Data journalism and the semantic web

  • Adolfo Antón Bravo Departamento de Periodismo III de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Información, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Keywords: Journalism, data journalism, web, WWW, Semantic Web, Linked Data, Open Linked Data, Open Data, Open Government Data, precision journalism, data driven journalism, computer-assisted journalism, investigative journalism, investigative reporting

Abstract

One of the most interesting phenomena of contemporary journalism is called Data Journalism , where the evolution of computer-assisted reporting and data representation have put attention on usability, user interaction, visualization and user participation. have focused attention to usability, user interaction and user participation. The journalism is altered from the begining, producing an extraordinary collaboration between journalists and also cooperation with designers and hackers, producing new visual narratives for the stories that come from big datasets, many of them from Semantic Web, a cultural revolution about ownership anda data use affecting to production processes of information and knowledge.

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Published
2013-04-10
How to Cite
Antón Bravo A. (2013). Data journalism and the semantic web. CIC. Cuadernos de Información y Comunicación, 18, 99-116. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CIYC.2013.v18.41718