Need for Data Journalism

Introduction
• Data Journalism that encompasses various disciplines and extends to
statistics, data science, data visualization.

• Data journalism is a new set of abilities for accessing, interpreting, and

visualizing digital sources. It’s not meant to be a replacement for
traditional journalism, but rather a supplement to it.
 Importance of data driven journalism

• A journalist would inherently interview a

source and then craft a story based on the
interview or the event attended.

• When it comes to data journalism, the

journalist will interview with the data, there
will be a story along with the data to be a part
of the storytelling process.
Role of Data Journalist
• The work done by data journalist is slightly
different than mundane journalism beats.

• When working with data, the data journalists

collect the data primarily, followed by
screening it, validating it and then organizing
it.
Rise of Data Journalism:
• - Massive amount of data produced
• - The data needs to be refined further after collection given its granular nature
• - Ease of access to data
• - Prevalence of computational tools
• - The higher inclination of the users for visually driven information.
• - Surge in misinformation where data provides the required utility for
authenticating the facts of the fake news and detract it.
Conclusion
- The fall in the
conventional business
models working with ads
paired with opting towards
subscription model. The
journals have discovered
that there is a higher
revenue generated from
subscription models than
ads, like the New York
Times, and they
incorporate data
journalism to deliver
content of better quality
with engagement driving
stories which will support
them in getting an
increasing count of
subscribers.