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Web 2.0 toolbox for data journalism. Thanks to David Herzog Missouri School of Journalism and NICAR. Tools for every step. Getting and sharing Cleaning Analyzing Visualizing and mapping. Benefits. Don ’ t have to buy/license your own software No software to install (for the most part)
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Web 2.0 toolboxfor data journalism Thanks to David Herzog Missouri School of Journalism and NICAR
Tools for every step • Getting and sharing • Cleaning • Analyzing • Visualizing and mapping
Benefits • Don’t have to buy/license your own software • No software to install (for the most part) • Web service hosts data • Data accessible • Can share with the world
Drawbacks • Give up control of data • Read the terms of service • Legal constraints • Data might be public • Downtime for web applications • Services go out of business/lose traction • Poor documentation and clunky user interfaces