Finding Stories in Spreadsheets

by Paul Bradshaw

ebook

About the author

Paul Bradshaw runs the MA in Data Journalism and MA in Multiplatform and Mobile Journalism at Birmingham City University. He publishes the Online Journalism Blog, and is the founder of investigative journalism website HelpMeInvestigate. He has written for the Guardian and Telegraph’s data blogs, journalism.co.uk, Press Gazette, InPublishing, Nieman Reports and the Poynter Institute in the US. He is the author of the Online Journalism Handbook, and co-author of Mobile-First Journalism (with Steve Hill) and Magazine Editing (with John Morrish). His ebooks include Scraping for Journalists, Finding Stories in Spreadsheets, the Data Journalism Heist and 8000 Holes: How the 2012 Olympic Torch Relay Lost its Way.

Other books which Bradshaw has contributed to include Investigative Journalism (second edition) and Web Journalism: A New Form of Citizenship; and Citizen Journalism: Global Perspectives.

Bradshaw has been listed in Journalism.co.uk’s list of the leading innovators in journalism and media and Poynter’s most influential people in social media. In 2010, he was shortlisted for Multimedia Publisher of the Year, and in 2016 won the CNN MultiChoice Award for an investigation into player trafficking in Nigeria.

In addition to teaching and writing, Paul acts as a consultant and trainer to a number of organisations on social media and data journalism. You can find him on Twitter @paulbradshaw

Reviews

[Johnny · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very interesting approach on data in spreadsheets. The Excel course you get for free is nice. But much more value is in the explanation of what it means when you get certain data values. Too many people stupidly just accept what Excel calculates. With the insights on what those numbers mean and with the knowledge on how you get the desired information out, this book by Paul Bradshaw is a must read for everyone working with spreadsheets.