Helping you become a more effective information designer. You want to create effective data visualizations. That’s hard work. There are so many decisions to make, like chart type, annotations, and color! Will this podcast help? Host and fellow data viz designer Alli Torban is in the trenches with you. She shares the latest tools and methods that she’s discovered while on the job and interviewing top designers. If you’re an analyst, journalist, or designer who wants to hone your skills with specific tactics, then this show could be just what you need.
74: What It's Like Being a Data Journalist — Featuring Danielle Alberti
Today, we have Danielle Alberti on the show to share a behind-the-scenes look at how to become and be a data journalist! She's the editor of the data visualization team at Axios and shares:
- What's a typical day as a data journalist
- Which skills are important
- What she looks for in a resume and portfolio when hiring for a data journalist position
- What she would do differently if she were starting her data journalist career over again
This interview with Danielle was the special opening segment to the Elevate Learning Community conference — you can watch the whole conference with thoughtful talks about information design here: https://elevatedataviz.com/live
Full shownotes: https://dataviztoday.com/shownotes/74