Institute of Politics

The Impact of Data Driven Journalism on Public Policy Discourse

Media coverage of campaigns, elections, and policy debates is becoming more and more data driven. What's behind the growth of this trend? How is it changing conventional wisdom?

  • Simon Rogers Datajournalist and Data Editor, Google, Former Data Editor, Twitter, Former Editor, Guardian Datablog
  • Michael Scherer National Political Reporter, The Washington Post
  • Megan McArdle Fall 2014 Pritzker Fellow, The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Columnist, The Washington Post, Former Columnist, Bloomberg View
  • E.J. Dionne Winter 2015 Pritzker Fellow, The University of Chicago Institute of Politics, Columnist, The Washington Post
  • Ezra Klein Journalist, Co-Founder and Editor-at-large, Vox

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