Data mining is a hard topic to report well. It’s technically a bit complex and it doesn’t lend itself well to visuals, without a lot of effort. But it’s worth doing because its important, and there are good stories out there to work on. We offer here some thoughts on how to do that.
The Experts Speak – Two reporters, Shane Harris and Jeffrey Rosen, tell you how they do their reporting.
Data Mining in the News – Here are several stories from the past few years about data mining. They are good examples of how to approach the subject.
The Lives of Others – A chilling story of surveillance in East Germany and how the threat of surveillance changes society.
Finding Stories – Two researchers explain some of the resources available and how they used them to find information for this project.
