Strategic Resources for Data Journalists
“Why do you think data journalism has become so important? Four words: Explosion of available data. This data gives context to journalists’ stories.” – Elina Makri. The Datassist Resource List [...]
Moving Beyond Numbers – Using Data is Both Fun and Powerful
Making data available and useful to those who may not be data experts is the aim of data scientists who have developed the resources that come to you via Datassist. We believe that cutting-edge [...]
Finding a better way to measure a nation’s well-being
Gross domestic product is what is often used as a default indicator of a nation’s success. This is a reliable and standard measure of a certain type of proxy for a limited type of health. [...]
Knowledge is Power, Proceed with Caution
The quote is from the work of Karen Barad. She started out as a feminist theorist and is currently a PhD in particle physics. Her book “Meeting the Universe Halfway” is, in part, a discussion [...]
Datassist Indicator: About 10% of girls are physically capable of bearing children by 11 years of age.
According to the NYT,this is the indicator used by Kathleen Sebelius to justify restricting access to Plan B, or emergency contraception to females of all ages. Women who have unprotected [...]
Datassist Indicator: Death by Pregnancy
Medical complications from pregnancy are the leading cause of death among girls ages 15 to 19 worldwide. Compared with women ages 20 to 24, girls ages 10 to 14 are five times more likely to die [...]
