Data journalism might seem still a fancy, expensive business that only big national media outlets like The New York Times or The Economist can afford. But very often data at local level is widely avai...
Megan Lucero
Megan Lucero joined the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in January 2017 to launch and run The Bureau Local, the UK's collaborative, investigative network. The Bureau Local is now made up of 800 reporters and members of the public who work together to produce unique, investigative stories that have positive impacts in their communities. Since launching, they've crowdsourced the first 12-month count of homeless deaths, documented over a thousand women turned away from domestic violence refuges in England and have filled the gap in crucial local government finance auditing. It has been described as “one of the most positive and effective interventions in local journalism in the UK for some time” and has won the Innovation prize at both the British Journalism Awards (2017) and the European Press Prize (2018). Previously, Megan was the Data Editor at The Times and Sunday Times.
Nationwide collaborations on local investigative reporting in Germany and the UK
Newsrooms at local and national level are facing a financial crisis that means more expensive investigative reporting is under threat. Yet there has never been more need for journalism that holds powe...
Data in investigative journalism: how computing can advance public interest reporting
Over the past few years, The Times and Sunday Times have broken several exclusives that led to international outcry and institutional change, due in part to their investment in a computational inves...
Are we living in the golden age of investigative journalism? What happens when traditional reporting meets modern data analysis? Stories, case studies and techniques.
