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BDJ 204 basic journalism
BDJ 364 reporting 1
BDJ 664
BDJ 464 reporting 2
BDJ 667
BDJ 465 senior newscast
Using Online ResourcesSearch Tricks and Validity of SourcesBasic Maps
Finding People OnlineFinding Stories Online
Web ExtrasDiving Through Databases
More mappingOnline Resources for the Job Hunt
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BDJ 204 basic journalism
BDJ 364 reporting 1
BDJ 664
BDJ 464 reporting 2
BDJ 667
BDJ 465 senior newscast
Using Online ResourcesSearch Tricks and Validity of SourcesBasic Maps
Finding People OnlineFinding Stories Online
Web ExtrasDiving Through Databases
More mappingOnline Resources for the Job Hunt
Why learn mapping?
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Research
• Cremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism:
“ …most news executives would like to use their
station’s web site to provide new and additional
information to users—for example, ‘‘extra’’ video
footage, documents, historical perspective about a
story, and so on…”
Cremedas & Lysak Research
• One news director:
–“we want to create new content
that surrounds the TV story.
Otherwise we’re only doing a partial
job….”
New Media Skills Needed?Cremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism
TV news managers surveyed:
91% said producers need them
83% said reporters need them
Beyond TV skills
Mapping 1 locationMultiple locations: basic Multiple locations: intermediate
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1 LOCATION MAPPINGJTools
Anybody can do a map with one location
Copy it w/ SnipToolSave as .jpg and insert
What others are doing in mapping
Where would a map help in storytelling this semester?
Mapping from geocoded data
• Need data with an address • Put data in excel• Use a program to geolocate on a Google
map– Batchgeo simple– Google Fusion basic, but customizable
What you’ll learn today
• Example from BDJ 204 website
First: check integrity of data
• What is a homicide?
SIMPLE MAPPINGJTools
Simple Mapping with BatchGeo
1. compile excel spreadsheet2. cut/paste into Batch Geo website3. make map 4. post link or embed map on website
Syracuse Homicides
questions?
1. Compile excel spreadsheet
4. Embed the map or post the link
a. Save b. Look for email with link & code c. NCC News Online: go to html tab. Cut/paste code where
you want map to appear.
ANOTHER WAY: GOOGLE FUSION ALLOWS CUSTOMIZATION
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New for me, too!
Be patient!
Process is similar
• Import the data• Map the data• Customize the presentation
But 1st: Reformat the data
One location column• Google Fusion maps one column
• How can it map a street without a city?• Or if it maps city, all dots are same place
So merge (concatenate) street, city, state in one column in Excel– See handout
Street City State
1315 N. Salina St., Syracuse, N.Y.
But 1st: Reformat the data
in narrative form
Police report that the victim, __________, was killed by ________ at ________ by the assailant, __________ …
Starting with Google Fusion
Sign in to GoogleGo to Google DocsCreate a table
Import Data
Find Excel fileClick through NEXT until you get the table
Tell which column is location
Tell it full address is what to geocode, i.e. map
Visualize the map
Watch it geocodeSee mapZoom to get it full screen 1 km
Configure the pop-up window
Click CustomReplace the code (see handout)
Configure the pop-up window: replace code
Set the map for sharing
Upper left of screen
Share it w/ others
Set Visibility public unlisted private
Find it in Google Docs
MUCH MORE YOU CAN DO
Layer dataie. combine 2 Census categories
Do heat intensity
Much more!
You got just a
taste of it!
EASY TUTORIALS
BATCHGEO.COM
GOOGLE FUSION
Simple quick maps
CustomizableMore complex
In summary --
1 locationmap
Google, Yahoo, Bing
Snip tool
More Mapping
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