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Saturday, May 09, 2015

Data Science and Journalism

Good CACM overview of the increasing use of advanced data science in journalism

" .. The key attributes journalists must have—the ability to separate fact from opinion, a willingness to find and develop strong sources, and the curiosity to ask probing, intelligent questions—are still relevant in today's 140-character-or-less, ADHD-esque society. Yet increasingly, journalists dealing with technical topics often found in science or technology are turning to tools that were once solely the province of data analysts and computer scientists. ,,, " 

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