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dc.contributor.authorKnight, Megan
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-04T17:03:01Z
dc.date.available2017-09-04T17:03:01Z
dc.date.issued2015-03-03
dc.identifier.citationKnight , M 2015 , ' Data journalism in the UK: a preliminary analysis of form and content ' , Journal of Media Practice , vol. 16 , no. 1 , pp. 55-72 . https://doi.org/10.1080/14682753.2015.1015801
dc.identifier.issn1468-2753
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dc.identifier.otherRIS: urn:0E12643EA0526C1FBF80F70B26AAD24A
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 84954311635
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0001-5171-663X/work/62750786
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/19305
dc.descriptionMegan Knight, 'Data journalism in the UK: a preliminary analysis of form and content', Journal of Media Practice, Vol. 16 (1), Mach 2015, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14682753.2015.1015801.
dc.description.abstractMore than two years ago Sir Tim Berners-Lee made the pronouncement that ‘Journalists need to be data-savvy … but now it's also going to be about poring over data and equipping yourself with the tools to analyse it and picking out what's interesting’. 5This new form of data-driven journalism appears to have been enthusiastically adopted – at least in the rhetoric of news discourse, according to which it is ‘rapidly becoming part of the establishment’. This analysis is a preliminary survey of data-based stories being presented in the national news in the UK, and lays the groundwork for an analysis and typology of the forms and formats of data journalism as a media practice. The analysis shows that while superficial data journalism is being practiced, it is limited in scope and format. No evidence was found of a commitment to data projects among the news outlets examined, and only one instance of recourse to the Freedom of Information Act was seen. Most data presented were superficial, and sourced from traditional outlets. Data journalism is practiced as much for its visual appeal as for its investigative qualities, and the overall impact, especially in the tabloid format is as much decorative as informative.en
dc.format.extent18
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Media Practice
dc.titleData journalism in the UK: a preliminary analysis of form and contenten
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Creative Arts
dc.contributor.institutionArt and Design
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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