powerful data journalism with import.io
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Andrew Fogg from import.io discusses using Import.io for data journalism and walks through 3 journalism use cases.TRANSCRIPT
Powerful data journalism with import.ioJune 26, 2014
Welcome to the WebinarThis is an event from
Poynter’s News University,journalism’s e-learning leader ▪ Host: Vicky Kruger
Thank YouHarnisch Foundation ▪ For funding our Webinar equipment
Knight Foundation ▪ For its support of News University
Today’s PresenterAndrew Fogg
Co-Founder Import.io
Today’s AgendaBrief introduction to import.io 3 journalism use cases, exploring the 3
main features of import.io Extractors - US Defense Contracts Connectors - Superior Court of CA Crawlers - Music played in Seattle Examples of import.io in use by
newspapers
there is a lot of data on the web
but it is trapped inside web pages
and getting it is difficult
you can use an API
if there is one available
you can write custom computer code :-(
but that is painful
:-(
both require a friendly developer
and a lot of time
for every single website
4 hours 4 days
imagine if...
you could turn any website
into a spreadsheet
or an API
in less than 4 minutes
without writing any code
without writing any code
so how does it work?
this is our web browser, for data
extract data by point-and-click
extract data by point-and-click
extract data by point-and-click
extract data by point-and-click
extract data by point-and-click
extract data by point-and-click
extract data by point-and-click
record actions on a website
record actions on a website
record actions on a website
there is a crawler to get all data
search multiple sources in real time
create a dashboard for data display
and everything is available over API
powerful stuff
let’s walk through features and use cases
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Polling Questions (example)How are you using your Web site?
▪ Post 24/7 whenever news happens
▪ Post at designated times regardless of news
▪ Finish print story edit first, then post same online
▪ Post online first, then pursue print story
▪ Post same content in print as online
Polling Questions (example)At the Beijing ’08 Olympics, where were the lights for the Water Cube and the Bird’s Nest made? ▪ China ▪ Malaysia ▪ Taiwan ▪ Durham, N.C.
In SummaryBrief introduction to import.io 3 journalism use cases, exploring the 3
main features of import.io Extractors - US Defense Contracts Connectors - Superior Court of CA Crawlers - Music played in Seattle Examples of import.io in use by newspapers [email protected]
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