Data journalism is nothing new, but the widespread access to the internet and its development have enabled journalists to access even more data sets and information and uncover stories hidden within the fact and figures.
But what are the challenges associated with working with data, and how can these be overcome?
Speaking at the 2016 Kurt Schork Awards in London last week, Helena Bengtsson, editor for data projects at the Guardian, Tom Bergin, investigative financial reporter for Reuters, and Iona Craig, freelance investigative reporter, discussed how they were able to break some of the biggest data stories of the last few years, and explained the vital considerations they had to think about in the process.
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