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10/10/2015

How does Amazon’s QuickSight launch benefit journalists?

This week, Amazon launched QuickSight, a cloud-based tool to help businesses visualize their data. We looked at how it might help tell data driven stories.
 

8/10/2015

What gets measured gets done: The importance of data in achieving development progress

A new report by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund highlights the importance and challenges of surveying development data.
 

rssResources

Chromescraper

A Google Chrome browser extension for scraping data.
 

keshif.me

keshif.me lets you explore facets of datasets quickly. Mirko Lorenz interviewed its creator, Adil Yalcin, to find out more.
 

rssFeatured Projects

7/10/2015

People’s Republic of Bolzano: Visual journalism bridging community divides

A long-form web based visualization challenges negative public perceptions towards Chinese immigrants in Bolzano, Italy.
 

29/9/2015

KAICIID Peace Map: Visualizing global peace activities with data collected by-hand

Last week, KAICIID launched ‘Peace Map’, a visualization of 400 organizations that work in the peacebuilding field.
 

rssUpcoming Events

16/10/2015 - 16/10/2015

Digital Storytelling (London, UK)

Part of Guardian Publisher Network, this event explores the numerous ways in which we can move away from the restrictions of print, and take advantage…
 

23/10/2015 - 23/10/2015

Big Data For Development & Humanitarian Action: Towards Responsible Governance (The Hague, NL)

On October 23, 2015 Global Pulse & Leiden University will host an international expert meeting on “Big Data for Development and Humanitarian Action:Towards…
 

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