"Datenjournalismus muss ausgebaut und finanziert werden. Gute Datenrecherchen entstehen nicht nebenbei. Sie brauchen Fachwissen, technische Infrastruktur und genügend Zeit für Kontrolle."

Sehr richtig! Denn das Entscheidende ist nicht, dass „irgendwas“ rauskommt. Sondern, dass es korrekt ist - oder eine möglichst genaue Annäherung an die Wirklichkeit.

@tazgetroete zu den geklauten Daten der NSDAP-Mitgliederdaten.

https://taz.de/NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei/!6180276/

#ddj

Correctiv und NSDAP-Mitgliederkartei: Copy and Waste

Katapult und Correctiv wollten die Suche im NSDAP-Archiv schnell zugänglich machen – ohne Bezahlschranke. Dabei haben sie die Quellenprüfung vergessen.

TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH

Great piece of data driven journalism on violence in the Sahel region, particularly Nigeria #ddj

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/may/19/how-rampant-violence-nigeria-insecurity-hotspot-sahel-mapped

How rampant violence made Nigeria an insecurity hotspot in the Sahel – mapped

Data lays bare the extent and geographical spread of attacks in Africa’s most populous country

The Guardian
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Looking to explore #Eurovision data?

My article analysing 70 years of Eurovision lyrics also includes interactive charts.

👉 https://puntofisso.net/eurovision

#ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision

Since the late 1990s, the dominant language of #Eurovision is English. But things weren't always like this due to EBU's language rules.

Learn more 👉 https://puntofisso.net/eurovision

#ddj #dataviz #ESC #ESC2026 #Eurovision26 #Eurovision

More curiosities about #Eurovision lyrics.

Songs about peace and unity peaked in the 1990s. Some lyrics were only heard in a single song...

More to learn and explore in my interactive data analysis at https://puntofisso.net/eurovision.

#ddj #dataviz #ESC #Eurovision26 #ESC26

Let's talk about inflation.

Ja, ich weiß, ich dachte bis Anfang des Jahres auch, dass ich mich mit den Preisdaten des Statistischen Bundesamts nicht mehr beschäftigen muss, aber here we are. #data #ddj #dataviz

Over the past 70 years of #Eurovision, love songs have long dominated.

But in the past decade, lyrics about empowerment have become more common

Will we see the big shift at #esc2026?

Find out more at puntofisso.net/eurovision

#ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz

"Experts warn that Trump’s destruction of the country’s data infrastructure will have lasting impacts on all aspects of life – whether it’s the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to extreme weather, public health departments’ monitoring of harmful new drugs in their communities or how food banks get meals to hungry families."

Amy Qin and Flávio Pessoa for The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/07/trump-administration-deleting-data

#data #ddj

The Trump administration is deleting government data. From infant deaths to hunger, here are five ways it’s hurting Americans

This information was used to understand the problems Americans face. The consequences of its erasure, experts warn, could affect generations to come

The Guardian

The changing make-up of #Eurovision song topics.

Red is love, and its share has been collapsing in the last decade.

Find out more at https://puntofisso.net/eurovision

#ddj #ESC #esc2026 #dataviz