What is data journalism?

Finding stories in numbers and using numbers to tell stories.

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  1. Writing stories only about sports scores
  2. Interviewing sources without any research
  3. Finding stories in numbers and using numbers to tell stories ✔

Why: Data journalism finds stories in numbers and uses data to support or tell those stories.

Huh, didn't know that: Data journalism finds stories in numbers and uses data to support or tell those stories.

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Data journalism does the math, so the story adds up.
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Answer: Finding stories in numbers and using numbers to tell stories. Data journalism finds stories in numbers and uses data to support or tell those stories.

  1. Journalism en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism
    the practice of finding stories in numbers and using numbers to tell stories
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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