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    The challenges and possible pitfalls of data journalism, and how you can you avoid them

    Now that we’ve gained some basic data knowledge and are putting it to use, we need to take care not to get entangled in a [...]

    March 9, 2016
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    Resources for learning and doing data journalism

    Tutorials Using Excel to do Precision Journalism by Steve Doig: Here you can learn the “basic spreadsheet knowledge” we talked about – sorting, filtering and basic [...]

    March 9, 2016
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    The rise of data reporting

    “Data and journalism have become deeply intertwined, with increased prominence,” journalist Alex Howard wrote in in a report for the Tow Center at Columbia University [...]

    March 9, 2016
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    Making the leap from editorial to product thinking

    Many of the people performing product management roles in news organizations have moved over from traditional editorial roles. That shift requires some changes in mindset [...]

    February 1, 2016
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    How to hire effective product managers for a news organization

    Whether your news organization is looking to create its first product management role, or add to an existing product team, finding and recruiting the right [...]

    February 1, 2016
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    How to do good user testing and get feedback on products

    Eric Ulken, executive director of digital strategy at the Philadelphia Media Network, says they see product managers as the “voice of the user.” Everyone inside [...]

    February 1, 2016
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    How product managers should work with their bosses and colleagues

    Everyone in your organization plays some key role in making your products great. The product manager is there to guide, facilitate, and advocate — but [...]

    February 1, 2016
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    How to integrate product management in your organization

    Particularly for “legacy” news organizations, like newspapers, that have evolved and calcified an organizational structure from an earlier era, it can be challenging to find [...]

    February 1, 2016
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    Best practices for product management in news organizations

    News is a product. Conceptually, that is a leap for people from traditional reporting and editing roles. We are used to buying “products” in stores [...]

    February 1, 2016
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    Finding a voice on social media: Insights for local newsrooms

    As more people, especially in younger generations, rely on social media to stay informed, news organizations must figure out how to speak to readers in [...]

    December 16, 2015
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