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Points Unknown – QGIS 01

September 20, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am EDT

Points Unknown, a workshop series designed for journalism students, is an eight-week series to introduce students to spatial investigative and visualization techniques. News unfolds in places and every newsworthy event is shaped by the details of location. Those details might include the specifics of a neighborhood as it is today or of the history leading to its current configurations. Alongside the development of web technologies, journalistic organizations have incorporated web-based maps to enhance reader engagement with stories. But these interactions haven’t always been easy to produce. Points Unknown will train journalism students in GIS and mapping techniques to analyze and visualize spatial information.

The workshop will take place every Wednesday morning from 8-10am, and it’s organized into two main parts. The first four weeks will be dedicated to GIS education using QGIS, a point-and-click interface that provides a foundational understanding of spatial data analysis and its correlation with news events. No experience is necessary to participate in this program. This hands-on workshop will allow participants to recognize and visualize geographical patterns that often play a vital role in news reporting. The following four weeks will shift focus towards more reproducible mapping techniques, taught exclusively in Python, where participants will delve into scripting and automation to conduct spatial analysis and visualization.

Bagels will be served for those able to get out of bed in time, and attendees are invited to bring their beverage of choice. Hosted at the Brown Institute in Pulitzer Hall, this recurring workshop series offers not only a theoretical understanding but also practical skills that will elevate the participants’ approach to journalism.

Register at https://brwn.co/map-registration

For more information, write mkrisch@columbia.edu.

Details

Date:
September 20, 2023
Time:
8:00 am - 10:00 am EDT
Event Category:
Website:
https://brwn.co/map-registration

Organizer

Brown Institute @ Columbia
Email
browninstitute@columbia.edu
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Venue

Brown Institute at Columbia
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027 United States
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