Making Realities Visible in Data Journalism

How to use illustration, data visualisation and animation to present information in a coherent and engaging way.

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION

During this webinar Adina Renner describes her experience working as a visual data journalist at the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG. Renner explains how her team uses tools such as illustration, data visualisations, animations etc to present important subjects in a coherent and engaging way. She touches on different stories that her team and others have worked on and how these tools were employed in each case. Renner also explains how data journalism can involve working with various stakeholders to collect and build datasets before actually starting the work of communicating their meaningful aspects.

AUTHORS

Adina Renner is a visual data journalist at Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) in Switzerland. At the intersection of data, design, and code, she creates stories that connect people and complex subject matters. Before joining the NZZ Visuals team, Adina worked as information design freelancer for clients in academia, NGOs, and government institutions. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Design from Aalto University.

Languages: English

PRODUCED AS PART OF
DATAFEST TBILISI 2020

SUPPORTED BY IWPR