Considering the interactions between developments in open data and data journalism, Data for Journalism offers an interdisciplinary account of this complex and uncertain relationship in a context of tightening the control over data and weighing transparency against privacy.

Jingrong Tong is Senior Lecturer in Digital News Cultures at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on the impact of digital technology on journalism, social media analysis and environmental communication.

Introduction

1 Data as a source of information

2 Access to data

3 Using data in journalism

4 Opening up data from news reporting

Conclusion: The four roles of data journalists in the circulation of data