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Hacks and hackers in the classroom
Megan KnightUniversity of Central Lancashire
[email protected]@meganknight
http://www.meganknight.org
The problem
Data journalism is increasingly important in the newsroom
Journalists and journalism students are often unfamiliar with data and tools
Data analysis is not easy to learn quickly Frustration, fear of failure Mathphobia
Hacks and Hackers
A model in which journalists (hacks) and computer and data experts work together on projects over the course of a day or a weekend
Developed as a way to transfer skills and collaborate
Aimed at professional journalists Succesful at the time, but little evidence of long-
term engagement with data journalism
The cases DJCamp
Three events since 2010 Professional journalists, varying numbers of
“hackers” Manchester, Preston and Istanbul Two “HotPot” student projects
s
Conclusions
Start with the story, then find the data Cleaning takes at least five times as long as
anticipated The more data-experienced the journalist, the
more hackers you can have in the room Research the possible data sets and sources,
but don't deliver them at once Final storytelling presentations are essential Follow-up?
Questions?
Megan Knight
University of Central Lancashire
@meganknight
http://www.meganknight.org
