Data Journalism

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Author(s): Andreas A. Veglis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)and Charalampos P. Bratsas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 12
Source title: Advanced Methodologies and Technologies in Media and Communications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Information Resources Management Association, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7601-3.ch002

Keywords: Information Science Reference / Media & Communications / Multimedia Technology / Social Networking

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Abstract

The introduction of information communication technologies (ICTs) has transformed the journalism profession through the digitalization of the work process as well as the introduction of the internet along with its services. Many new types of journalism have emerged, among which is data journalism, which requires journalists to have special ICT skills. Data journalism is a new form of journalism that has appeared gradually during the previous years, driven by the availability of data in digital form. This chapter studies the issue of data journalism. Specifically, the chapter include a definition of data journalism as well as a discussion on the necessary ICT skills that journalists should have in order to cope with this new type of journalism. These skills are closely associated with the stages of the development of a data journalism project. Also, the relation between data journalism and open data will be presented due the importance of the latter in the development of data journalism.

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