r/DataJournalism is a subreddit with 2k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses data journalism, data visualization, coronavirus, covid, and social media.
Popular Themes in r/DataJournalism
#1
Advice Requests
: "What does the creative process look like for a journalist working for a benchmark publication like The Pudding?"
20 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Newsletter with data journalism tidbits"
14 posts
#3
Self-Promotion
: "5 micro-learning data journalism communities"
7 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "I have near real-time data feed of news being published in each town of the US. Anyone sea use case?"
4 posts
#5
News
: "The Sigma Awards 2020: Applications are open"
3 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "How much should I charge for freelance data journalism-type pieces"
2 posts
#7
Pain & Anger
: "Math anxiety in data journalism students"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/DataJournalism
#1
Data Journalism
: "10 Data Journalism projects that made an impact in 2020"
53 posts
#2
Data Visualization
: "Bivariate maps made exclusively in R"
8 posts
#3
Coronavirus
: "Free Coronavirus News Dataset: ~500K enriched and tagged news articles"
8 posts
#4
Covid
: "How can journalists report on the Covid vaccine and be better prepared to share information with a general audience?"
7 posts
#5
Social Media
: "How do journalists and teachers track Social Media mentions?"
6 posts
#6
Tools
4 posts
#7
Visualization
: "Real-time data Visualizations for public datasets"
4 posts
#8
Sigma Awards
: "The Sigma Awards 2020: Applications are open"
4 posts
#9
Crime
: "Investigating Crime and corruption with data"
3 posts
#10
Interactive Maps
: "These animated maps show Canada has so much more to lose in a trade war than the U.S."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/DataJournalism
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+109 members(5.6%)
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Last updated: October 25, 2026