David Herzog
2010-2011 Reynolds Fellow
University fellow
Reynolds Journalism Institute
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Missouri School of Journalism
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About David Herzog
As a journalist and journalism educator for more than 20 years, Professor Herzog specializes in using government data to report the news. He is the author of the book Mapping the News: Case Studies in GIS and Journalism.
Before joining the Missouri School of Journalism in January 2002, Herzog spent five years as an investigative reporter at the Providence Journal in Rhode Island, where he used computer-assisted reporting to cover public corruption. Earlier, he was the editor for computer-assisted reporting at The Morning Call in Allentown, Pa., a business reporter for the Baltimore Sun and general assignment reporter for other newspapers in Pennsylvania.
He currently serves as the academic adviser for the National Institute for Computer-Assisted Reporting. Herzog holds a bachelor’s degree in radio-television-film from Temple University in Philadelphia.
In addition, he serves on the advisory board for the FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) Machine project.
David Herzog is a professor at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He was a 2010-2011 RJI Fellow.
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New book on data literacy geared toward journalists, students
February 13, 2015RJI Tech Showcase 2014
RJI Tech Showcase features innovative work of students at Missouri School of Journalism and MU
April 30, 2014Futures Lab Update
Futures Lab update #1: SXSW recap, journalist-programmers, NYT “Snowfall”
March 20, 2013RJI Fellows share new reporting tool for coverage of the economy
November 19, 2012
Open Missouri
Develop a Missouri government data portal to encourage increased use of data among journalists and citizens.
Developed OpenMissouri.org, a Web community that lists databases held offline by state government agencies.
At launch, OpenMissouri.org listed information about 135 data sets held by state government agencies. The site also includes a comprehensive directory of top-level state agencies and Sunshine Law request contact information for each. Since then, the site has grown to some 150 data set descriptions. Soon, Open Missouri community members will be able to generate Sunshine Law request letters for databases and share copies of data files with each other.
Also, Herzog hosted more than 70 journalists, citizens, information professionals and activists at Open Missouri Day on March 17, during Sunshine week, at RJI. Speakers and panelists included representatives of the Sunlight Foundation, Missouri Sunshine Coalition, Investigative Reporters and Editors, Springfield News-Leader, The Kansas City Star and the Missouri Attorney General’s office.
Donald W. Reynolds