CGIS Knafel K354
Networking and refreshments 2:30-3pm
Talk 3-4pm in CGIS Knafel K354
Conference call 617-841-7951.
Data journalism is the practice of finding stories in numbers and using numbers to tell stories. It’s also one of the most cutting-edge fields in journalism, popularized by sites such as Fivethirtyeight.com, Vox, and The Upshot. In this talk, Meredith Broussard will demystify data journalism. She will show some examples of simple and complex data storytelling projects, including data visualizations, infographics, and news apps. She will discuss how she used artificial intelligence to investigate textbook shortages in Philadelphia public schools and will outline her new tool for investigating campaign finance data. Finally, she will discuss how journalists leverage big data for social good.
Speaker: Meredith Broussard is an assistant professor at the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute of New York University and a research fellow at Columbia University’s Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Her current research focuses on artificial intelligence in investigative reporting. A former features editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer, she has also worked a software developer at AT&T Bell Labs and the MIT Media Lab. Her features and essays have appeared in The Atlantic, Harper’s, Slate, The Washington Post, and other outlets. She holds a BA from Harvard University and an MFA from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @merbroussard or contact her via meredithbroussard.com.
