Journalists need to understand data if they’re going to succeed in their field. This is especially true when journalists want to check the validity of press releases, or politicians’ statements.
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Kelly Fincham paraphrases Julian Todd, chief data scientist at ScraperWiki, who helps journalists understand data.
Read more: Journalists connect the dots between data & reporting at Columbia J-school hackathon | Poynter.
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