Data can be the starting point, the basis for or the thing that conclusively proves out the premise behind investigative journalism. It can also be misinterpreted, used selectively to make a case that’s technically accurate but contextually false or misleading.
In his job as a data journalist at the Center for Public Integrity, Joe Yerardi does analyses that help uncover great stories hiding in big sets of numbers and questions the factors that can bring nuance to or counterintuitive conclusions about the patterns that appear obvious.
