Google Public Data Explorer

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    Need an interactive chart quickly without doing any coding or using a spreadsheet? The Google Public Data Explorer is linked to reliable datasets that can help you build charts in minutes. It gives you a link and embed code to post on your site. It’s particularly helpful for unemployment stories, census stories and some business stories.

    Link to tool: Click here
    More data journalism tools on Journalist’s Toolbox: Click here

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    Reporters toolkit for search

    Use this tool to track and visualize search trends on Google. You can compare terms or sub-topics, and use the tool to compare keywords you can use in SEO tags and headlines. The comparison graphics, maps and list are easy to embed and share.

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    • News values and judgment

    We tackle the fundamentals of what makes a story newsworthy, the essential practices of journalists and the shared values that differentiate journalism from other forms of content and storytelling.

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    • Conversational headlines

    Getting readers to tap your story starts ​with a headline that makes them a promise​.

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    • Improving our relationship with readers

    A primer on the the audience funnel. First, we will do an audience health checkup and what we can do to help move readers through the loyalty funnel. Then we explore what a reader NEEDS from our content  – and making sure we deliver.

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