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


