This document summarizes a webinar about using the import.io tool for data journalism. The webinar covered three journalism use cases demonstrating import.io's main features: extractors, connectors, and crawlers. Extractors were used to extract US defense contracts data. Connectors accessed data from the Superior Court of California website. Crawlers gathered music play data from Seattle. Import.io allows journalists to extract large amounts of data from websites without coding by recording actions on a site.
5. Todayâs Agenda
Brief introduction to import.io
3 journalism use cases, exploring the 3
main features of import.io
Extractors - US Defense Contracts
Connectors - Superior Court of CA
Crawlers - Music played in Seattle
Examples of import.io in use by
newspapers
210. How do I Add a Slide?
Find the different types of slides in your
menu
âȘ Go to âInsertâ in the menu bar and select âš
âNew Slideâ
For style
âȘ Go to âFormatâ in the menu bar and
select âSlide Layoutâ
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211. Polling Questions (example)
How are you using your
Web site?
âȘ Post 24/7 whenever
news happens
âȘ Post at designated
times regardless of
news
âȘ Finish print story edit
first, then post same
online
âȘ Post online first, then
pursue print story
âȘ Post same content in
print as online
212. Polling Questions (example)
At the Beijing â08
Olympics, where were
the lights for the Water
Cube and the Birdâs
Nest made?
âȘ China
âȘ Malaysia
âȘ Taiwan
âȘ Durham, N.C.
213. In Summary
Brief introduction to import.io
3 journalism use cases, exploring the 3
main features of import.io
Extractors - US Defense Contracts
Connectors - Superior Court of CA
Crawlers - Music played in Seattle
Examples of import.io in use by newspapers
andrew.fogg@import.io
214. Thank You
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training
215. Webinar Replay
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Webinar
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