Stories by Clayton Aldern
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RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
Data rarely has a better idea, because data doesn’t think. People think. Sometimes data can help people think a little better. The problem is that it doesn't always feel that way.
How to build data capacity in your newsroom
March 11, 2021 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
Good visual journalism isn’t about learning the newest D3 wrapper — it’s about communication and emotional resonance.
How visual metaphor helps move our data off the page
January 27, 2021 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
Exploratory data analysis probably doesn’t sound like a statistical innovation in its own right. Even the authors of the paper in question argue that the technique represents “an influential back-to-basics movement.”
Pre-reporting for data journalists
January 25, 2021 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
There’s a saying in statistics: “All models are wrong, but some are useful.” In other words, it’s a little quixotic to imagine we can capture the nuances of reality with simple models, but some of these models can make the complex more legible.
When journalists should care about p-values
December 7, 2020 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
It’ll also be cheaper!
Your first web-scraping project will be easier than you think
October 5, 2020 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
Or, a list of things you didn’t know you could copy-paste
Scrappy hacks for scrappy visual journalists
September 14, 2020 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
Follow this 5 step guide to build an automated databiz bot for your readers
Build a real-time dataviz bot (for free!)
August 5, 2020 -
RJI Fellows Class of 2020–2021
What we learn at Grist will be used to translate these lessons into guides for other small or non-profit newsrooms
The promise of environmental data journalism
July 23, 2020
Donald W. Reynolds