How the BBC Visual and Data Journalism Team Works With Graphics in R

March 2, 2019February 27, 2019 ~ cafebedouin ~ 1 Comment

"Over the past year, data journalists on the BBC Visual and Data Journalism team have fundamentally changed how they produce graphics for publication on the BBC News website. In this post, we explain how and why we have used R’s ggplot2 package to create production-ready charts, document our process and code and share what we … Continue reading How the BBC Visual and Data Journalism Team Works With Graphics in R

Hoodoos

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 ~ cafebedouin ~ 1 Comment

...the hoodoo. There are certain people you meet in life who are like the locomotives that always used to blow up—people who, wherever they go, disaster always ensues. One of my main pieces of advice is: Stay away from hoodoos. Sometimes hoodoos are very affectionate and they like to hug you, and I always burn … Continue reading Hoodoos