Election reporting has become one of the most important journalism beats in America as we barrel towards the midterm elections. How can data journalism help?

Jessica Huseman has become the face of election reporting in America. Editorial Director at Votebeat, she also owns the data journalism training organistion Friendly State News and previously worked at ProPublica on the Electionland project. Jessica chats with Alberto and Simon about the stakes in election reporting this cycle – and how data makes everything better.

The music this episode is made with made with TwoTone and is the sound of Midterm election turnouts from 1790 to 2018. 

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