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5 Ways That Publishers Are Using Data to Transform the Way They Work

Data journalism is all the rage; for evidence of that, look no further than the fact that Columbia University’s Tow Center for Journalism devoted an entire conference to it this past Friday. But what impact is data actually having on the industry?

June 4, 2014 · Myriah Towner

Data Journalism on a Shoestring Budget: 5 Easy Steps

“Data science” is the buzzword du jour, with marquee publications such as The New York Times hiring physics Ph.D.'s to shuffle through haystacks of information and find the needles that will unlock major stories. But not all publishers have those resources at their disposal—and not all content strategists have advanced degrees in probabilistic theory. Still, there are plenty of data-science tricks that can help those on a shoestring budget.

May 29, 2014 · Sam Petulla