13 Wednesday Apr 2016
Posted in general, news story, Opinion
(This is a repost from Initiumlab.com. Find the original here http://initiumlab.com/blog/20160316-eight-myths-about-data-journalism/)
2015-10-12
喬布斯是個頂級的企業家，也是頂級的營銷家，玩起數據可視化來，也是便宜佔盡，毫不手軟。
我們選用喬布斯在2006年 Macworld 上的一張棒圖，拆解他的數據化妝術。
2006年 Macworld 上，喬布斯向觀衆展示蘋果 Mac 產品在2005年四個季度的銷量：
增長勢頭很厲害啊，不過，好像有什麼不對？
11 Monday Apr 2016
Posted in Announcements, Colloquium
It’s time for our monthly colloquium again! This Wednesday, Apr. 13th, we will have our very own Dr. Tong Tiejun, Associate Professor from Department of Mathematics talking about stats error in data news.
Come join the event at CVA1024, Apr. 13th (Wed) 13:00,sign up starts at 12:50. All are welcome!
Statistics do not lie, but people may lie with statistics in data news. Dating back to 1954, Darrell Huff has written a book titled “How to Lie with Statistics” that presents an introduction to statistics for the general reader. Over the last sixty years, the book has sold many more copies than any other statistical text. As Huff made clear in his book, lying with statistics can be accomplished in many ways. Distorting graphics, manipulating data or using biased samples are just a few of the tried and true methods. Failing to use the correct statistical procedure or failing to check the conditions for when the selected method is appropriate can distort results as well, whether the motives of the analyst are honorable or not. Even when the statistical procedure and motives are correct, bad data can produce results that have no validity at all. Continue reading
08 Friday Apr 2016
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The most explosive news of last week may be the publishing of Panama Papers. It first starts with one of the biggest secrecy leaks in the history, including 11.5 million confidential documents linked with 214,000 offshore companies in Mossack Fonseca, obtained by a Germany Paper Süddeutsche Zeitung from an anonymous source in 2015. They then worked with International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which distributed documents for investigation and analysis to some 400 journalists at 107 media organizations in more than eighty countries. It took them a year to draw a worldwide picture of “politicians, criminals and the rogue industry that hides their cash”. Continue reading
08 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in news story, Resources
The most explosive news of last week may be the publishing of Panama Papers. It first starts with one of the biggest secrecy leaks in the history, including 11.5 million confidential documents linked with 214,000 offshore companies in Mossack Fonseca, obtained by a Germany Paper Süddeutsche Zeitung from an anonymous source in 2015. They then worked with International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which distributed documents for investigation and analysis to some 400 journalists at 107 media organizations in more than eighty countries. It took them a year to draw a worldwide picture of “politicians, criminals and the rogue industry that hides their cash”. Continue reading
16 Wednesday Mar 2016
(This is a repost from Initiumlab.com, authored by Zhou Xingchen, based on Caixin Media CTO Huang Zhimin’s HKBU talk sponsored by the Data & News Society. Find the original here http://initiumlab.com/blog/20160316-eight-myths-about-data-journalism/)
大數據、信息圖、H5、小遊戲、統計圖表、實時更新⋯這麼多炫酷的概念，似乎都與數據新聞沾點邊，可是你真的了解數據新聞嗎？
近三五年來，數據新聞一躍成為最熱門的新聞類型。不過，大家在了解、學習這種新型新聞的過程中，難免會犯些「新手錯誤」。為此，我們綜合了財新數據可視化實驗室負責人黃志敏在浸會大學的講座內容和 Initium Lab 數據新聞實操經驗，總結出八大誤區，供大家一探究竟。
16 Wednesday Mar 2016
Posted in Colloquium, Event
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It was his first time giving a talk at HKBU School of Communication. But being among limited number of media research scholars with both journalistic practices and solid technical background, Dr. Kingwa Fu from HKU JMSC was well-received as the guest speaker at the February colloquium of D&N Society at HKBU.
Leader of new media research project Weiboscope as well as lecturer for Data Analytics course at HKU, Dr. Fu presented for around an hour at D&N to share about both his research and his insights from teaching data analytics for journalists. Faculties and students including undergrads, Master and PhD students, as well as an outspoken reporter alumnus from HKBU School of Communication had their visions broadened regarding the impending trend of leveraging social media and big data methods in journalistic explorations.
If you didn’t get a chance to attend the event yourself, don’t worry – D&N did the note-taking on Dr. Fu’s major points and is posting here a wrap-up of his most informing ideas. Check it out!
From a media research perspective, Dr. Fu believed that Weibo, the twitter-like service in China, went beyond its social media functionality to have further served as countervailing power in the network. Weibo has especially showed its power in agenda setting for grassroot movements, one of the earliest examples being the Qianyunhui case. Public opinion leaders on Weibo, also known as the “Big Vs”, were even able to contribute considerably in the anti-corruption wave in China, leading to the downfall of a few senior officials such as Liu Tienan. Continue reading
02 Wednesday Mar 2016
Posted in general
The 2nd University Data Journalism Competition is approaching. Is data journalism still a mystery to you? Are you wondering what makes a good piece of data news entry?
If you have little clue where to start in the preparation for this competition, D&N has a tip for you or your team: take a look at the best works in this field last year from around the world – the winners of 2015 GEN Data Journalism awards.
The winning entries show a variety of how data can be used for better story-telling: from data visualisation to data investigation; from websites and web pages to News APP and individual portfolio.
D&N is posting here a wrap-up in Chinese (Original Source: see here). For English, you can go to GEN’s website for a full-scope exploration. Hope you will find inspiration!
29 Monday Feb 2016
Posted in Tool
25 Thursday Feb 2016
Posted in Uncategorized
24 Wednesday Feb 2016
Posted in Announcements, Resources
Call for entries!
Fudan University’s School of Journalism, Caixin Data Visualization Lab and US-China Education Trust announces the launch of the second University Data Journalism Competition. (Original Source: See here)
We encourage students, colleagues, and alumni from HKBU to participate in the playground! The competition is open to university students of all levels and disciplines, submissions can be by individuals or by teams. Teams are allowed to work with journalists to serve as support.
Moreover – guess who is the guest speaker for D&N Society March Colloquium?
Mr. Huang Zhimin, one of the three judges for the competition, will come to HKBU on March 11 to be our guest speaker for D&N’s March colloquium. It will be an exclusive opportunity for our students to ask for advice if they want to run for the awards.
Details of the event are as below:
The Data & News Society 