The definitive guide to using data and technology in reporting, this text teaches students how to combine data analysis with traditional reporting to create compelling stories. Through coverage of theory, practical examples, online tutorials, and celebrated stories from around the world, this text demonstrates the tools and principles of data-driven journalism.

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David McKie, teaches data journalism and research methods at Algonquin College, the University of King’s College, and Carleton University. David is an award-winning producer with the CBC News Parliamentary bureau. He has used access to information and data mining to tell original stories that have shone a light on areas such as workplace safety, adverse drug reactions, and the RCMP’s use of Tasers. David has also co-authored two journalism textbooks, and a citizen’s user guide for access to information.

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"The step-by-step instruction and sample datasets will be a great starting point for students to delve into data journalism. . . . More journalists need to be data savvy, and this textbook offers examples and steps to get there." --Cheryl Vallender, Sheridan College

"The authors are magnificent." --Ellen Russell, Wilfrid Laurier University

"This textbook will raise the educational bar for data journalism. . . . This is an important and essential addition to the rapidly expanding academic field of data journalism. I would highly recommend that this be a core text for all journalism programs." --Jeffrey A. Dvorkin, University of Toronto