News Corp, Columbia, NYU Collaborate on Data-Visualization Tools for Journos
- Angela Washeck for FishbowlNY December 23rd, 2014
- Source: http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/news-corp-columbia-nyu-collaborate-on-data-visualization-tools-for-journos/237620?red=ny
Consider a new partnership among News Corps and two academic institutions an early Christmas present to journalists who enjoy tinkering with data but may not possess lots of technical knowledge.
A working group consisting of the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia University and the Integrated Digital Media Program at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, as well as News Corp, promises to build “visual programming tools” designed for journalists who don’t speak hacking languages.
“The idea is to develop a robust tool for the rapid deployment of data-driven storytelling for journalists,” said NYU professor Luke DuBois.
