April 21, 2012 | Data Visualization, Digital Native Media, International
Data Journalism: Links to ISOJ’s Best
2Want to learn more about the speakers on the panel “The new narrative: How data is changing the way we tell stories online?” Here are links to their social media, websites and projects.Brian Boyer – Applications editor at Chicago Tribune
Twitter: @brianboyer
His latest project: Panda Project, a data organizing application for newsrooms funded by The Knight Center. You can use it to cross-reference between data sets and share information with fellow reporters.
Read about it here: http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/06/the-news-challenge-winning-panda-project-aims-to-make-research-easier-in-the-newsroom/
Sign up here: http://alpha.pandaproject.net/#login
Alberto Cairo – Information graphics and visualization expert, instructor at The University of Miami
Twitter: @albertocairo
His website on data visualization and graphics: http://www.visualopolis.com/
Alastair Dant – Lead interactive technologist at The Guardian
Twitter: @ajdant
His work at the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/alastair-dant
His latest project: The Miso Project, an “open source toolkit designed to expedite the creation of high-quality interactive storytelling and data visualisation content.”
Check it out at: http://misoproject.com/ or @themisoproject
Angelica Peralta Ramos – Multimedia development manager for La Nación in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Twitter: @momiperalta
La Nación online: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/
Ben Welsh – Database producer at The Los Angeles Times
Twitter: @palewire
His programming work: http://palewi.re/apps/
Tips, tricks and examples: lat.ms/robotreporters