Comments on: Part 3: Dawn of a new age for data-driven journalism http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/17/part-3-dawn-of-a-new-age-for-data-driven-journalism/ How to survive and thrive in the digital age Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:37:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jason Preston http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/17/part-3-dawn-of-a-new-age-for-data-driven-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-9741 Jason Preston Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:19:49 +0000 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/?p=577#comment-9741 Not sure if you cover this in an earlier post or later in your book, but it strikes me that database-driven reporting works equally well in better serving an audience AND in maximizing reporter efficiency. I think the old school newspaper world is still used to the age when getting certain public data was a matter of physically slogging through county record books. Databases available publicly online from *other* organizations can make life as a reporter much easier and, unfortunately or fortunately, remove many of the excuses for not getting more stuff written. Not sure if you cover this in an earlier post or later in your book, but it strikes me that database-driven reporting works equally well in better serving an audience AND in maximizing reporter efficiency.

I think the old school newspaper world is still used to the age when getting certain public data was a matter of physically slogging through county record books. Databases available publicly online from *other* organizations can make life as a reporter much easier and, unfortunately or fortunately, remove many of the excuses for not getting more stuff written.

]]> By: Tim Lloyd http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/17/part-3-dawn-of-a-new-age-for-data-driven-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-9630 Tim Lloyd Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:46:06 +0000 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/?p=577#comment-9630 Interesting post, Mark. This subject has become so relevant in relation to MP's expenses and the way in which newspapers publish this information online. Interesting post, Mark. This subject has become so relevant in relation to MP’s expenses and the way in which newspapers publish this information online.

]]> By: Paul Balcerak http://www.journalism20.com/blog/2009/07/17/part-3-dawn-of-a-new-age-for-data-driven-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-9605 Paul Balcerak Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:05:21 +0000 http://www.journalism20.com/blog/?p=577#comment-9605 News is pretty easy to gather, but it takes real work to organize and contextualize it—<em>that's</em> value. Whether it can be monetized ... ? News is pretty easy to gather, but it takes real work to organize and contextualize it—that’s value. Whether it can be monetized … ?

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