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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | A data person to a data journalist -Vignesh Radhakrishnan

A data person to a data journalist -Vignesh Radhakrishnan

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published Published on Jan 6, 2023   modified Modified on Jan 6, 2023

-The Hindu

Data stories broke long-held assumptions and hard facts led to cold truths as data knew no bias

When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present the 2024 Budget on February 1, 2023, I will have spent six years as a data journalist at The Hindu. In my early days, when I was learning the tricks of the trade, data was used very differently in print newsrooms across India from how it is being used today.

Back then, data graphics were commissioned based on availability of space. The expectation was to visualise the data supplied by the reporter, and fit it within a small rectangle. It was less about value addition to the story and more about capturing the essence of the news item in a nutshell. Nothing more, nothing less.

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The Hindu, 6 January, 2023, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-data-person-to-a-data-journalist/article66341691.ece


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