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https://www.storybench.org/mapbreaking-why-cartographic-flaws-can-sometimes-be-a-good-thing/ Mapbreaking: Why cartographic flaws can sometimes be a good thing - Storybench Nov 9, 2023 - I love this ugly map. I found it in a hospital in Baltimore, and at first glance looked over the part where I live and found a dense saturation of pins. good thingcartographicflawssometimesstorybench https://www.storybench.org/tips-on-data-visualization-from-the-broad-institutes-bang-wong/ Tips on data visualization from the Broad Institute’s Bang Wong - Storybench Apr 26, 2017 - Last month, Bang Wong, ‎creative director of the Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard University, visited Northeastern University for a talk entitled “Art and... data visualizationtipsbroadbangwong https://www.storybench.org/author/sophie-lai/ Sophie Lai - Storybench sophielaistorybench https://www.storybench.org/author/mastrion-gnortheastern-edu/ Gianna Mastrion - Storybench giannastorybench https://www.storybench.org/why-tv-executives-should-listen-to-their-interns/ Why TV executives should listen to their interns - Storybench Dec 14, 2023 - Internships are more than just a learning experience and an occasional coffee run. NBC Chicago interns are part of the team making some pretty important... tvexecutiveslisteninternsstorybench https://www.storybench.org/investigative-journalism-and-social-media-chai-jings-new-chapter/ Breaking a New Dawn: Investigative Journalist Chai Jing’s New Chapter - Storybench Jun 12, 2024 - It was late at night, and my reporting partner and I were sitting at our desk, eagerly and anxiously waiting for a call from Spain. A few minutes later, we... new dawninvestigative journalistbreakingchaichapter https://www.storybench.org/accelerating-knowledge-5-takes-from-ibms-mauro-martino-talk-on-ai-and-data-viz/ Accelerating knowledge: Four takeaways from an IBM data visualization expert - Storybench Apr 26, 2017 - Northeastern University professor Mauro Martino is one of the minds behind IBM’s Watson News Explorer, a dashboard that allows users to explore the themes... four takeawaysibm dataacceleratingknowledgevisualization https://www.storybench.org/layoffs-at-the-washington-post-gut-an-innovative-newsroom/ Layoffs at The Washington Post gut an innovative newsroom - Storybench Feb 6, 2026 - On Wednesday, The Washington Post laid off more than 300 of about 800 journalists in their newsroom. And while much of the coverage has focused on the... washington postlayoffsgutinnovativenewsroom https://www.storybench.org/how-the-pudding-visualized-the-evolution-of-grooves/ How The Pudding visualized the evolution of “wonky” grooves - Storybench Dec 20, 2023 - Have you ever wondered how the beat of a song can emote? Or how the transcendent nature of loose grooves can make your body want to move? The Pudding’s “Wonky”... puddingvisualizedevolutiongroovesstorybench https://www.storybench.org/myth-aria-has-perfect-support/ Myth: ARIA has perfect support - Storybench Oct 1, 2023 - This article was originally on The A11Y Project. Accessible Rich Internet Applications is an extension of HTML. It is a technology that adds roles, states and... mythariaperfectsupportstorybench https://www.storybench.org/category/sxsw/ SXSW - Storybench sxswstorybench https://www.storybench.org/satellite-companies-restrict-journalists-access-to-images-from-the-iran-war/ Satellite companies block journalists’ access to images from the Iran War - Storybench Apr 5, 2026 - Two of the largest providers of satellite imagery, Planet Labs and Vantor, have announced they are limiting access to images from across the Middle East. satellite companiesiran warblockaccessimages https://www.storybench.org/how-an-interns-dadaist-economic-skits-took-over-nprs-tiktok/ How an intern’s “Dadaist” economic skits took over NPR’s TikTok - Storybench Dec 19, 2023 - Legacy news outlets like NPR are historically concerned with maintaining a consistent brand. But when Jack Corbett, a former intern at NPR’s Tiny Desk, started... economicskitstooktiktokstorybench https://www.storybench.org/understanding-what-makes-a-visualization-memorable/ Understanding what makes a visualization memorable - Storybench Apr 26, 2017 - John Wihbey teaches data journalism in the Media Innovation program at Northeastern University's School of Journalism. The world of data visualization has long... understandingmakesvisualizationmemorablestorybench https://www.storybench.org/author/thomasg/ Thomas Gomes - Storybench Thomas is a researcher who specializes in using data and visualizations to help communicate complex topics. He is currently a Data Scientist in the nonprofit... thomasgomesstorybench https://www.storybench.org/author/naomib/ Naomi Barrant - Storybench Naomi Barrant is a candidate for a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and Communication Studies with a concentration in Finance. She currently... naomistorybench https://www.storybench.org/understanding-truly-means-digital-critical-long-term-success/ Why understanding what it truly means to be digital is critical for long-term success - Storybench Apr 26, 2017 - The second in a series of posts. You can read the first post here. My favorite interview question to ask job candidates is, “What do you think it means to be... long term successtruly meansunderstandingdigitalcritical https://www.storybench.org/how-lam-thuy-vo-turned-the-chaos-of-infertility-into-a-story-of-data-play-and-hope/ How Lam Thuy Vo turned the chaos of infertility into a story of data, play, and hope - Storybench Apr 20, 2026 - When Lam Thuy Vo started tracking her IVF cycle data in spreadsheets (needles administered, follicle counts, hormone levels), she wasn't thinking about a... story datalamthuyvoturned https://www.storybench.org/author/annahc/ Annah Chaya - Storybench Annah Chaya is a fourth-year journalism and criminal justice combined major. She can be reached at chaya.a@northeastern.edu. annahchayastorybench https://www.storybench.org/here-are-the-latest-updates-on-artificial-intelligence-in-journalism-part-2/ Here are the updates you need on artificial intelligence in journalism - Storybench Oct 23, 2023 - We’re continuing our series of round-ups on artificial intelligence and journalism. Here are some recent links you might want to read. These insights are... artificial intelligencejournalism storybenchupdatesneed https://www.storybench.org/author/aprilqian/ April Qian - Storybench April Qian is a second semester MFA student in the information design and data visualization program. aprilqianstorybench https://www.storybench.org/category/behind-the-scenes/questionanswer/ Q&As - Storybench qstorybench https://www.storybench.org/category/tutorials/ Tutorials - Storybench tutorialsstorybench https://www.storybench.org/digital-storytelling-to-support-connective-journalism/ Digital Storytelling to Support Connective Journalism - Storybench Feb 8, 2023 - Journalism serves many roles in society - informative, investigative, normative, and more. As the tools and pratices of interactive digital storytelling... digital storytellingjournalism storybenchsupportconnective https://www.storybench.org/digital-fashion-rises-as-a-new-frontier-for-clothing-design/ Digital Fashion Rises as a New Frontier for Clothing Design - Storybench Apr 14, 2026 - Digital fashion is an emerging field in which styles exist entirely online, and garments are created with 3D design software, virtual and augmented reality,... digital fashionnew frontierclothing designrisesstorybench https://www.storybench.org/federal-data-is-disappearing-meet-the-teams-rescuing-it/ Federal data is disappearing. Meet the teams rescuing it - Storybench Mar 6, 2025 - A New York Times analysis found that the new Trump administration took down over 8,000 government web pages in its first two weeks. Among these include 3,000... federal datadisappearingmeetteamsrescuing https://www.storybench.org/author/dsouza-vivnortheastern-edu/ Vivica Dsouza - Storybench vivicadsouzastorybench https://www.storybench.org/james-jimmy-hills-on-how-a-quarantine-hobby-became-a-community-based-career/ The host of ‘Java with Jimmy’ on how a quarantine hobby became a community-based career - Storybench Nov 30, 2023 - In a slew of mainstream media, it can be difficult to find a voice that feels familiar and genuine, like a conversation with a next-door neighbor. For James... community basedhostquarantinehobbybecame https://www.storybench.org/author/rachel-umansky-castro-and-karol-mendoza-baez/ Rachel Umansky-Castro and Karol Mendoza Baez - Storybench rachelumanskycastrokarolmendoza https://www.storybench.org/author/dan-zedek/ Dan Zedek - Storybench Dan Zedek is a professor of the practice at the Northeastern University School of Journalism and faculty advisor of Storybench. danzedekstorybench https://www.storybench.org/new-strategies-for-using-artificial-intelligence-in-journalism/ New Strategies for Using Artificial Intelligence in Journalism - Storybench May 16, 2024 - Here’s the fifth in our series of round-ups on the latest in artificial intelligence and journalism (find previous editions here). This time around it feels... using artificial intelligencenew strategiesjournalism storybench https://www.storybench.org/getting-started-stringr-textual-analysis-r/ Getting started with stringr for textual analysis in R - Storybench Feb 8, 2024 - This tutorial will teach you a few of the base R functions for manipulating strings in R, and introduce the stringr package from the tidyverse. getting startedtextual analysisstringrstorybench https://www.storybench.org/category/behind-the-scenes/features/ Features - Storybench featuresstorybench https://www.storybench.org/author/andyr/ Andy Robinson - Storybench Andy Robinson is a video producer at Northeastern University supporting its fundraising endeavors. He has worked for Boston Globe Media in the past and... andy robinsonstorybench https://www.storybench.org/author/andrea-gani/ Andrea Gani - Storybench andreaganistorybench https://www.storybench.org/from-radio-to-tiktok-wbz-news-matt-shearer-is-redefining-local-news/ From radio to TikTok, WBZ News’ Matt Shearer is redefining local news - Storybench Mar 12, 2023 - There’s no question that news is slowly migrating to TikTok — but different outlets are taking different approaches. For Boston’s WBZ News Radio, radio... redefining localradiotiktokwbzmatt https://www.storybench.org/category/behind-the-scenes/ Behind the Scenes - Storybench behindscenesstorybench https://www.storybench.org/category/tools/ Tools - Storybench toolsstorybench https://www.storybench.org/not-just-broadcast-wbur-ceo-margaret-low-on-the-future-of-the-business-of-news/ “Not just broadcast:” WBUR CEO Margaret Low on the future of the business of news - Storybench Nov 19, 2024 - Since 2005, more than 3,200 newspapers have shuttered. At the same time, terrestrial radio’s popularity has plummeted – with most of its listeners aged 50 to... business newsbroadcastwburceomargaret https://www.storybench.org/category/behind-the-scenes/insights/ Insights - Storybench insightsstorybench https://www.storybench.org/how-to-use-r-to-analyze-racial-profiling-at-police-stops/ How to use R to analyze racial profiling at police stops - Storybench Nov 21, 2023 - Working as a data journalist for Eye on Ohio, along with a team of reporters at the Cincinnati Enquirer, I developed a project on the role of racial profiling... racial profilingpolice stopsuseanalyzestorybench https://www.storybench.org/what-actually-works-clare-spencer-on-generative-ai-use-in-newsrooms/ What actually works: Clare Spencer on generative AI use in newsrooms - Storybench Feb 23, 2026 - As newsrooms test generative AI, the challenge is no longer whether to experiment, but how to do so responsibly. Questions of accuracy, oversight and real... generative ai useactually worksclarespencernewsrooms https://www.storybench.org/author/annapalfy/ Anna Palfy - Storybench Anna Palfy is a first-year Journalism, Marketing, and PR student at Northeastern University. She is originally from Marin County, California. annastorybench https://www.storybench.org/author/elijahnicholsonmessmer/ Elijah Nicholson-Messmer - Storybench Elijah is a recent graduate from the Media Innovation and Data Communication program at Northeastern University. He received his bachelor’s degree from Berea... elijahnicholsonmessmerstorybench https://www.storybench.org/a-step-by-step-guide-visualizing-organic-carbon-in-near-real-time/ A step-by-step guide: visualizing organic carbon in near real time - Storybench Sep 26, 2024 - Hernandez is a Graphics Editor at The New York Times. Long time ago someone on Twitter asked me to do an explainer on how I did the “smoke” animations for this... near real timeorganic carbonstepguidevisualizing https://www.storybench.org/best-no-code-tools-for-data-visualizations/ Best No-Code Tools for Data Visualizations - Storybench Apr 14, 2026 - Do you want to visualize data but don’t know how to code? As data becomes central to storytelling, journalists increasingly need to be able to turn numbers... code toolsdata visualizationsbeststorybench https://www.storybench.org/what-works-a-new-approach-to-local-news-research/ What Works: A new approach to local news research - Storybench Nov 15, 2024 - Podcasts, the rising stars of digital media, have a significant portion of their audience being listeners in their 20s and 30s. As this modern medium reshapes... new approachlocal newsworksresearchstorybench https://www.storybench.org/digital-transformation-means-focusing-on-readers-not-platforms/ Digital transformation means focusing on readers, not platforms. - Storybench Apr 10, 2017 - In over 15 years of senior digital experience in North America’s leading news organizations as well as many conversations and meetings with news executives... digital transformationmeansfocusingreadersplatforms https://www.storybench.org/ Storybench Exploring data and digital storytelling. Northeastern's School of Journalism Exploring data and digital storytelling. Northeastern's School of Journalism Behind-the-scenes looks at the best in digital journalism with how-to tutorials exploring datadigital storytellingstorybenchnortheasternschool https://www.storybench.org/how-i-scraped-and-visualized-over-1500-npr-tiny-desk-concerts/ How I scraped and visualized over 1,500 NPR Tiny Desk concerts - Storybench Sep 17, 2024 - The kinds of music played behind NPR's Tiny Desk have changed significantly since the concert series started in 2008. I decided to use data to show exactly how... npr tiny desk1 500scrapedvisualizedconcerts https://www.storybench.org/author/maricarmen-mosso/ MariCarmen Mosso - Storybench maricarmenmossostorybench https://www.storybench.org/your-early-fall-aijournalism-updates/ Your Early Fall AI+Journalism Updates - Storybench Sep 11, 2024 - Welcome back from the summer. So much has happened at the intersection of AI and journalism while you've been at the beach. Here's my latest summary of what... early fallai journalismupdatesstorybench https://www.storybench.org/how-cnns-guide-visualized-impact-of-a-government-shutdown/ How CNN’s guide visualized real-world impacts of a government shutdown - Storybench Dec 13, 2023 - The latest near shutdown of the government confused a lot of people across the United States. Many don’t know or understand what exactly happens during a... real worldgovernment shutdownguidevisualizedimpacts https://www.storybench.org/easily-clean-up-messy-databases-with-fuzzy-matching-in-r/ Easily clean up messy databases with fuzzy matching in R - Storybench Oct 10, 2025 - One of the biggest challenges working with text data is the many different ways that people can enter the exact same information. A human knows that “St.... fuzzy matchingeasilycleanmessydatabases