In recent years, amid chaos and disruptions, data journalism drove the reporting for many news organizations.

This panel will discuss the use, reporting, storytelling of and the (mis)trust in data, during a time when societies fight a pandemic, uphold democracy, protest against inequality, and rebuild unity.

Moderator: Haiyan Jia, Department of Journalism and Communication

Panelists:

• Meghan Hoyer, Data Director, The Washington Post
• Troy Thibodeax, Data Journalism Team Editor, The Associated Press
• Andrew McGill, Editor of Interactive News, Politico
• Alexis Madrigal and Robinson Meyer, Staff Writers at The Atlantic, co-founders of The COVID Tracking Project.

REGISTER FOR THE EVENT 
Open to public.

This event co-sponsored by Dept. of Journalism and Communication and I-DISC