Presentation by The Economist's Marie Segger at Data Journalism UK 2019 in Salford, UK, May 2019

1. Charting a career in
data journalism
Salford, 3rd May

2. Charting a data journalism career
1.
Figure out what you are trying to
do
3.
Find alternatives
2.
Figure out how you can do it
4.
Build your skills

3. Charting a data journalism career
5.
Use existing resources, networks
and peers
6.
Find your niche and own it

4. “You have to be like the worst tabloid
newspaper in the front and the
Academy of Science in the back.”
— Hans Rosling

5. Don’t rush it

6. Career progression isn’t linear

7. Thanks!
Marie Segger
Data Journalist | The Economist
@marisegger | mariesegger@economist.com

8. Questions?