding open labs won’t work for every school. Luckily, there’s a wide array of resources available [...]

    October 13, 2016
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    How to become a newsroom that consistently engages audiences

    Not many newsrooms are designed with engaging audiences in mind. Many newsroom leaders find it more natural to approach tools of engagement as tools for [...]

    May 2, 2016
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    How to listen to your audience and learn from them

    In between the projects that often fuel engagement efforts, there are other opportunities for journalists to listen. The phrase “Grow bigger ears” has become a [...]

    May 2, 2016
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    How to engage your audiences in 5 key steps

    Engaging audiences in journalism can take many forms, ranging in scope from small actions to immersive projects. There is no single formula for the best [...]

    May 2, 2016
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    What exactly is engagement and what difference does it make?

    Though “engagement” is a word journalists hear a lot these days, its function can be tough to articulate. For many, the goal of engagement seems [...]

    May 2, 2016
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    Charting new ground: The ethical terrain of nonprofit journalism

    Overview A different kind of revenue, one that has nothing to do with advertising or subscriptions, is playing a larger role in journalism today. Nonprofit [...]

    April 20, 2016
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    Diving into Data Journalism: Strategies for getting started or going deeper

    A few years ago, the digital revolution sparked upheaval — and in many newsrooms, concern. As technology brought data journalism and other new practices into [...]

    March 9, 2016
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    How data journalism is different from what we’ve always done

    The definition of data journalism is at once both painfully simple and frustratingly vague. “When you say data journalism, it means something different to just [...]

    March 9, 2016
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