Center for Community News Panel: Data Visualization, Social Media and Innovation

In this conversation, each panelist will provide a step-by-step look at specific lessons they use with their own students and news partners that use data visualizations, interactives, and short-form/vertical video. They will outline their innovative approaches to incorporating these visual storytelling tools to both engage audiences and equip students for best practices in news products and strategies. Bring your ideas and questions about how news-academic partnerships can help local news not only survive but thrive by leading the way in local newsroom innovation.

Panelists:

• Adriana Lacy, CEO Adriana Lacy Consulting and adjunct lecturer at Brandeis University
• Matt Kiefer, assistant professor at Northwestern University
• Ben Cooley, CCN data visualization engineer
• Amanda Bright, clinical associate professor at the University of Georgia and Cox Institute Innovation Lab director (moderator)