Data Day

Marieta and Laura discuss how AI can be used to build on local journalism with special guests Sonja Tutty, data journalist, and Joseph Hook, editor of RadarAI. There are so many stories hidden into massive spreadsheets, that local reporters may have no time or resources to go through, and that's what Radar's team does with the help of AI. But they are still writing the stories, doing original interviews, and seeking the data themselves. So, if AI is not being used to compose the articles, then how does one script turn into hundreds of local news pieces? Listen to this episode to find out.

Newsrooms have been exploring how Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Information Extractions (IE) can modularise content as reusable elements to use for different storytelling formats and for meeting users' needs. But what bits and pieces are worth looking at and how can journalists do that? Marieta and Laura talk to Ines Montani, founder of ExplosionAI and Anna Vissens, lead data scientist at The Guardian, to find out more about modular journalism and the importance of transparency when using AI.

Join Marieta and Laura, two postgraduate student journalists who are excited to step into the world of journalism but are also concerned about where the profession is headed. A.I. chatbots have sparked controversial discussions around search, written content, and trust, but are these tools the only ones that journalists should fear? Data scientists and newsrooms have been collaborating for years to ensure the ethical and efficient use of artificial intelligence and to take storytelling to another level. Listen to the weekly episodes of this podcast to hear about all things A.I. and journalism from renowned industry experts.

This week, Bryony, Freya, and Olly discuss Telegram, Instagram, and journalism in the Metaverse... Give us a follow on Twitter and let us know what you think! @Interhacktives

The Interactive Journalism MA students at City, University of London are back for another episode of The Interhacktives Podcast. In this episode, Gemma Farrell, Oliver Barsby and Stella-Quinn Hernandez discuss the use of social media in the ongoing Ukraine War, Amazon's Amp app and last, but by no means least, the debate that's been dividing the internet this week: are there more wheels or doors in the world? Sound Effects from Zapsplat.com Mentioned in the podcast: - Topic 2: https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/08/amazon-launches-a-live-radio-app-amp-which-lets-you-play-dj-with-the-amazon-music-catalog/?utm_campaign=The%20Media%20Roundup%20from%20Media%20Voices&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter - Topic 3: https://twitter.com/newyorknixon/status/1500000428985286657

This year's Interhacktives from City, University of London discuss the introduction of 10-minute videos to TikTok. Will this new feature kill YouTube?

The Interactive Journalism MA students at City, University of London are back for another episode of The Interhacktives Podcast. In this episode, Olivia Burney, Oliver Barsby and Gemma Farrell discuss Meta's controversial widely viewed content report, how the Ukraine war is playing out on social media and Archant's adoption of digital magazine for environmental reasons. We've recorded this episode over Zoom due to ongoing university and tube strikes (fun…), but we'll be back in the studio next week! Sound Effects from Zapsplat.com Mentioned in the podcast: - Topic 1: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-releases-new-widely-viewed-content-report-for-facebook-which-contin/619645/ - Bellingcat resources: https://www.bellingcat.com/tag/disinformation/ - Ukraine war explainer TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@interhacktives_/video/7068391885026430213?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 - Topic 3: https://pressgazette.co.uk/archant-asks-print-subscribers-of-life-magazines-shift-to-apps/ - A Day in The Life as an Interactive Journalism Student TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@interhacktives_/video/7070253474340015366?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1

The Interactive Journalism MA students at City, University of London are back for another season of The Interhacktives Podcast. In this episode, Olivia Burney, Bryony Gooch and Freya Graham discuss the launch of Donald Trump's TRUTH social, TikTok videos becoming longer and the introduction of Instagram Story likes. Sound Effects from Zapsplat.com

Yes, we're back again! Todays social media round up includes the welcomed 'dark mode' for WhatsApp, Facebook's plans to allow cross-posting directly to Instagram stories, and finally, Twitter has joined the 'story' hype with the act of 'fleeting'.

Here's your Wednesday dose of digital and social news. On today's show we look at how instagram is filtering out false inofrmation about covid-19, how Twitter is putting its foot down on hateful conduct towards race, disease and disability and finally, stories have arrived to LinkedIn, intrigued? Us too...

Welcome back to your daily dose of social media news! Today's episode includes how coronavirus is causing an increase in keyboard blocks, we delve into the details of Apple's new push notifications, and finally, we look at what Instagram influencers are doing to make their sponsored posts more transparent...

A bumper episode for everyone today! We spoke with Adam Tinworth, a huge figure in the early days of the internet, owner of the blog OneManandHisBlog, visiting lecturer at City University and general old-but-flexible hand with all things web. We spoke about a range of issues, including the evolving landscape of journalism, the dangers of social media,

Back again with another Social Media news round up! We're leading with the story about Kashmir being allowed Internet access, finally, if in a very limited form. A slight clarification; Social Media access is available, though not from mobil network, and only til March 17th, provisionally. Read this one here : https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/social-media-ban-removed-in-kashmir-broadband-services-to-be-restored-2189956 Snapchat are testing out some wacky new Augmented Reality features. But are they just wackiness or is there something more to it? Give it a gander here at : https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-adds-ground-transformation-ar-effects-showcasing-evolving-ar-ca/572769/ Is IGTV encroaching into Tik Tok in a big way? Well, the things hey are trialing right now definitely seem to be For more, it's here : https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/instagrams-testing-a-new-video-response-option-for-igtv/573407/ And finally, just a little blog post I read about Facebook's huge aquisitions, and how that might be a bad thing for business and innovation! It's a complex one, so definitely read that here: https://review.chicagobooth.edu/economics/2020/article/why-big-tech-mergers-stifle-innovation As always, you can find as @ Interhacktive on Facebook, Twitter, Insta, sometimes Youtube, and one our site. Or just on the feeds! Give them a subscribe if you like the content, really helps us a lot! Cheers! And talk to you soon!

Here at Interhacktives, we like to stay experimental. To that end, we've recorded a different sort of episode, and one that we might be continuing! Tune in for a news round up of yesterday's biggest Social Media stories! We have; ITV; reporting on Coronavirus fake news, and the steps being made to combat it. The Drum; on the death of the banner ad The Huffpost UK; how deplatforming extremists works Campaignsanddemocracy.com; a tale of Trump and Bloomberg's social media strategies and finally Socialmedianews; Jack Dorsey might be losing his job? All music was found the the youtube audio library, copyright free. If you liked it, leave a comment! Follow us on our social, @Interhacktives on most thing! Check out more great social media news on Interhacktives.com! See you next time, folks!

This week due to some scheduling malarkey we're taking a different tack with the show, discussing City University's Interactive Journalism course with Hamza Azhar Salam and Ioanna Toufexi! We talk about what module we do, what our favourite things are about the course, and generally delve a little deeper than a prospectus might into the personal experiences on this experimental course! Intro music provided this time around by Sappheiros, track is called "Lights". https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic/lights If you want more of this sort of roundtable discussion, maybe drop a comment below? It's a form that presents it's own challenges, but it's really fun to do, and easy to do reliably, so if that sounds like your cup of tea, drop or comment, or reach out on socials! Thanks for listening, and if you liked the show, again, feel free to reach out! Share, retweet, or just regular old talk to people about it, would really help us all out.

The Interhacktives Podcast, cast of 2020, is back with a bang, looking at Audience Management and Digital Media with Sarah Marshall, guest lecturer at City University, and Head of Audience Growth at Vogue. We discuss how these media bodies manage their communities, what metrics they use and how to turn your online presence from a necessary evil to a vital money-spinner. We've got big plans for this podcast, so keep tuned in to hear from us, we'll be covering all things data journalism and social media! Royalty free music is incredible, so big thanks to LiQWD @ https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd/new-start for the intro/outro, and Tokyo Music Walker @ https://soundcloud.com/user-356546060/where-are-we-going for the interlude music. Follow our Twitter and Instagram @Interhacktives, find us on our website at interhacktives.com

Interhacktives talk to Angelo Zehr, data journalist with @srfnews about their story - 20 years, 20 titles - the career of Roger Federer and why they used a three step approach to publish the story. 1. The story https://bit.ly/2IONSgM 2. The methodology https://bit.ly/2I3H9OP 3. The code https://srfdata.github.io/ Listen out for his vital tip on how to prevail when it feels like your data and coding is going nowhere!

An interview with Amy McCullough Mosley, Open Project Lead at Mozilla Foundation, at this years Mozilla Festival 2017 in London.

Interview with Jochai Ben-Avie, Senior Global Policy Manager at Mozilla, at this years Mozilla Festival

Starting a podcast can be a daunting prospect, but if 'Data Day' can teach you anything, it's that the barrier for entry is incredibly low. On this final episode of 'Data Day', Bridie Pearson-Jones joins Luke Barratt as they discuss what makes some of their favourite podcasts great, why podcasting is such a compelling format for modern journalists, and the difference between podcasts and radio programmes. Plus, special guest and longtime fan of the show Faye White joins the team to discuss some funny podcasts, because apparently our podcasting experts are really boring. This is the end of season 1 of Data Day, and Luke's last episode. It remains to be seen whether future Interhacktives take up the mantle.

In this week’s podcast, Luke Barratt and Jasper Pickering talk about the growing importance of live-streaming on Facebook for media organisations and the average Joe alike. As Facebook grows its video platform, Zuckerburg is pushing users to interact with each other via live video feed. No longer are the broadcasters telling us what to do from atop their ivory towers. Now you (yes, YOU!) can produce live coverage from the comfort of your handheld device. The intrepid duo tackle examples of livestreamed news like Trump’s disastrous press conference and the suspense of watching a watermelon explode under the pressure of a thousand elastic bands. While future coverage will pale in comparison, users are still becoming more engaged with online videos. Gone are the days of panda sneezes and laughing babies, now audiences demand more from their social media influencers, as outlets like Vice produce high quality documentaries that can be watched from the comfort of our bed/toilet. Our cup runneth over. CNN Trump Press Conference: https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/10156091141371509/ A stressed watermelon that forgot it had a test today: https://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/we-blew-up-a-watermelon-and-everyone-lost-their-freaking-min Vice videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/vice

Despite numerous technological innovations — from 360-degree video (http://bit.ly/2kS5VJe) to social media live-streaming (http://bit.ly/2kSfF63) to robot journalists (http://bit.ly/2kSfVSH) — the trusty old email seems to be increasing in importance in the newsroom. Quartz, for instance, has several journalists based across the world work on its daily newsletter (http://bit.ly/2kS7ers), which releases at about 6am across time zones in Asia, Europe/Africa and the Americas, every day. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. The email inbox is, for many people, the first app or webpage they open in the morning and one that they return to multiple times over the day. Amid the noise and barrage of social media posts, the email newsletter may be the easiest and quickest way to reach a reader directly (http://bit.ly/2kS5gYe). In the podcast, we compare our favourite email briefs, such as the Times Red Box (http://bit.ly/2kSdbox) and Politico Morning Media tipsheet (http://politi.co/2kS1Y78), and why we like them. We also discuss the ethics of email newslettering. If getting access to a reader’s email inbox is like gaining a private audience (http://bit.ly/2kSgqfx) with him or her, how much should publications use it for their own marketing or political purposes? If publications, political parties and companies alike use people’s information for political or marketing purposes, does this count as an abuse of big data and reader’s trust (http://bit.ly/2kSbnf2)? Listen to the podcast to find out. Don’t forget to sign up to Interhacktives’ newsletter, too: http://bit.ly/2kS6N0s

In this week's Data Day, Luke Barratt is joined by Matteo Moschella to discuss the use of data in sport journalism. Data is omnipresent in the reporting of sport, particularly recently as the closing of the Barclays Premier League January transfer window has prompted a glut of visualisations on the month's top stories. Check out some of the code used by the Guardian on their Github: http://bit.ly/2kqSyj5 Athletes and sports teams are using more and more data nowadays to optimise their performance, but crucially for journalists, the vast audiences drawn by sports demand extensive data. Opta provides detailed data feeds on a number of different sports: http://bit.ly/2kqPWBA While providing this data to users in raw format is common, there is also great scope for journalists to use data to analyse issues in sport. Here, Rob Minto uses data to defend a potential increase of the number of teams taking part in the FIFA World Cup: http://bit.ly/2kr2Sav One crucial area where this kind of journalism has flourished is in predictions. Nate Silver, now renowned as a polling expert, made his name using data to predict the results of baseball games. Visit his site, FiveThirtyEight, which still applies its methods to sport, here: http://53eig.ht/2kqR6Nj Similarly, the Financial Times has built a complicated statistical model to predict the outcome of the 2016/17 Premier League: http://on.ft.com/2kqMHKy Daniel Finkelstein has a weekly column in The Times using similar methods to analyse football. Here, he uses sport to teach his readers a lesson about probability through a parable about the likelihood of giant-killing in the FA Cup: http://bit.ly/2kr0yk5 We've also seen data used for in-depth investigations into sporting issues. Buzzfeed used data from betting markets to uncover indications that certain players had been guilty of match-fixing: http://bzfd.it/2kr5dCj The Sunday Times, meanwhile, in a more traditional piece of data journalism, made use of data from a whistleblower to find evidence of doping throughout the world of athletics: http://bit.ly/2kqVDQb

360° video is an emerging format and, like all emerging formats, must go through an uncertain period of experimentation. As journalists begin to push the boundaries for this storytelling device, the Interhacktives discuss the merits, challenges and funny side of all things 360°. It has to be seen to be believed, so head to http://bit.ly/2khA7gR. In order to fully enjoy this 360° experience, strap on a cardboard viewer and be transported into the studio with Interhacktives podcast team. This week we discuss the BBC podcast pilot 'No Small Talk,' as well as our favourite examples of 360° journalism. Check out Within, who provide a virtual reality experience that has the feel of the magazine. FIlms include trips into the deep blue to hear the clicks and whistles of pacific sealife. You'll find the Flint police ride-along film on the New York Times Virtual Reality site, alongside many more docs and experiences. Finally, check out the RT 360° app and be transported to space every time you open your phone. Follow Luke on Twitter at @lukewbarratt, follow Ryan at @ryanleewatts, and follow Interhacktives at @Interhacktives. You can also find this podcast and previous episodes on iTunes and on Soundcloud. Thanks to Podington Bear for our theme song, ‘Am-Trans’.

On this week's 'Data Day', Ayushman Basu and Luke Barratt discuss the opening of a survey for journalists by the Government Statistical Survey. The Government is looking for feedback on how to improve their provision of open data. You can respond to the survey here: http://bit.ly/2jU47je The main focus of the survey is on the possibility of creating a single outlet for releasing data from the government, and on this podcast, we discuss some of the inconvenience of the current system. Datasets have to be sourced from various different portals and subsequently combined, which creates significant delays for journalists. The survey is not especially focused on data quality, but we discuss the importance of this issue, which is made more serious by the worrying fact that the government has no centralised policy on data quality. Finally, since Ayushman Basu has specific experience in this area, we discuss how some of these issues present themselves in India. The government there has a central data portal, but the quality of releases is very poor, with PDFs often used instead of Excel spreadsheets. India’s large population also makes data collection very difficult. India’s government data portal can be viewed here: http://bit.ly/2jU26DJ

This is Interhacktives’ latest attempt to persuade you that data journalism can be relatable and human, and this time we’ve teamed up with a powerful ally: Christmas. Christmas is a time of year for turkey, mince pies, stuffing, stockings, trees, treats, presents, and… data? On this week’s Data Day, James Somper and Luke Barratt look through the news to find some of their favourite examples of data-driven Christmas journalism. Luke made his mince pie joke again, but this time you don’t have to wait until the end to hear it. You can read Kate Hughes’ article on the true cost of Christmas here. The Money Editor of the Independent counts up our rising festive spending, and comes up with some eye-popping numbers. http://ind.pn/2i70vKn The financial services company PNC has done what it’s been doing every year for the past 30 years, and calculated how much the presents in the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ would actually cost you. Partridges are cheaper this year, but what about pear trees? http://pnc.co/2i6Y75Z Finally, Anjana Ahuja has a rather more serious story for the Financial Times about the mounting evidence that the vast quantities of alcohol consumed every Christmas are having a very serious effect on our physical health. http://on.ft.com/2i6PqZs Thanks to Podington Bear for our theme song, ‘Am-Trans’.

On this week's Data Day, Luke Barratt and Bridie Pearson-Jones discuss what relationship tech companies in Silicon Valley can or should be doing to resist Donald Trump. Such companies overwhelmingly supported Clinton in the US election, and have in the past been outspokenly progressive on social issues. However, the Intercept reported that of nine tech companies they asked, only Twitter said it wouldn't help Trump create a database of American Muslims. Will tech companies adapt to a new Trump presidency? The Intercept article: http://bit.ly/2h4vUvn There is a wider discussion to be had around the place of the far right on the Internet. We discuss Jonathan Albright's research, which threw up some interesting results regarding the way in which far-right websites used internal links to game Google's algorithm. Jonathan Albright's research: http://bit.ly/2h4oOHh Moreover, some have put forward specific steps they feel should be taken by tech companies in Silicon Valley if they are to follow through on their consistent criticism of Donald Trump. Sonia Katyal, Chancellor's Professor of Law, Berkeley Center for Law & Technology codirector, on how the tech industry can resist Trump: http://bit.ly/2h4wdq1 Follow Luke on Twitter at twitter.com/lukewbarratt, follow Bridie at twitter.com/bridiepjones, and follow Interhacktives at twitter.com/Interhacktives. You can also find this podcast and previous episodes on iTunes and on www.interhacktives.com/category/podcast/

Entries are now open for the Data Journalism Awards 2017, as of 28 November. Interhacktives are the media partners of this year's awards, and on this podcast, Luke Barratt and Ryan Watts give them an introduction. Past winners have included the Panama Papers, but this year for the first time, there is a category for students and young data journalists! With that in mind, we discuss some of the things that impressed us about last year's winners, and what strategies might help you to win one this time around. The deadline for submission to the Data Journalism Awards 2017 is 7 April 2017. Winners will be announced on 22 June at the DJA 2017 Ceremony & Gala Dinner in Vienna. More details on the Data Journalism Awards website: http://bit.ly/2gvYdTh Süddeutsche Zeitung's award-winning Panama Papers investigation: http://bit.ly/2gvXyBc Al-Jazeera America's successful entry into the Breaking News category, using data to chart the process of an Amtrak train's derailment: http://bit.ly/2gw2tlR

Did Pope Francis endorse Donald Trump? Did Hillary Clinton sell weapons to Isis? If you don't know the answers to these questions, you may have been the victim of fake news. In the first episode of a new podcast from Interhacktives – Data Day – Ella Wilks-Harper and Luke Barratt discuss the rise of fake news, question whether the crisis has been overstated, and examine some possible solutions to the problem. Mark Zuckerburg's initial response to the fake news scandal: http://bit.ly/2fZ533d Buzzfeed's story about Macedonian teenagers using fake news to garner ad revenue: http://bzfd.it/2fYYxcZ A letter from the editor of Aftenposten attacking Zuckerburg over the censoring of a picture from the Vietnam War: http://bit.ly/2fZ4QNJ Buzzfeed's analysis of engagement with fake news on Facebook in the last few months before the US election: http://bzfd.it/2fZ5JWt