9 takeaways from the Data Journalism UK conference

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Last month the BBC’s Shared Data Unit held its annual Data and Investigative Journalism UK conference at Birmingham City University. Here’s an outline of some:

  • Look after yourself
  • Consider these three things before sending an FOI request
  • A FOI might not be necessary
  • Look at secret courts for stories
  • Be ‘cautious but curious’ about AI
  • Statisticians are “lovely”
  • Get to know your browser’s Inspector — and image URLs
  • Push back if you don’t get answers
  • Don’t limit yourself