Visual Journalism
for Tiny News Desks
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Hello!
Kaeti Hinck | INN | @kaeti
Jaeah Lee | Mother Jones | @jaeahjlee
Aaron Williams | Center for Investigative Reporting | @aboutaaron
Tips
How to do more visual journalism in your newsroom
Sit in on news meetings.
Sit in the newsroom.
Make friends and collaborate.
Spread the gospel.
Be your own project manager.
Divide and conquer.
Check in regularly.
Think mobile first.
Keep it simple.
Break down ambitious projects and iterate.
Avoid ambitious projects with unrealistic deadlines.
Avoid building from scratch.
Sometimes you have to say no.
Not everything has to be a chart.
Automate repetitive tasks.
Document your code—and your reporting.
Embrace doing the crazy shit (sometimes).
Look to the community.
Newsroom Examples
How we've put these tips to work
INN's Power Players
The Evolution of Maps at Mother Jones
CIR Example
Tools
A few of our favorites
(See tipsheet for all of our favorites)
http://tinyurl.com/tinydataviz