Data journalism, or computer-assisted reporting, reflects a different sort of story-telling, one that supplements, enhances and can even replace the traditional words-on-a-page news report or feature. In the attached white paper and then in the video interview, host Tim Shoults speaks with Chad Skelton about how to mine data to get great stories.
Chad Skelton is a journalism instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and an active data journalist for hire. He loves charts, maps, Excel and Tableau training. He is the former data journalist at The Vancouver Sun.
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