What is Detail Data• Detail Data is a collaboration between The Detail investigative

website and the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action

• The three year project promises the production of 30 major data based , public interest investigations over a three year period. Less than two years in 17 major projects have been produced

• The project is funded by Big Lottery and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Data Journalism in Northern Ireland• Devolved government

• Crossover with ROI and UK

• Media Market: Population/Resources

• Some evidence of increased capacity.

• Public datastores NISRA/PSNI

• Also our data store at data.nicva.org (currently 110 datasets)

What we do

• We talk to Community and Voluntary groups to identify issues• We seek data on these issues through FOI, studying reports, media

questions• We analyse this data and identify trends• We bring these findings to experts • We produce and publish multi-media reports• We make all of our data publically available• We equip groups to launch effective campaigns for change

Issues coveredTo date we have worked with the community and voluntary sector to produce award winning data investigations on topics as diverse as:

• Illegal dumping • Family courts• Domestic abuse • HIV • Built heritage• post-code lotteries • EU funding• Suicide• Paramilitary activity• Abortion

Infographics

Videos

Third party coverage

Impact• 17 major data journalism projects published featuring interviews, interactive graphics, video interviews, infographics, maps and links to full datasets.

• Changes in government policy and funding – historic buildings funding restored, family courts plans to open to the media and Private Member’s Bill on Carers being worked on.

• Used as a trusted reference point for academics and policy makers

It’s the people who matter

• Ursula Gallagher – Strabane Foodbank

• Joan Davis - Family Mediation NI

• Justin Kouame – NICRAS

• Clare-Anne Magee – Carers NI

http://www.thedetail.tv/articles/who-cares-for-our-carers

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