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Kings Data

@Ukingsdata

Tweeting about data journalism from the University of King's College, home to the Summer School in Data Journalism and MJ in investigative and data journalism.

 Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Joined April 2015
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General registration is now open for the 2020 @kingsjournalism Summer School in Data Journalism, this year being offered online in conjunction with the @caj, @esricanada and @able2extract. Full details here: kingsjournalism.com/data-jou…
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The deadline for this $1,000 data journalism scholarship from @able2extract has been extended to May 1. Enrolled or accepted in a journalism program? Check it out at bit.ly/2K7brU4
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A big hello from the folks in my Six Skills in 60 Minutes session at #DataDrivenTO . Spreadsheets rock! Thanks for coming. @HumberJRNL @Ukingsdata @kingsjournalism
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.@ukingsjournalism alumnus @NaelShiab of @iciradiocanada in Montreal talks about his innovative approaches to mobile storytelling at #DataDrivenTO. The challenge: making visualizations work on tiny screens. @Ukingsdata @HumberJRNL
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“How we made the BBC Audiences Tableau Style Guide” by @lekovicj medium.com/bbc-data-science/… H/T @adambailin
How we made the BBC Audiences Tableau Style Guide

How we made the BBC Audiences Tableau Style Guide

tl;dr — we made a style guide to help our teams make awesome dashboards, you can see it on Tableau Public

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Here's how America uses its land bloom.bg/2OJi6F8
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Python is becoming the world’s most popular coding language econ.st/2OxCF7t
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the journalism hill i will die on is median's superiority to mean. nitter.gq/emptywheel/status/1024…
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This map shows where in the US there are more bars than grocery stores, and vice versa. It's amazing the things you can learn with data! #maps #data ow.ly/7Sxp30l1K9Z
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Elections Nova Scotia doesn't have a searchable database for political contributions. So I made one. Here's what I got from it. #NovaScotia globalnews.ca/news/4308046/p…
$1.8 million: A by the numbers look at political donations in Nova Scotia in 2017 - Halifax |...

$1.8 million: A by the numbers look at political donations in Nova Scotia in 2017 - Halifax |...

The donations — which totaled $1,824,382 — give a glimpse of who raised what and where for each party. 

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Moments of Data Keeners #KingsData10
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Ruby the data school therapy dog #kingsdata10
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We’re creating a pivot table storm at the 2018 @ukings summer school in data journalism. #KingsData10
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The @ukings summer data school (basic school) is almost full, so if you want to come, you should sign up quickly. We have a few spots in the summer school in maps and GIS, sponsored by @esricanada. Special rates if you sign up for both. bit.ly/2IAgjOY #KingsData10
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There’s still time to sign up for the 10th anniversary @ukings summer data and mapping schools. We’re excited to partner with @able2extract and @esricanada. bit.ly/2IAgjOY
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Watch out, world. Lots of talented storytellers coming your way. The journalism students graduating today have the stuff to do great things. – at Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Today is the last day to sign up for the @ukings summer data journalism schools at early bird rates. Basic or mapping, take your pick. Or take both at a substantial discount. June 18-29. bit.ly/2IAgjOY
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Congratulations to @Cain and the @kingsjournalism students who put together this #HalifaxExplosion interactive map that won a national @RTDNA_Canada award for Data Storytelling. globalnews.ca/news/3870656/i… #Halifax
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The Monty Hall Problem analytics4all.org/2017/01/13… #analytics #probability
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At 44, he was diagnosed with leukemia. It took him more than 10 years to prove that his job made him this sick. Tonight on @CBCTheNational , I'll explain what one Ontario worker's case could mean for thousands of Canadians. cbc.ca/news/canada/sick-work…
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