Baby Steps in Data Journalism

Starting from zero, this Tumblr provides tools, links and how-to information for people just beginning to explore data journalism.
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Really great: A step-by-step walkthrough of “transforming a slew of data into a stunning chart.” 

(via lifeandcode)

Fully interactive HTML5 canvas. Drag either one of the small squares and see the curve change, in real-time. Works best in CHROME or SAFARI. 

Introduction for absolute beginners. Assumes you are a solo user, just getting started, for the first time. 

Nice step-by-step instructions, with links.

“The entire Pro Git book, written by Scott Chacon and published by Apress, is available here. All content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0 license.” 

“Quickly publish beautiful pages for you and your projects.” 

Using the canvas to understand the canvas. HTML5 and JavaScript only (no images). 

See it live.

See source code.