Open Data in Data Journalism: Opportunities and Future Directions
Background: In this commentary, we argue that it is time for communication scholars to turn their attention to how and why data journalists engage with the increasing amount of open research and government data available online. Analysis: We review the limited scholarship that has investigated data journalists’ engagement with open data and suggest directions for future research. Conclusions and implications: Research that explicitly examines data journalists’ use of open data is sorely needed, especially research that attends to the varied forms and practices that can emerge in different national and institutional contexts.
Authors
- Stephen Pinfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4696-764X)
- Monique Batista de Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7642-0971)
- Isabelle Dorsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7391-5189)
- Natascha Chtena
- Alice Fleerackers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7182-4061)
- Juan Pablo Alperín (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9344-7439)
Institutions
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) (BR)
- ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft (DE)
- Amsterdam University of the Arts (NL)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Communication
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3138/cjc-2023-0040
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- E-Government and Public Services
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 25.57