By Mitzi Mock, May 9, 2013
The June 10-21 Multimedia Institute is an intensive multi-platform training program designed to equip journalists, educators and other professionals with skills in visual storytelling, data visualization and social media.
By Guest Blogger, May 7, 2013
Visual communications expert Alberto Cairo shares his slideshow presentation on the art of infographics.
By Guest Blogger, April 30, 2013
Journalists, technologists and civic leaders talk trends and implications for the future of data journalism.
By Mitzi Mock, April 18, 2013
Alberto Cairo on the art of infographics and the ethical dilemmas that come with the field of data visualization.
By Mitzi Mock, April 12, 2013
Catherine Bracy of Code for America wants to bring 21st century technology and innovation to the public sector.
By Mitzi Mock, March 20, 2013
Data Symposium at kdmcBerkeley-transforming the way we tell stories with data. For data journalists, non-profits interested in new ideas for communicating information, and higher education professionals.
By Mitzi Mock, February 6, 2013
We are bringing world class digital training straight to you. And, yep, it’s FREE.
By Mitzi Mock, January 30, 2013
Join our spring Visualizing Data Workshop Series.
By Guest Blogger, January 28, 2013
In this second part of our series on citizen videos, we look at the issue of authenticity and best practices for validating the information before releasing the video to your audience.
By Guest Blogger, January 23, 2013
Utilizing citizen video effectively can enhance a story and provide a deeper understanding of events. Madeleine Blair a graduate of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism shares with us her real world insights for using citizen video in your story.
By Mitzi Mock, December 10, 2012
How can television and radio stations effectively adapt their content for the web, especially new mobile platforms? We can help.
By Mitzi Mock, November 27, 2012
Journalists, educators and media professionals can all benefit from video storytelling skills. We’re not talking Oscar-worthy filmmaking here. Just the ability to shoot, edit and present compelling video content. We can help.
By Vickie Hammarstedt, November 9, 2012
Examples of interactive charts and maps - take-aways from the Data Visualization workshop in January 2013.
By Mitzi Mock, November 6, 2012
Some of the most compelling information about our world can be found in data. But just because you shape those numbers into a graph doesn't make it a story.
By Guest Blogger, October 30, 2012
Guest blogger Patrick Winfield looks beyond the basic pie charts and infographics to explore other techniques and tools that can help visualize data.
By Mitzi Mock, October 28, 2012
Social media marketing expert TJ Kelly has worked with some of the biggest clients in the world (eBay, HP, Charles Schwab). Here he shows journalists, educators and public affairs experts how to use the same strategies to engage their communities.
By Mitzi Mock, October 15, 2012
Our very own data viz guru, Len DeGroot, has built a living tool that predicts the winner of congressional elections each day based on ongoing Twitter feeds.
By Mitzi Mock, October 9, 2012
This year we’re hearing a lot of buzz about the potential influence of social media in the upcoming election. It makes sense: more than a third of us are turning to social networking sites for political news. But how successful are we really at using these sites to raise awareness about particular issues—especially those that lack a sensational ...
By Mitzi Mock, September 18, 2012
Want to spruce up your social media skills, but unsure of what a workshop can really teach you? Here are the four main things you can get out of our training.
By Mitzi Mock, September 10, 2012
Data is beautiful. Skeptical? Check out the finalists for the first Information is Beautiful Awards.