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How do you make data journalism that matters to people about where they live? In the latest Data Journalism Podcast, Alberto and Simon explore local data journalism with two of the leading practitioners of the field.

MaryJo Webster is the data editor for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis and has devoted herself to training data journalistsBen Welsh is the editor of the Data and Graphics Department at the LA Times, who also leads a new data partnership with the Big Local News Project.

Find out what they love about their work, their top tools – and all of our guilty data hacks.

The music this episode is made with made with TwoTone and is the sound of American Football, based on 538’s NFL ELO ratings.

Listen to the latest Data Journalism Podcast >>

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