Data Visualization at New York Times with Amanda Cox

New York Times was an early pioneer of dedicated data journalism practice that incorporated data science/statistics and groundbreaking visualization that was printed and available online. Today, The Times remains a leader and highly emulated across the industry as it adapts to post-print journalism that is known for the use of interactive graphics, sophisticated visualizations of election results, and even incorporating more statistical modeling and predictions ranging from elections to field goals.

Amanda Cox is currently the editor of The Upshot (https://www.nytimes.com/section/upshot) and was integral to New York Times's early adoption. In part, she is well-known for visualizations such as "How Different Groups Spend Their Day (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/31/business/20080801-metrics-graphic.html?_r=0)" and "Jobless Rate for People Like You (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/06/business/economy/unemployment-lines.html)" that influenced many in the data visualization field.

Northwestern University's Cognitive Science program (http://www.cogsci.northwestern.edu/events/2016-2017-events/cox.html) sponsored the visit and will be held on their campus in Evanston.