Digital Editors' Network

Following on from the sold-out Data Journalism Camp in 2011, DEN has combined forces with the MADE project to offer two linked workshops this autumn. Download the flyer here DJCAMP2012 with Paul Bradshaw and Megan Knight is aimed journalists who want to turn data into compelling stories and runs from 9:30am on Friday, September 21 to 5pm on Saturday, September 22 in the Media Factory  on the University of Central Lancashire's Preston Campus. If you want to learn how to build your own data scraper and have at least a basic understanding of software development languages Ruby and / or Python, then there's a four-hour Scraping Masterclass with ScraperWiki founder Julian Todd from 9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturday, September 22, also in the Media Factory.  Both DJCAMP2012 and the Scraping Masterclass are being co-sponsored by the MADE Project and the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at UCLan , More information and registration details are available H...

With our spring calendar already bulging (and your co-conveners slightly overwhelmed), we’re decided to push the next Digital Editors' Network meetup to the autumn – and to flag some of the other events you might also want to consider in the meantime: Spring/Summer 3 May . Responsive Journalism Architecture Masterclass with Martin Bellam, formerly information architect at The Guardian  (Tweet @currybet for discount code) 10 May . Society of Editors Regional Conferenc e in Manchester . A great line up and a few more spaces available. Contact Richard Catlow for more details. 1 0 May. WAN-IFRA’s 11th International Newsroom Summit in Hamburg.  16-19 May . Future Everything 2012 in Manchester. 24 May . BBC's Connecting Communities Conference 2012 in Salford. 1 5-17 June - #uclanMADE: UK Startup Weekend in the Sandbox at the Media Factory, Preston.[Deadline for applications: 18 May 2012]. 21-22 June . Association of Journalism Educators' Seminar hosted by UCL...

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...