The Rise of Data Journalism

Date: 04.04.2012 13:00 - 14:30

Location: NESTA, 1 Plough Place, London, EC4A 1DE

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Data about our world is increasing, increasingly important, and increasingly public. A group of journalists are exploiting this new resource, and combining it with design skills and an investigative spirit to redefine the way we interact with the news.

At the end of 2011 Nesta predicted that data journalism - the art of creating stories from large datasets - would move from the sidelines into mainstream media. At this event, we brought together some of its protagonists and pioneers to debate the future of data journalism.
 
Speakers:

• Ian Hargreaves: Professor of Digital Economy, Cardiff University, (and Nesta research fellow). Former Editor of The Independent and New Statesman.
• Antoine Laurent: Head of Innovation, Global Editors Network.
• Alastair Dant: Lead interactive technologist for The Guardian.
• Tristan Ferne: Executive Producer, Internet Research and Future Services, BBC R&D

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