I’m in Perugia! I liked Florence, I love Perugia. Perugia is as hilly as Edinburgh, as much of a maze und as sunny as Lissabon, and as small and extremely walkable as my beloved Weimar. But the biggest advantage: So much less tourists than in Florence or Edinburgh or Weimar. So much less. And yes, I’m one of them. But yes, too much is too much.
So today I took the train from Florence to Perugia (going from the hostel to the train station in Florence already felt like a trip by itself), and then had dinner with my fellow fellows Sandhya and Christine, who - like me - are in town for the International Journalism Festival. It was very interesting to hear how they experienced their first days in their new newsrooms and in their new cities! And I’m very looking forward to make new acquaintances and catch up with old ones in the next couple of days. It’s interesting: The conference hasn’t even started yet and maybe it’s too early to judge - but I feel like so much more at home here already than I felt at NICAR. The data journalism scene in the US is new territory for me and I haven’t build any maps for it yet. But in Europe, I feel like I know (better) what’s going on. Which is not true: I have more ideas about stakeholders in US journalism than in….french journalism. Well, I’m definitely curious to find out more about (data) journalism in other countries.
Input? 3
Output? 1
Learnings?
Figuring out what your goal is could be your goal.
Logarithmic scales can be used to compare percentage change. Really, I’m mindblown by that. Makes so much sense, now that I think about it. This Jonathan Stray Data Journalism book is definitely teaching me more than it is supposed to be.
Questions?
What’s the best use of my time here?
Why the heck did I not submit a proposal for a discussion round about goals in journalism for this conference? Bad idea, Lisa.