Mapping and geospatial analysis

In recent years, data-driven investigative journalism have emerged as an accepted field in its own. While computer-assisted reporting is a term used for several decades, ubiquity of data and equipment means the role now encompasses more. Some large newspapers have multiple data journalists on staff, with a full-time focus on finding and telling stories within the data.

Many times, these data stories are told better with visualizations, and maps are the best way to show geographic data—and most stories have a location element. Finding and filtering data is an important part of data-driven journalism, but the visualization is often how it is consumed by the reader.