In the US state that supplies most of the world’s bourbon, I saw a possible future for journalism. In that future, reporters are as adept at crunching numbers and interrogating databases as they are at interviewing, and write code as much as they do copy. I once dismissed the idea…
Federal Election 2013: The Social Media View
Social media will be a key battleground in this year’s Federal Election with the major parties using Twitter, Facebook and YoutTube to get their message out and fire up their supporter base. The Financial Review has developed an interactive database of the key stats for all the federal politicians on…
Census stories
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the full set of 2011 census data late last year. I have explored the data and written a number of stories with my colleagues on topics ranging from eduction, housing, dating and the workplace. Baby boomers who never say die (pay) While most Australians…
Data journalism: Swimming in the data stream: a 5-step guide to data journalism
It’s time to lose your fear of spreadsheets and jump into the numbers
Federal politics: Nielsen polling
The Coalition would easily win an election held now with a swing of up to seven per cent, according to the latest Nielsen Poll. The Coalition leads on a two party preferred basis with 57 per cent (up one point) versus Labor on 43 per cent (down one point). Labor’s…