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Data journalism

Get Started in CAR with these Excel Tutorials

excelDipping your toe into Computer-Assisted Reporting? We know most newsrooms don't offer training in this area, so we have put together some video tutorials demonstrating relatively simple Excel functions to help you wrangle spreadsheet data and find meaning in your numbers.
Lessons from the field

‘Know Who You’re Working For and Why You’re Working’

Carlos Eduardo Huertas

Carlos Eduardo Huertas, investigations editor at Colombia’s Semana magazine, talks about the traits of a good investigative journalist, and why it is essential to stick on a story.

What do you consider some of the most important lessons you have learned over the years? Read more about ‘Know Who You’re Working For and Why You’re Working’

Lessons from a hack

How To Be a Great Investigative Journalist

The first thing to keep in mind about investigative journalism is that it’s not glamorous. (We can blame television with its “undercover” reporters and “hidden cameras” for this mistaken image.) It’s actually hard, and often boring work.
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