Data journalism tools with Google News Lab

Enter the powerful world of data journalism and discover how to use it to tell deep, insightful stories. You’ll learn to find, analyze, interpret and visualize data using Google Permissions, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Crisis Map, Global Forest Watch, Election Databot, Tilegrams, Google Data GIF Maker, Flourish, Google Trends, Google Fusion Tables. This National Press Club Journalism Institute program will be held in conjunction with Google News Lab on Thursday, August 15. The program will begin promptly at 10 a.m. in the Bloomberg Room and run until 11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9:45 a.m. Registration is required. The cost is $5 for members of the National Press Club and $10 for non-members. Register below. This is a hands-on workshop. Please bring a laptop. About the instructor Maggie Farley, a former Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent, is now working with Google News Initiative to help journalism thrive in the digital age. She travels around the country to small and medium newsrooms to train journalists in tech tools to enhance their reporting: verification, data visualization, and multimedia skills. About NPCJI The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire civic engagement. As the non-profit of the National Press Club, the Institute serves as a beacon for journalism in the public interest. Contact Andie Coller, program director of the National Press Club Journalism Institute, with any questions at [email protected] Event details: National Press Club 529 14th Street NW (14th & F Streets) 13th Floor – Bloomberg Room Washington, DC 20045 Thursday, August 15th. 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. $5 for NPC members; $10 for general public