{"id":8280,"date":"2018-08-20T13:12:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T13:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/?p=8280"},"modified":"2019-08-26T13:14:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-26T13:14:14","slug":"top-5-data-journalism-myths-busted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/8280-top-5-data-journalism-myths-busted.html","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Data Journalism Myths Busted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/data-journalism-myths-busted-min-1024x704-min.png\" alt=\"data journalism myths busted\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/data-journalism-myths-busted-min-1024x704-min.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/data-journalism-myths-busted-min-1024x704-min-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/data-journalism-myths-busted-min-1024x704-min-768x528.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good journalist is a master storyteller. Telling compelling stories with data has become a new challenge and a growing trend in journalism today. The Internet has unlocked the world of information and made a huge amount of data available. Data journalists dig through all that data and transform it into valuable content. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a continuous and growing demand for data journalists, but many traditional journalists still shy away from it. Data journalism is kind of shrouded in mystery due to many myths about who can be a data journalist and which skills are required. We&#8217;ll delve into the most common myths about data journalism and unfold reality to help you better understand it and be less intimidated.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Myth #1: Data journalists must have a knack for math<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;I am in journalism because I don&#8217;t have a knack for math&#8221; is the first thing most journalists and journalism students will say about data journalism. However, just because data-driven journalism involves numbers, it is not all about numbers. And it \u00a0certainly is not required that you be a math wizard to create stories with data. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a matter of fact, not all data-driven stories have to rely on numbers. They can actually be based on something a lot more palatable, like wine, for example. If you don\u2019t believe it, check out <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vinepair.com\/wine-colonized-world-wine-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this interactive timeline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that shows us how wine colonized the world. \u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More importantly, even when you need to work with numbers, data journalism does not imply that you have to be an expert mathematician to get the job done. There are fantastic tools that will help you crack down the numbers and uncover the story in them. For example, a spreadsheet program like Microsoft Excel that can perform all sorts of calculations for you. You will need to learn to use basic formulas, which shouldn&#8217;t be a problem as there are so many (free) resources and tutorials out there. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fact #1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: You don&#8217;t need to be a math genius to get started with data journalism. All you need to do is to supplement your natural born curiosity as a reporter and storyteller with some skills that don&#8217;t require a mathematician&#8217;s mind or background.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Myth #2: Data analysis and reporting is for analysts and data scientists<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As already mentioned, some of the best known tools for making sense of data are Microsoft Excel and similar data manipulation and cleaning tools. It is well-known that these are mostly used by data analysts, data scientists and other specialists who are trained to work with data and report about it. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But data is everywhere around us, it is widely accessible to everyone. Besides, who can spot a good story or groundbreaking trends better than curious reporters? After all, that isn\u2019t something data analysts are known for or something they should know how to do. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fact #2<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Although analytical skills are required in data journalism, it doesn\u2019t mean that telling stories with data is best left to data analysts and data scientists alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Myth #3: You can&#8217;t be a data journalist without programming skills<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea that coding skills are essential for any data journalism is the scariest of all to most seasoned or prospective journalists. If coding was your thing, chances are you wouldn&#8217;t have chosen journalism for your major. Right?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/programming-skills.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/programming-skills.jpg\" alt=\"coding skills\" width=\"1280\" height=\"905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/programming-skills.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/programming-skills-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/programming-skills-768x543.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/programming-skills-1024x724.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, even though there are skilled programmers among renowned data journalists, the naked truth is that this skill is not a deal breaker that should keep you from taking up data journalism. Note that anyone can be a data journalist: a writer, an economic reporter or politics journalist. There are tons of easy-to-use tools that will help you make sense of your data, analyze it and then create compelling visualisations without knowing how to write a single line of code. Some popular options include: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tableau.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tableau<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/products.office.com\/en-us\/business\/get-office-365-for-your-business-with-latest-2016-apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Excel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/sheets\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Sheets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/openrefine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenRefine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infogr.am<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/timeline.knightlab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timeline JS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Charts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/piktochart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Piktochart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/visual.ly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visual.ly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fact #3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Yes, programmers can make great data journalists. But, note that you can be a data journalist without programming skills. Coding is not a basic requirement or qualification for the job. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Myth #4: Data journalists must know everything<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The above three points already make it seem like a data journalist must be an extraordinary superhuman who knows (at least) how to sniff out a great story, do math like Pythagoras, Isaac Newton and Ren\u00e9 Descartes together, write computer code with closed eyes and analyze data like a trained professional. And that\u2019s not all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s not forget UX design and fantastic research skills. Yes, it would be absolutely awesome to have all these skills and more, but in reality, few people really do. No one in their right mind can expect one person to have all these skills. The reality is that newsrooms with data journalism teams usually hire professionals with different sets of skills. Data journalism today is a team sport and successful teams comprise different specialists as you can read <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/knightlab.northwestern.edu\/2013\/06\/28\/want-to-build-a-data-journalism-team-youll-need-these-three-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fact #4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: No, you don&#8217;t have to have a Swiss army knife of data journalist skills under your belt and know everything. Furthermore, even if you are on your own and don&#8217;t have all the desirable skills, but want to get a foothold in this field, there are widely available resources to get you from a data-driven idea to a visually appealing, valuable piece of content that will qualify as data journalism.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Myth #5: Data journalism requires lots of time and resources<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding data, organizing and understanding it to find the angle and story in it, and then finally visualizing it in the most appropriate format obviously requires time. Learning how to use different tools and developing &#8220;new&#8221; skills like using visualizations to tell a story may also seem time-intensive and expensive. Purchasing software that will get the job of presenting data visually may seem just like one more attack on your budget. On top of that, building a team with different skills mentioned above that can successfully implement the data journalism in the newsroom, may also require significant resources. All in all, it looks like data journalism is very time and resource intensive branch of journalism with high entry barriers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The truth is that there are many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/6304-open-data-resources.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">data sources online<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are available to everyone that will help you quickly and easily unearth relevant and story-worthy data. Also, most tools of the trade don&#8217;t have too steep a learning curve and many of them are affordable, if not free to access. Tools can help you visualize your data in a compelling way. More importantly, data journalism, if done right, by someone who knows how to sniff out a good story, can easily reach a wider audience, attract a larger readership, and generate more writing gigs and opportunities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Fact #5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Even though it may look like data journalism is time and resource intensive, in reality it doesn&#8217;t necessarily require more time or money than the traditional quality reportage. Practice and experience make it easier and faster. And quality data journalism opens the world of opportunity for the journalist and the publication alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There you have the five common myths about data journalism and facts behind them. Data journalism is not so new, in fact, newsrooms have always relied on data to support their stories. However, thanks to the advent of the Internet and explosion of data online (including \u201cbig data\u201d), it\u2019s on the rise. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a good time to jump on the data journalism bandwagon. Don\u2019t let misconceptions about it stop you from trying yourself in it! If you come across some other information about data journalism that seems true, but are not sure, share it with us in the comments and we\u2019ll try to bust it!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good journalist is a master storyteller. Telling compelling stories with data has become a new challenge and a growing trend in journalism today. The Internet has unlocked the world of information and made a huge amount of data available. Data journalists dig through all that data and transform it into valuable content. 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