Resources
Data Sources
A starting point for finding useful public, official, and international datasets for journalism.
Open Training Library
Tell stories with data.
Free practical resources on data journalism, sourcing, spreadsheets and responsible AI, plus bespoke training for newsrooms, NGOs and journalism schools.
What I teach
- Data analysis
- Visualisation
- AI workflows
- Storytelling
Since 2021 I have taught data journalism to postgraduate students at City, University of London and run newsroom workshops at conferences including Climate Arena and Dataharvest.
Library
Resources
Academic Data Sources
A practical guide to finding papers, replication data, and alerts for academic research relevant to journalism.
Resources
Moldovan Data Sources
Data sources for Moldova, including government and international datasets.
Resources
Data Calendar
Release calendars and publication schedules that help reporters plan stories around upcoming datasets.
Resources
Data Toolbox
A practical toolbox of scraping, wrangling, analysis and visualisation resources for data journalism.
Lessons
Introduction to Data Journalism
A concise introduction to what data journalism is, why it matters, and how it changes newsroom work.
Lessons
AI for Journalists
A practical introduction to what large language models are good at, what they get wrong, and how to think about them as a reporter.
Lessons
AI in Google Sheets
How to use language models inside Google Sheets, where the risks show up, and how to validate outputs before trusting them.
Resources
Data Journalism Awards
A short list of awards relevant to data journalism and investigative reporting.
Get in touch
Whether you have a massive dataset or just the seed of an idea, let's talk about it.
Direct emailmail@samizdata.co
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Locations
London, UK & Chișinău, MD