Data Journalism Conversations

This week's podcast features a conversation with Professor Nicholas Diakopoulos who heads up the computational journalism lab at Northwestern University. He explains how A.I. can assist journalists in discovering, composing and distributing stories and discusses his new book, Automating the News: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Media.

15 Heinä 202042min

This week's podcast features a conversation with Leonardo Milano who heads up the predictive analytics team at the United Nations OCHA Centre for Humanitarian Data. He discusses how the humanitarian community is using predictive modelling and projections to anticipate, respond and prepare for emergencies around the world.

24 Kesä 202033min

Analysing and communicating uncertainty in data has never been more important for journalists. But what is the best way to interrogate data and deem it trustworthy? This week's podcast features a conversation with Professor Denise Lievesley from the University of Oxford. She discusses what data journalists can learn from statisticians and the parallels between the two professions.

10 Kesä 202037min

This week's podcast features a conversation between Buzzfeed's Craig Silverman, the editor of the latest verification handbook, and Sam Gregory, programme director at WITNESS. The pair spoke about deepfakes and synthetic media along with the tools and techniques journalists need to detect and debunk fakery online.

27 Touko 202033min

This week's podcast features a conversation between Buzzfeed's Craig Silverman, the editor of the new verification handbook, and Dr Claire Wardle, the executive director of First Draft. The pair spoke about how the misinformation landscape has changed since 2014 along with the tools and techniques journalists need to spot, monitor and debunk inaccurate information.

29 Huhti 202032min

In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, we spoke with Dr Siouxsie Wiles, an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. As a microbiologist with a speciality in infectious disease, she explains the uncertainty behind the virus' data and why antibody tests may not yet be a reliable option for mass screening.

15 Huhti 202029min

In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, we spoke with data visualisation expert Amanda Makulec about how data journalists can create understandable charts, graphs, and maps that better explain complexity in these uncertain times. With a background in public health, she explains how to effectively approach visualising COVID-19 data for your stories.

1 Huhti 202030min

Simon Rogers is a leading voice in the world of data journalism. As the data editor at Google News Lab, we spoke with him about the 2020 Sigma Awards, machine learning in the newsroom, and why collaboration is the future of data journalism.

18 Maalis 202029min