Data Journalism is investigating the integration of data journalism into newsroom practices and the implications for the socio-political roles of journalism.
In her interview with Pat O’Mahony for his podcast OffMessage, Elina Makri talked about the so-called “black boxes” of data journalism – the parts of the data journalists don’t know the context of and have no control over. […]
Emilia Kalliri’s research is focused on the role of visualisation in data journalism and the link between data visualisation and psychology. The impact of colour and visual perception on cognitive functions such as memory and attention is a key part of her research. She developed a best practice guideline aimed at helping data journalists and […]
Our researchers try to answer the hardest question that plagues a researcher: why their work matters. And mostly, why you should care about it. Today, we look at the work of Elina Makri. […]
A look at the new publication “Data journalism in favela: Made by, for, and about forgotten and marginalized communities” by ESRs Mathias Felipe de Lima Santos & Lucia Mesquita. […]
Jolt researcher Elina Makri (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) has published an article on RTÉ Brainstorm about “What makes people act irrationally?” Elina interviewed cognitive scientists to understand how irrationality and bias influence the way we perceive the world. […]
The JOLT Action has an exciting opportunities for two junior researchers (Early Stage Researchers) to join the JOLT action at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki! The Media Informatics Lab, School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) is offering two research associate position (equivalent to Early Stage Researcher career stage) to develop […]
This project is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sklodowska Curie grant agreement No 765140