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Journalism.co.uk / Marcela Kunova / Jun 25
Many regional journalists, as well as their audiences, struggle to interpret national-level data and understand what stories can come from it. The Shared Data Unit provides a toolkit for journalists on topics such as crime, teaching, transports, or housing, that includes clean data and a guide on how to interpret it. The data is then shared with regional partners so they can tell a story to their specific audiences. The initiative has generated more than 300 stories, according to the BBC.
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