Tim Berners-Lee, considered one of the fathers of the web, at a conference recently stated that "the future of journalism going through the data analysis." His remarks, obtained by the British newspaper "The Guardian" abound in the fact that, today, news is not worth to write, to write about what happens, but must use the data, work on them, analyze them. "Before," Rodriguez says could get good stories with people chatting in a bar, but that, although you can still sometimes occur, it is increasingly unlikely, so that journalists need to be equipped with the tools necessary to discern what is important from what is not it is, to maintain perspective, the pieces and to be able to explain to people what is happening. "
In this line of thought include the creation by the City University of London, an MA in Interactive Journalism, which addresses the changes facing the profession and the media, one of whose aims is what they call Data Journalism or, which is, sourcing, reporting Through stories and Presenting data-driven journalism and Visualising and Presenting data ". That is, create information from data.
I say all this by way of introduction, because for the last two weeks we have not heard of anything else-with permission from the drivers, other than diplomatic Wikileaks leaks, ie disclose hundreds of thousands of cables sent by U.S. ambassadors to their country half a world. The website of Julian Assange-now almost underground, came to a handful of newspapers, including "Country", all the information so that they would make it public. Since then, what melodrama, is being shelled every day more in terms of increasing sales, or generate excitement at least, that's newsworthy.
have been many who have rushed to say that these documents represent a before and after global diplomatic relations, which call into question the role of journalists and traditional media ... Well, 12 days after leaks began to appear, I have no feeling that I have changed things much. And, in my humble opinion, these revelations merely confirm what everybody thought. Nothing new under the sun. Or perhaps someone thought the ambassadors only ferrerosrocher is merely present to your guests? Then do what they are supposed to do: inform, influence, mediate, press if needed ...
not detract from the exclusive or diminish what has been known, in regard to Spain, especially the related to the case-Couso, but I consider that Part that touches me, that is, in journalism, I see more merit in separating the wheat from the chaff that the very fact of its publication because, if someone Assange made them reach their own volition, and this in turn has gone to the newspapers, where is the journalism?, where the analysis of data? Because I see nothing here that a reading selection. It has been very very selective and in many cases, reckless, perhaps it is endangering the lives of certain people.
Perhaps, and here there are many people who do not agree with me, the truth is overrated, especially when we move on a structure based on the conventions, political correctness and hypocrisy. And, if suddenly everyone knew what we say about each other, our system of relationships, friendships, family, work, would break into pieces. And besides, where is it written that what is said is true that what is not said, that what counts is less short than you think and not expressed out loud? We often say what others expect to hear and not what we think really so out of a private conversation one sentence giving it as absolute truth is, at least, partially.
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