Enhance your reporting with data, mapping, noon April 25

Are you fascinated by amazing data and mapping projects you see from the New York Times and WNYC? Learn how to better use data and create mapping projects at the next Webbmedia Group meeting at noon Wednesday, April 25.

This session, taught by John Keefe, an award-winning journalist and senior editor for data news & journalism technology at WNYC, New York Public Radio, will include a primer on free mapping tools and platforms that enable content producers to create incredibly detailed, interactive maps.

Click here to register. A discounted price is available for National Press Club members. The class is limited to 24 seats.

You'll learn what kinds of data are available to journalists - and then get some intensive hands-on practice creating mapping projects that can be replicated at your organization.

Keefe infuses WNYC's journalism with data reporting and interactive news applications, including census analysis, map mashups, news charts and SMS-based crowdsourcing projects. Keefe will demonstrate how he built some of his recent projects.

PLEASE NOTE: This class is intended for people who are comfortable using spreadsheets and are eager to learn more about mapping. This is an advanced beginner class. If you're already well versed in Fusion Tables, this is not the class for you.