Reblogged by collinsworth@hachyderm.io ("Josh Collinsworth"):
mekkaokereke@hachyderm.io ("mekka okereke :verified:") wrote:
The talent level of data scientists and data visualisation working at newspapers is *exactly* as high as those working at the biggest tech companies. Seriously. Anyone that doubts this, doesn't know what some of the data scientists at Big Tech did before they got to Big Tech. Talk to your coworkers more.
Great journalism wants to come out! Journalism that works for a 2024 world. I see flashes of it. Small teams doing long-form journalism, combining data, reporting, writing, and sharp editing.