Journalism as a social science: how data makes a difference (guest Blog)

A telephone rings in a crowded newsroom, and journalists hit the ground running, chasing down the story, reaching out to sources, snatching up facts as the final-copy deadline looms. For decades, that was the archetypal image of a newsroom, but not anymore. At least not according to Simon Rogers, a Guardian news editor who focuses primarily on their Datablog. (This article is by Polis Summer School student Veronica Foreman)