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Thursday, March 6, from 2:15 - 5:45 p.m.

Room: Wayzata Bay

Cost: $40

Instructors: Madi Alexander and Taylor Miller Thomas, POLITICO

Description: Datawrapper is a powerful data visualization tool with capability that goes far beyond bar and line charts. Whether you’re freelancing, covering a beat for your local newspaper or working for a national news organization, Datawrapper’s free and paid versions make the tool accessible for any budget. In this workshop, we’ll cover:

• Making mobile-friendly (and mobile-first!) graphics
• Basic visualizations like bar and line charts as well as more advanced visualizations like maps, tables and timelines
• How to use Datawrapper Academy to independently learn new tools and tricks
• Improving accessibility for Datawrapper graphics
• How to incorporate Datawrapper into your newsroom’s regular workflow
• Implementing a workflow for editing and fact-checking Datawrapper graphics

This class is good for people who have basic familiarity with Datawrapper or other point-and-click data viz tools.

Attendees will need to bring their own laptop (no tablets) to participate in this class.