#datajourn

Some 'data journalism' out there is just 'datum journalism':

I tweeted this a few days ago:

"OK, I need to write this: I'm getting depressed because of the abysmal quality of many pieces in the new #dataJournalism orgs."

Perhaps I was exaggerating, but I'm seeing too much shoddy stuff in websites like Vox.com and FiveThirtyEight. They do publish interesting stories, but a very visible portion of their output is dubious.