DIY Data: Creating the next generation of stories with data

Telling stories with data has never been more compelling -- if you know how to do it. From ProPublica's data sleuthing to the best of what's possible on FlowingData and Information is Beautiful, engineers and journalists are crafting new ways to explain our world with data.

We'll take a look at the tools and techniques that turn raw datasets into investigative stories and digital... [read more]

Telling stories with data has never been more compelling -- if you know how to do it. From ProPublica's data sleuthing to the best of what's possible on FlowingData and Information is Beautiful, engineers and journalists are crafting new ways to explain our world with data.

We'll take a look at the tools and techniques that turn raw datasets into investigative stories and digital products to grab a digital audience. Todd Holloway, the senior data science lead at Trulia, the modern equivalent of a newspaper real estate section, and Chase Davis, Director of Technology at the Center for Investigative Reporting, will discuss these topics  (and what they do every day). As the Guardian says about DIY data storytelling, "Data is the new punk."

We'll wrap up with a lightning talk for hackers with datasets to meet hacks with story concepts!

 

Panelists:

Chase Davis (@chasedavis), is the Director of Technology at the Center for Investigative Reporting and has worked as an investigative reporter at the Houston Chronicle, the Des Moines Register and California Watch focusing on money and politics.

Todd Holloway (@toddmholloway) is the Data Science Lead at Trulia, and spent the past 11 years working on large-scale data mining and data visualization projects ranging from unmanned vehicles to drug discovery visualization and web search. Check out his DataMining SF meetup.

 

Schedule:

7p-730p:   Networking and refreshments provided

730p-830p: Presentation

8:30-8:45: Audience lightening talks

845p-9:15p: More networking

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