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6 Strategies for Choosing Your Next Tech...

For journalists trying to learn new technology, it pays to have a strategy for deciding which tools to learn.

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Inside U.S. News and World Report with...

Data journalism is a major focus in the U.S. News and World Report newsroom.

Students in Matt Waite’s Journalism 491 - Data Visualization course used wide Legos to represent 1,000 yards and narrow bricks as 100 yards. Based on that, the visualization shows that Seattle ran the ball more than New England during the season, and New England racked up more passing yards.

How Journalism Professors Used Legos to Teach...

Concerned that he wasn't spending enough time on the "mental tools" behind data visualization, one professor turned to Legos...

Oculus Rift at the Samsung Blogger Lounge.

‘Experiential Journalism:’ How Virtual Reality Could Depict...

A small number of news organizations are testing out how virtual reality can bring the news to life through...

Computation + Journalism Symposium 2014

Live Blog: Computation + Journalism Symposium 2014

The two day conference convenes academics and practitioners from journalism, computer science and data science .

A still image of the 3D model of the archaeological site that was created from the 2,800 aerial photos captured by the drone-camera rig. The blue squares (and captions) indicate the location (and filename) of individual photos captured during the flight.

Using Drones to Make 3D Models on...

The real creative frontier in drone journalism is in data journalism.

Do you trust robot reporters?

Robot Reporters or Human Journalists: Who Do...

Most readers consider machine-generated news to be as credible as what humans write, but journalists see automated news a...

The Computation + Journalism Symposium 2014

Where Journalism Meets Computer Science: Charting a...

Drones, bots, sensors and robot journalism are among the new methods being pioneered to tell stories. AJR presents summaries...

Assistant Professor of Interactive Media Steven King (right) critiques student Kate Weeks’ application during the Mobile App Design and Development Class at at UNC Chapel Hill School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

The Big Conundrum: Should Journalists Learn Code?

A growing number of J-schools are pushing more deeply into teaching computer programming to aspiring reporters, but disagree over...

AJR Photo Illustration of Wolrd Cup 2014 coverage by Sarah Siguenza.

9 Jubilant, Haunting, Boozy, Soothsaying, Interactive, Teary-eyed...

Reliving the emotion of the World Cup 2014 through the most creative journalism out there. Added bonus: Nate...

ASCII portrait of Brian Krebs of KrebsonSecurity.org.

How a Reporter Broke the Target Security...

“Working with Brian was like a daily dose of paranoia. He would always do the scariest stuff,” a former...

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Waite: Drone Journalism Will be Common in...

Drone Journalism Lab creator discusses the ethics, legality and safety of drones for news gathering at the 2014 Journalism...