Argentina

May 152012

How to Find Information Hidden on the Web

There is so much information available on the Internet these days that finding the one nugget you're looking for can be like searching for a needle in a haystack. Knight International Journalism Fellow Sandra Crucianelli specializes in digital resources and data journalism. In a blog post for IJNet she offers tips for navigating the web to find the information you need most.

May 72012

Worrisome Data, From Tunis

62: The number of journalists murdered while working last year. 105: The number of countries that appealed a request for information related to the war on terror. 55: The number of countries that did not respond to the request for information in time and form; that is, they did not pass the transparency test. Argentina declined to respond all together, alleging national security concerns.

Worrisome data, related to the lack of access to public information, was the subject of discussion by fellows from around the world working in different fields of communications.

Apr 242012

Junar, a Useful Tool for Data Journalism, is Now Available in Spanish

One of the problems of advancing data journalism in Latin America is that many of the tools used in data analysis and visualization are available only in English. Knight Fellow Sandra Crucianelli is working to change that. She contacted the creators of Junar, a handy tool that allows users to extract and process data, to explain the impact a Spanish interface of its free version would have on journalists in Latin America. Crucianelli explains why this program and others like it are so important for Spanish speaking journalists.

Apr 192012

Argentine Hackathon Helps Journalists Tackle Data Visualization

Knight International Journalism Fellow Sandra Crucianelli participated in a "Hackathon," bringing Argentine tech developers and media organizations together in an effort to help journalists stay on top of communication technologies. The goal of this first session? Creating applications to display chronologies of social issues and events.

Argentina: Create Tools to Collect, Analyze and Visualize Data for Investigative Stories

At La Nación, one of Argentina’s leading daily newspapers, Knight International Journalism Fellow Sandra Crucianelli is creating the first team of investigative journalists who can track tax revenues earmarked for the country’s crumbling public services. She is creating a team of data journalists who can extract and analyze information for investigative stories. And as part of this effort, she helped La Nación launch Argentina’s first data blog, where journalists post data-driven stories and invite the public to respond and engage.

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Click here for the Spanish version.