Data Journalism - Guidelines and Best Practices for Getting Started

Abstract. This document represents a practical summary from experiences and results gained during the research project “VALiD - Visual Analytics in Data-Driven Journalism”. It addresses some of the major issues around data journalism practice. A large part is taken from a review of the research literature review on this topic. You can find the references for this review and links to other project-related resources at the end of this document. This document addresses journalists and communicators who have little to no experience in the field of data-intensive newswork.