Data Journalism Conversations
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 57: Conversation with Sam Leon & Ben Heubl
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest podcast discusses how open source intelligence can power your environmental investigations. Sam Leon from DataDesk and Ben Heubl from Südd...
Episode 56: Conversation with Dana Amihere & Melba Newsome
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The intersection between race and environmental justice has never been more apparent. As more vulnerable communities bear the brunt of climate change,...
Episode 55: Conversation with Alex Harris & Tahmid Zami
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades journalists have examined the global ramifications of climate change on the international stage. But as local communities become more impa...
Episode 54: Conversation with Duncan Geere, Pei Ying Loh and Rodolfo Almeida
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. So what can data journalists do to help audiences understand this complex issue and hel...
Episode 53: Conversation with Betsy Ladyzhets & Dillon Bergin (Muckrock)
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, we spoke about the importance of using collaboration to tell better data stories. Muckrock's Betsy Ladyzhets and Dillon Bergin ...
Episode 52: Conversation with Simon Rogers & Bahareh Heravi (Google, University of Surrey)
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, we spoke about the importance of archiving data journalism. Bahareh Heravi from The University of Surrey and Simon Rogers from ...
Episode 51: Conversation with Karrie Kehoe & Emilia Diaz-Struck (ICIJ)
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest episode, we sat down with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to discuss the Uber Files. The investigation, first ...
Episode 50: Conversation with Marketa Hulpachova (Tehran Bureau)
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores how to approach data journalism in a closed-information society like Iran. We spoke to Tehran Bureau's Marketa Hulpachova, direc...
Episode 49: Conversation with Jenna Corderoy, Ken Foxe & Attila Biro
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Conversations with Data podcast episode explores how journalists are grappling with Freedom of Information requests around Europe. We hear how th...
Episode 48: Conversation with Peter Bodnar, Dada Lyndell, Karina Shedrofsky, Claudia Manili
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Conversations with Data episode explores how journalists from Texty.ua, The Insider and OCCRP cover the Russia-Ukraine War with data. We also exa...
Episode 47: Conversation with Sam Joiner & Gianluca Mezzofiore (FT, CNN)
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Conversations with Data episode explores how journalists from CNN and the Financial Times are covering the Russia-Ukraine War. We examine how inn...
Episode 46: Conversation with Eoghan MacGuire, Hayley Willis & François D’Astier
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Conversations with Data episode explores how journalists from The New York Times, Bellingcat and AFP are covering the Russia-Ukraine War with ope...
Episode 45: Conversation with Adolfo Arranz & Pei Ying Loh (Reuters Graphics, The Kontinentalist)
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a conversation with Adolfo Arranz from Reuters Graphics and Pei Ying Loh from The Kontinentalist. The pair speak to us about the...
Episode 44: Conversation with Paul Bradshaw, Michelle McGhee & Carmen Aguilar-Garcia
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a conversation with Paul Bradshaw from Birmingham City University, Michelle McGhee from The Pudding and Carmen Aguilar-Garcia fr...
Episode 43: Conversation with Mollie Pettit (Data Visualization Society)
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest conversation, Mollie Pettit from Data Visualization Society talks to us about using human-centred design for her data visualisation work...
Episode 42: Conversation with Brant Houston & Stephen Doig
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest conversation, veteran journalists Brant Houston and Stephen Doig talk to us about the evolution of data journalism from the 1950s to the...
Episode 41: Conversation with Sinduja Rangarajan (Bloomberg)
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Bloomberg's Sinduja Rangarajan talks to us about using data to find and tell stories examining systemic inequality. She opens up abou...
Episode 40: Conversation with Eva Constantaras & Htet Aung (Lighthouse Reports)
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features data journalist Eva Constantaras and data scientist Htet Aung from the investigative outlet Lighthouse Reports. The pair talk to...
Episode 39: Conversation with Natalia Mazotte
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, data journalist and social entrepreneur Natalia Mazotte talks to us about the media landscape in Brazil, along with organising the CO...
Episode 38: Conversation with Pierre Romera (ICIJ)
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features ICIJ's Pierre Romera, who takes us behind the scenes of the Pandora Papers, the largest cross-border investigation of its kind. ...
Episode 37: Conversation with Jacopo Ottaviani & Tricia Govindasamy (Code For Africa)
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Code For Africa's Jacopo Ottaviani & Tricia Govindasamy. The pair speak to us about the state of data journalism in Africa citin...
Episode 36: Conversation with Clayton Aldern (Grist)
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Clayton Aldern, a data reporter at Grist, a nonprofit, independent media organisation dedicated to telling stories of climate so...
Episode 35: Antonio Baquero & Maxime Vaudano (OCCRP, Le Monde)
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we spoke with OCCRP editor Antonio Baquero and Le Monde journalist Maxime Vaudano about the OpenLux investigation. The duo dis...
Episode 34: Conversation with Miriam Quick and Duncan Geere (Loud Numbers)
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features data journalists Miriam Quick and Duncan Geere, the co-hosts of "Loud Numbers", the new data sonification podcast. The pair spe...
Episode 33: Conversation with Marie Segger (The Economist)
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, data journalist Marie Segger talks to us about launching The Economist's "Off the Charts" data newsletter. We also hear about her car...
Episode 32: Conversation with Eva Constantaras and Anastasia Valeeva
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, data journalist Eva Constantaras and open data researcher Anastasia Valeeva talk to us about the power of building a data hypothesis ...
Episode 31: Conversation with Dr. Melvin Sanicas
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vaccinologist Dr Melvin Sanicas speaks to us about the current state of the global vaccine rollout. He explains how different vaccines are working to ...
Episode 30: Conversation with Ben Jones (Data Literacy)
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features Ben Jones, the CEO of Data Literacy, a company whose mission is to teach you to speak the language...
Episode 29: Conversation with Maarten Lambrechts
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features Maarten Lambrechts, a freelance data visualisation consultant based in Belgium. In this episode, h...
Episode 28: Conversation with Jan Diehm (The Pudding)
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features Jan Diehm from The Pudding. As a senior journalist engineer, she explains her creative process for...
Episode 27: Conversation with Prof Deborah Stone (Brandeis University)
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features Professor Deborah Stone of Brandeis University. She speaks to us about her latest book "Counting: ...
Episode 26: Conversation with Lisa Charlotte Rost (Datawrapper)
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features Lisa Charlotte Rost. As a data visualisation designer and blogger for Datawrapper, she talks to us...
Episode 25: Conversation with Jonathan Schwabish (PolicyViz)
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features economist and data visualisation expert Jonathan Schwabish. As founder of PolicyViz, he speaks to ...
Episode 24: Conversation with Matthew Kauffman (Solutions Journalism Network)
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features investigative data journalist Matthew Kauffman from the Solutions Journalism Network. He talks to ...
Episode 23: Conversation with Pavla Holcová (OCCRP, Investigace.cz)
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our latest Conversations with Data podcast features investigative journalist Pavla Holcová from OCCRP and Investigace.cz. She talks to us about using...
Episode 22: Conversation with Denise Malan (IRE/NICAR)
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Conversation with Data podcast, we caught up with Denise Malan, interim executive director at IRE. She talks to us about this year's up...
Episode 21: Conversation with Dr. Melvin Sanicas
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Conversations with Data, we caught up with vaccinologist Dr Melvin Sanicas to discuss the new COVID-19 variants and how they...
Episode 20: Conversation with Sam Dubberley (Amnesty International)
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Conversations with Data, we caught up with Sam Dubberley from Amnesty International. As head of the Crisis Evidence Lab and ...
Long read: Harnessing Wikipedia's superpowers for journalism
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Navigating Wikipedia is no easy task for journalists. We are often told to steer clear of it. But the free encyclopedia is full of data sources for yo...
Episode 19: Conversation with Prof Heidi Larson (LSHTM, University of Washington)
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of Conversations with Data, we caught up with Professor Heidi Larson, an anthropologist who is director and founder of The Vacc...
Episode 18: Conversation with Shaida Badiee (Open Data Watch)
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Conversations with Data, we spoke with Shaida Badiee, Open Data Watch's managing director. She talks with us about the latest Ope...
Episode 17: Conversation with Betsy Mason
25 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of our Conversations with Data podcast, we spoke with science journalist and author Betsy Mason about how journalists can eff...
Episode 16: Conversation with Tim Harford (Financial Times, BBC)
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, Financial Times columnist and BBC presenter Tim Harford talks to us about his latest book "How to Mak...
Episode 15: Conversation with Micah Cohen (FiveThirtyEight)
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, Micah Cohen, FiveThirtyEight's managing editor, talks to us about the uncertainty of opinion polling ...
Episode 14: Conversation with Emilia Diaz-Struck (ICIJ)
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Conversations with Data podcast features Emilia Diaz-Struck, research editor and Latin American coordinator at the International Consortiu...
Episode 13: Conversation with Stefanie Posavec and Miriam Quick
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, data designer Stefanie Posavec and data journalist Miriam Quick talk to us about the concept and crea...
Episode 12: Conversation with Alberto Cairo, (University of Miami)
20 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Conversations with Data podcast features Alberto Cairo, the Knight Chair in Visual Journalism at the School of Communication of the Unive...
Episode 11: Conversation With Prof Charlie Beckett (LSE, Polis)
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Conversations with Data podcast features Professor Charlie Beckett, the founding director of Polis, the LSE's media think-tank. He talks ...
Episode 10: Conversation With Prof Nicholas Diakopoulos (Northwestern University)
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast features a conversation with Professor Nicholas Diakopoulos who heads up the computational journalism lab at Northwestern Universi...
Episode 9: Conversation With Leonardo Milano (UN OCHA Centre For Humanitarian Data)
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast features a conversation with Leonardo Milano who heads up the predictive analytics team at the United Nations OCHA Centre for Hu...
Episode 8: Conversation With Prof Denise Lievesley (Green Templeton College, University of Oxford)
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Analysing and communicating uncertainty in data has never been more important for journalists. But what is the best way to interrogate data and deem ...
Episode 7: Conversation With Sam Gregory (WITNESS)
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast features a conversation between Buzzfeed's Craig Silverman, the editor of the latest verification handbook, and Sam Gregory, progr...
Episode 6: Conversation with Dr Claire Wardle (First Draft)
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast features a conversation between Buzzfeed's Craig Silverman, the editor of the new verification handbook, and Dr Claire Wardle, t...
Episode 5: Conversation with Dr. Siouxsie Wiles (University of Auckland)
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, we spoke with Dr Siouxsie Wiles, an Associate Professor at the University of Auckland. As a microbiol...
Episode 4: Conversation With Amanda Makulec (Excella & Data Visualization Society)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Conversations with Data podcast, we spoke with data visualisation expert Amanda Makulec about how data journalists can create understa...
Episode 3: Conversation with Simon Rogers (Google)
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Rogers is a leading voice in the world of data journalism. As the data editor at Google News Lab, we spoke with him about the 2020 Sigma Awards,...
Episode 2: Conversation with Emily Courey Pryor (Data2X)
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've all heard about the gender pay gap, but what about the gender data gap? To mark International Women's Day, we spoke with Data2X's executive di...
Episode 1: Conversation with Craig Silverman (Buzzfeed)
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Joining us for our first-ever Conversations with Data podcast is Craig Silverman, Buzzfeed's media editor and one of the world's leading experts on on...