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  1. As we start – Go to tinyurl.com/BDJ-JTools Go to desktop; find excel spreadsheet Sign in to your gmail account J Tools

  2. JTools BDJ 204 basic journalism BDJ 364 reporting 1 BDJ 664 BDJ 464 reporting 2 BDJ 667 BDJ 465 senior newscast Using Online Resources Search Tricks and Validity of Sources Basic Maps Finding People Online Finding Stories Online Web Extras Diving Through Databases More mapping Online Resources for the Job Hunt

  3. JTools BDJ 204 basic journalism BDJ 364 reporting 1 BDJ 664 BDJ 464 reporting 2 BDJ 667 BDJ 465 senior newscast Using Online Resources Search Tricks and Validity of Sources Basic Maps Finding People Online Finding Stories Online Web Extras Diving Through Databases More mapping Online Resources for the Job Hunt

  4. Why learn mapping? Jtools

  5. Research • Cremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism: “ …most news executives would like to use their station’s web site to provide new and additional information to users—for example, ‘‘extra’’ video footage, documents, historical perspective about a story, and so on…”

  6. Cremedas & Lysak Research • One news director: • “we want to create new content that surrounds the TV story. Otherwise we’re only doing a partial job….”

  7. New Media Skills Needed?Cremedas & Lysak, Electronic Journalism Beyond TV skills TV news managers surveyed: 91% said producers need them 83% said reporters need them

  8. Mapping 1 location Multiple locations: basic Multiple locations: intermediate Jtools

  9. 1 location MAPPING JTools

  10. Anybody can do a map with one location Copy it w/ SnipTool Save as .jpg and insert

  11. What others are doing in mapping

  12. Where would a map help in storytelling this semester?

  13. Mapping from geocoded data • Need data with an address • Put data in excel • Use a program to geolocate on a Google map • Batchgeo simple • Google Fusion basic, but customizable

  14. What you’ll learn today • Example from BDJ 204 website

  15. First: check integrity of data • What is a homicide?

  16. SIMPLE MAPPING JTools

  17. Simple Mapping with BatchGeo 1. compile excel spreadsheet 2. cut/paste into Batch Geo website 3. make map 4. post link or embed map on website

  18. 1. Compile excel spreadsheet Syracuse Homicides questions?

  19. 2. Cut/paste spreadsheet into BatchGeo.com 3. Make the map

  20. 4. Embed the map or post the link Save Look for email with link & code NCC News Online: go to html tab. Cut/paste code where you want map to appear.

  21. Two different maps • Example from BDJ 204 website

  22. Another Way: Google Fusion allows customization JTools New for me, too! Be patient!

  23. Process is similar • Import the data • Map the data • Customize the presentation

  24. But 1st: Reformat the dataOne location column • Google Fusion maps one column • How can it map a street without a city? • Or if it maps city, all dots are same place So merge (concatenate) street, city, state in one column in Excel • See handout

  25. But 1st: Reformat the datain narrative form Police report that the victim, __________, was killed by ________ at ________ by the assailant, __________ …

  26. Starting with Google Fusion Sign in to Google Go to Google Docs Create a table

  27. Import Data Find Excel file Click through NEXT until you get the table

  28. Tell which column is location Tell it full address is what to geocode, i.e. map

  29. Visualize the map Watch it geocode See map Zoom to get it full screen 1 km

  30. Configure the pop-up window Click Custom Replace the code (see handout)

  31. Configure the pop-up window: replace code

  32. Set the map for sharing Upper left of screen Share it w/ others Set Visibility public unlisted private

  33. Find it in Google Docs

  34. MUCH MORE YOU CAN DO You got just a taste of it! Layer data ie. combine 2 Census categories Do heat intensity Much more!

  35. EASY TUTORIALS

  36. In summary -- Simple quick maps Customizable More complex 1 location map BATCHGEO.COM GOOGLE FUSION Google, Yahoo, Bing Snip tool

  37. More Mapping Jtools

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