Data Journalism has been developing for a few decade. In order to understand advantages and features in data journalism, A survey was conducted which collected information by google search. In the search, per five articles chosen one sample. It totals six samples. As a result easy to understand is the highest percentage,(5) 20%. Following easy to understand, both providing a new point, visualization , a strong position supported by data and a powerful way of telling a compelling story are (3)12%. And then, to understand situation deeply and others are respectively (2)8% as well as (1)4%.
Regarding advantages in data journalism, the investigation can help readers to be rapidly digestible content because of visualization and digitization. By the chart, it can show complex situation,a main point and relationship between related something simply. Moreover,people in coping visual information is faster than word.It causes that people can fast gain information such as advantages in data journalism and which is more obvious and important advantage in the survey.
More importantly, these days, Maybe it is convinced the segmentalization of news and timelines in the trend. It often provides concise content. It tells us what happen outside but you cannot understand circumstance or stuff deeply. On the other hand, someone sometime make a news with data journalism. Readers can receive more comprehensive messages about issue or matter though data journalism and it is so objective. In the survey, readers can know a wide benefits of data journalism in different categories like comprehension and explanation.
To explain and understand advantage of data journalism further, It will give a better example than above survey.
http://www.mingpaocanada.com/tor/htm/News/20170925/HK-gme1.htm
According students stress poll by an non-government organization and posting in mingpao, 30.5% students feel worried, 28.8% students feel fear for a lot of homeworks and nearly 40% students feel afraid because of difficult courses. In the case, people can recognize situation and roofs of students’ pressure deeply. In addition, Comparing with concise news, it provides a strong evidence for supporting news. Indeed, using data journalism skills and tools in news can increase persuasiveness for public.
At the same time, it may suit the medicine to the illness in this issue. Base on the result, everyone can implement appropriate ways to release student’s pressure. So, sometime, data journalism help us to see possible solutions to problems.
Besides, it can usually find out some new dimensions by the data. In the above-mentioned first survey, perhaps a few people think that stimulate audiences’ interest can be one of advantage. And then, readers or others can analyze in a new dimension to extend the cognition of issue.
In conclusion, there are many advantage in data journalism. It is believe that as soon as we are take advantage of data journalism, it can help in our life effectively.
sample:
Why Journalists Should Use Data
http://datajournalismhandbook.org/1.0/en/introduction_1.html
How to start doing data journalism
http://www.editorsweblog.org/2012/04/27/how-to-start-doing-data-journalism-0
How and why you should do data journalism
https://gigaom.com/2012/04/30/how-and-why-you-should-do-data-journalism/
A Guide to Data Journalism
https://www.hallaminternet.com/data-journalism-guide/
How Data Journalism Can Elevate PR & Marketing
http://glean.info/data-journalism-can-elevate-pr-marketing/
Data Journalism: 6 Reasons Why
https://infogram.com/blog/data-journalism-6-reasons-why/
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