Simon Rogers
is a bridge between data and journalism
Visiting @twitter via #hacksandhackers to learn about data journalism. @smfrogers leading the way. THX to @burtherman.
Amazing view of SF city hall from tonight’s #hackshackers event pic.twitter.com/kcKIrPAOUJ
Learning #datajouralism at @twitter HQ. Looking forward to prezo by @smfrogers! pic.twitter.com/VdjL1ksasE
His secret: "You always find the job that no one wants to do, and you go do it" @smfrogers @TwitterData #HacksHackers
.@smfrogers introduces us to William Playfair: drunk, Bastille stormer and pie-chart inventor #HacksHackers pic.twitter.com/bfSVb48C55
“Numbers without context are just numbers” - @smfrogers at #hackshackers
The evolution of #dataviz
- Old way to present data in newspapers #hackshackers @smfrogers @ Twitter, Inc. http://instagram.com/p/t6jrILrZTb/
- Texas Tribune gets 60% of its traffic via data journalism sites #hackshackers #hackshackers
Critical to consider colorblind people when choosing colors for #databiz -@smfrogers @twitter #hackshackers
.@smfrogers shows Fusion map posted by @guardian to display verified incidents in wake of 2011 UK riots #hackshackers pic.twitter.com/KCiGvjTt0SHow do you turn data into meaningful stories?
"PDFs are where data goes to die," says @smfrogers, the data journalist at @twitter, speaking to #hackshackers
I love how one step of @smfrogers dataviz process is "spreadsheets". Worlds most accessible data store, still, after decades. #hackshackers
Reading the Riots project by @guardian http://www.theguardian.com/uk/series/reading-the-riots … is talked up by @smfrogers tonight at #hackshackers pic.twitter.com/yJnSmpAnV6- Age-old technique used to defeat courts' PDFs when Guardian sought records in 2011 UK riots' wake? Interns, @smfrogers says #hackshackers
