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#djcamp2011 Data+Journalism+Camp @ Vision+Media, Manchester

Recently Paul Bradshaw asked this question on The Guardian Data Blog : “Data journalism is huge. I don't mean 'huge' as in fashionable - although it has become that in recent months - but 'huge' as in 'incomprehensibly enormous'. It represents the convergence of a number of fields which are significant in their own right - from investigative research and statisticsto design and programming. The idea of combining those skills to tell important stories is powerful - but also intimidating. Who can do all that?" One answer: Tom Johnson can. And during this two-day workshop Tom, a former editor of the Scientific American and co-founder of the Institute for Analytic Journalism , will help you get started, too. Organised by the Digital Editors Network 's Data Taskgroup and sponsored by Vision + Media and the Journalism Leaders Programme at UCLAN , this handson workshop is aimed at journalists who are new to or recently responsible for turning da...

Follow #dendatameet live from 13:15-17:00 BST on 12 May

Can't make it to Salford Quays today? Why not join the #DENDATAMEET discussion here from 13:15. The programme is below. #dendatameet 13.15 Welcome and introductions: Maureen Walker , Head of Broadcast, Music and Publishing, will introduce the session and say a few words about Vision+Media. DEN's co-convenors François Nel (UCLan) and Nick Turner (CN Group) will chair the discussions. The Speakers 13.30 Julian Tait is one of the organizers of the FutureEverything conference, that is working to make Manchester the UK’s first OpenData City. 14.00 Paul Bradshaw is the author of the Online Journalism Blog, and convenor of the HelpMeInvestigate project. 14.30 Martin Belam is the information architect in the Guardian’s web development team. He also blogs at Currybetdonet. 15.15 BREAK 15.45 Propublica reporter Olga Pierce and news application developer Jeff Larson will discuss the process of building layered data stories at the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative news site. 16...