{"id":5008,"date":"2020-05-18T11:16:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T15:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/?p=5008"},"modified":"2020-05-18T11:17:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T15:17:59","slug":"course-closeup-dive-into-the-world-of-data-storytelling-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/2020\/05\/18\/course-closeup-dive-into-the-world-of-data-storytelling-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Closeup: Dive into the World of Data Storytelling this Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Screen grab from a student interactive project published on Dateline:CUNY.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Data and numbers can tell powerful stories, frequently serving as a key part of the news. That\u2019s been especially apparent in recent months, as many of us closely track the headlines on the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But crafting numbers into useful information or a coherent narrative is no easy task. So to help, Hunter\u2019s journalism program next fall is offering a course to ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary mastery over data-driven storytelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data Journalism: Telling Stories With Numbers<\/strong> (MEDPL297), taught by veteran digital journalism and distinguished lecturer, Adam Glenn, is a step into the world of data journalism reporting and visual storytelling using emerging techniques and tools. Students will master basic statistics, use of spreadsheets, data collection and organizing, and basic design principles.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing massive amounts of data generated out there in every field \u2014 whether it\u2019s public health and the environment, or entertainment, sports and business,\u201d said Glenn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe idea of this course is to help students dive into the data they\u2019re interested in, so they can uncover the stories it tells.\u201d<\/p>Adam Glenn, data journalism instructor<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe idea of this course is to help students dive into the data they\u2019re interested in, so they can uncover the stories it tells,\u201d he added. “The class then teaches them how to put it together into a beautifully designed interactive visual package so they can tell their data-driven news stories.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several past data journalism students have had their work from the course published on Dateline:CUNY, a website that features student work from across all of CUNY, Glenn noted. Published data interactives covered student commuter stress<\/a>, the history of New York\u2019s LGBTQ community<\/a> and diversity concerns<\/a> with the museum admissions policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register now, check out a sample syllabus<\/a> for course or email the instructor for more info (ag4291@hunter.cuny.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the COVID-19 pandemic has made clear, data and numbers can tell powerful stories as a key part of the news. But crafting numbers into useful information or a coherent narrative is no easy task. So to help, Hunter\u2019s journalism program next fall is offering a course to ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary mastery over data-driven storytelling. Find out more or register.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":5009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[254,24,1,18,14],"tags":[280,281],"class_list":["post-5008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-course-closeups","category-faculty-news","category-homepage_news","category-journalism-program-news","category-student-work","tag-data-journalism","tag-data-visualization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5008"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5016,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5008\/revisions\/5016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fm.hunter.cuny.edu\/journalism\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}