Data Visualization
Posted on 17. Jun, 2009 by robertson.adams
in 2009, Aaron Presnall
As more information becomes available online, the challenge is to easily find, use and make sense of huge amounts of complicated data. Data visualizations are powerful depictions of abstract information that can reach millions of people by creating clear pictures that effectively communicate what the numbers actually mean. Unfortunately, the tools to create these visual representations are usually too expensive and difficult for smaller news organizations and everyday citizens to use, creating a gap for the future of community journalism. This grant will create a suite of easy-to-use tools for anyone to use on any standard set of data ranging from government databases to demographics and statistics.
Amount:
$ 243,600
Location:
Washington, D.C.
Organization:
The Jefferson Institute
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Winner:
Aaron Presnall
Bio:
Aaron Presnall is director of studies at the Jefferson Institute. A political economist, Presnall specializes in issues of banking and telecommunications regulatory transition, and the role of participatory politics in regulatory outcomes. In addition to scholarly works and popular opinion pieces, he has written on the business and political environment of Europe for the Economist Intelligence Unit, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and numerous private and governmental organizations in Europe and the United States. Before joining the Jefferson Institute, he served with the EastWest Institute for seven years in Prague, then in Belgrade as EastWest’s regional director of Southeast Europe. He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Virginia.