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Opportunities and Challenges in Data Journalism

Susan McGregor and Alon Halevy

CONTENTS

16.1 Introduction: The Data Dilemma
16.2 Rise of Data Journalism: Contributing Factors
16.2.1 Need for Speed
16.2.2 Event of the Network
16.2.3 Numbers Are Not Neutral
16.3 Reality of Data Journalism: Facing Obstacles
16.3.1 Discovering Data on the Web
16.3.2 Making Sense of Discovered Data
16.3.3 Problem of Dirty Data
16.3.4 Tools of Interrogation
16.4 Google Fusion Tables
16.5 Presentation and Publishing
16.6 Remaining Challenges and Future Directions
16.6.1 Data Literacy
16.6.2 Safety and Privacy
16.6.3 Standards and Accessibility
16.6.4 Cloud and the Crowd
References

16.1 Introduction: The Data Dilemma

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