In a special tribute video for the International Center for Journalists’ Awards dinner, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton saluted journalists around the globe who risk their lives “to build a world that is more free and more fair.”

Washington – The top executive of YouTube said the online video platform has made it possible for more information to instantly reach the far corners of the world, but that journalists are needed to put that information in context and “make sense of it all.”

YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar made the remarks in accepting the International Center for Journalists’ 2012 News Innovation Award at a gala ceremony in Washington. The award is given for pioneering work that promotes the free flow of news and the open exchange of ideas.

Data that include location information or geodata are valuable but underutilized resources for journalists, says Knight Fellow Gustavo Faleiros. He says newsrooms should take advantage of the increased availability of searchable data to find patterns and to add context to stories.

Knight International Journalism Fellow Justin Arenstein works with the African Media Initiative to, among other things, encourage the use of data in reporting. He speaks about his work and the importance of open data and NGOs on La Nacion’s data blog.