Briggs Chapter 9

In chapter 9, Briggs discusses data-driven journalism. The first part of the chapter essentially indicates that if you organize your online life, your journalism will follow. “You can become a better, more efficient reporter or editor simply by trading any of the paper-based information storage systems you’re using and going digital” (Briggs, 251.)

Every story is a gathering of data. Stories all have information. It’s about organizing and breaking down that information in a way that will benefit your storytelling and accuracy.

I payed particular attention to the section of Map Mashups. Map Mashups are “the product of taking information data, such as addresses or points on a map, and organizing them based on a category or information type” (Briggs, 268.)

“It’s heavy on manual labor, but once the work is done, we have a repository of everything we know in one place,” said Megan Garvey, LA Times editor.

My group for this class is planning on making an interactive map of the Virginia earthquake, so we will definitely be referring to this chapter.

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