Getting Started
What is a data unit, anyway?
This is DUG, an organizational guide to data journalism
for small-to-medium and non-profit newsrooms.
DUG = "Data Unit Guide." (Roll with us here.) Does your newsroom want to stand up a data team? You've come to the right place. DUG is a project of Caldern LLC and the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. You can read more about the project here.
Prefer to jump right in? Explore the modules below.
People
Building your team
Structure
Positioning your team within the organization
Tech and tools
All the gizmos you're thinking of (and more)
Value
Or: Articulating (and measuring) the promise of your team
Fundraising
Well, you want these people to stick around, don't you?