18. Data
• Data Sources
– Open Data e.g. http://data.gov.au/
– Scraping e.g. https://scraperwiki.com/
– Cite your data sources!
• Preparing Data:
– Filter & Clean
– Tools:
• DataWrangler,
• OpenRefine
• CSVKit https://github.com/onyxfish/csvkit
• Tabula
http://source.mozillaopennews.org/en-US/articles/introducing-tabula/
Online
App
Tool
Tool
41. Books
• Data Journalism Handbook
– http://datajournalismhandbook.org/1.0/en/
• The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and
Selling Ideas with Pictures - Dan Roam
• The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information
Graphics: The Dos and Don'ts of Presenting Data,
Facts, and Figures - Donna M. Wong
• Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and
Graphs to Enlighten - Stephen Few