Alumni and Industry Workshop Advanced Data Storytelling
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About the Workshop
Dive deeper to tell compelling data-driven stories. Explore the vast quantities of data that surround our daily lives and dive deeper to tell compelling stories that enrich our communities.
The advanced data journalism workshop will move participants beyond the basics and introduce using R, a free programming language and software environment, for data storytelling. If you've mastered using Excel, it's time to move on to R.
Instructors
Matt Waite
Matt Waite is a professor of practice in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications specializing in data journalism and emerging technology. Prior to joining the faculty, he was the senior news technologist for the St. Petersburg Times of Florida and the principal developer of the Pulitzer Prize-winning PolitiFact. Waite has held reporting positions with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the St. Petersburg times.
Olga Pierce
Olga Pierce is an assistant professor of practice in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications specializing in data journalism. Before joining the college, Olga was the deputy data editor at ProPublica. She is the recipient of the 2015 Deadline Club award for Medical Reporting and the 2011 Livingston Award for National Reporting. Her stories have been featured in ProPublica, the New York Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune and the Hindustan Times in New Delhi.
Schedule
Friday, April 15, 2022 |
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| 1 p.m. | Welcome and Introductions |
| 1 - 5 p.m. | Studio, notebooks, libraries and data |
| 5 p.m. | Tour of Hudl (optional) |
Saturday, April 16, 2022 |
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| 9 a.m. - noon | Analysis pipelines |
| noon - 2 p.m. | Lunch on your own in Downtown Lincoln |
| 2 - 5 p.m. | Visualizing data with R |
| 5 p.m. | Tour of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications |
Who should attend
This advanced workshop is for journalists and communicators who have experience using data to tell stories. If you aren't experienced with data or Excel, you should complete the Intro to Data Storytelling Workshop before registering for the advanced workshop.