Contexts in which data journalism has arisen

The background of the emergence of data news has technological development, changes in news needs, the impact of academic research, and commercial considerations.

1, the development of technology: the generation of data news can not be separated from the development of technology, the development of big data technology for the generation of data news, the emergence of big data so that everyone can access and use the amount of data compared to the past has an order of magnitude higher, the advancement of data visualization technology also makes the presentation of data has become more vivid and intuitive, which helps readers to better understand and access to information, Internet The development of the Internet has made the acquisition, processing and dissemination of data more efficient and convenient, and has also provided the infrastructure for the generation of data news.

2, changes in news demand: the news industry demand is also promoting the generation of data news, the traditional news reporting methods in the face of growing data information appears to be overwhelmed, while the data news is able to more effectively analyze and present the data, to provide more in-depth and comprehensive news reports, this change in demand prompted the news industry to seek a new way of reporting, thus driving the creation of data journalism.

3, the impact of academic research: academic research is also an important factor in the generation of data news, with data news gradually become the academic research hotspot, more and more scholars began to pay attention to this field, and its in-depth study, these studies not only for the generation of data news to provide theoretical support, but also for the development of the data news to provide practical experience.

4, commercial considerations: commercial considerations is also a major background for the generation of data news, the major media and news organizations realize the commercial value behind the data news, began to invest resources in the production and release of data news, this competitive pressure to promote the development of data news, but also for the generation of data news to provide the economic basis.

5. Data news, also known as data-driven news, is a new type of news reporting based on data, and the generation and development of data news has benefited from the advancement of big data technology, which has changed the traditional news production process to a certain extent.