Interview: Luke Barratt, investigative journalist at Unearthed
Luke Barratt on how he wrangles data to find exclusive stories and why data literacy is important.
Month: March 2020
Social media news round up: Coronavirus, push notifications and Insta-influencers
A new week means new social media news…listen to our latest podcast for all things social and digital.
How to create BBC-style graphics with R: A bbplot tutorial
Core R is an incredible tool to manage data and can produce satisfactory data visualisations. But what if you want more control?
Advice for applying to the 2020 GNI Fellowship from a former fellow
If you’re a student journalist interested in data and social media in journalism you’re probably considering applying for the Google News Initiative Fellowship that closes 30 March.
Interhacktives Interview; Adam Tinworth, the journo-web and Spotify’s bid for podcasts
Special bumper episode for you today listeners!
Zahra Warsame: Producing Multimedia for Channel 4 News
What is it like working as a Multimedia Producer at the heart of Channel 4 News’ Climate Change debate or covering stories on Syria for social media?
The Korean government are sharing the location of confirmed coronavirus patients
Korean social media is lighting up after the government started sharing details of confirmed coronavirus patients.
Social media news roundup: Kashmir, augmented reality and IGTV
Listen to our latest social media news round up from Interhacktives.
How to write an FOI: From the man behind the Love Island story of the year
The Times’ data journalist George Greenwood gives you exclusive tips on running a successful FOI, after breaking a story on Love Island and Civil Servants.
‘Online cafes’ are journalism’s next frontier
Unlike the rest of the world, Twitter is scarcely used in Korea. Instead, early-internet style message boards are a veritable gold mine for journalists looking for their next scoop.
Investigation: How to get verified on Twitter
Hussein Kesvani and Matt Navarra exclusively explain how they got verified on Twitter and their thoughts on the Blue Tick.
Dropout TV: Why CollegeHumor is building a Netflix competitor
Last year, CollegeHumor started their own subscription-based video streaming platform, Dropout TV, in an effort to be less reliant upon advertising money and YouTube. How long will it last?
These TikTok’ers are trying to expose TikTok’s mysterious algorithm
The TikTok algorithm is such a mystery it’s now a TikTok meme in itself.
Learn to visualise data in under a minute
There are many easy ways to create charts. In these video tutorials we introduce two different ways to make charts in under a minute.
Stunning graphics that explain the Coronavirus outbreak
One silver lining to the Coronavirus tragedy is some of the stunning graphics it has inspired. Here are some of the most creative and informative graphics that tell the story of COVID-19.
Here’s what happened when #Carex started trending on Twitter
After Carex started trending on Twitter today, we ran a Twitter analysis to see exactly what happened. #Carex here are your best bits.
I built a House of Lords Twitter bot
I stayed up all night making a House of Lords Twitter bot. Here’s exactly how I did it.
Sarah Marshall: Head of audience growth at Vogue International
The Interhacktives podcast is back and in our first episode we are tackling all things Audience Development, Growth and Management.
Sophia Smith Galer: Journalism’s Rising TikTok Star
Sophia Smith Galer from BBC World Service spoke exclusively to Interhacktives about her rise in the TikTok community.
9 data sources every journalist should know
Good data stories need good data, but with so much out there it can be difficult to know where to start. Here are some of our favourite data sources, so you can turn your stories from zero to hero (click links).