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<p>Congratulations to Peter Aldhous and Charles Seife of Buzzfeed News, winners of the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.globaleditorsnetwork.org/programmes/data-journalism-awards/">2016 Data Journalism Award</a> for Data Visualization of the Year. They were recognized by their reporting for <a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/peteraldhous/spies-in-the-skies">Spies in the Sky</a>, which analyzed FAA air traffic records to visulize the domestic surveillance activities of the US government.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://revolution-computing.typepad.com/.a/6a010534b1db25970b01bb091298c1970d-pi"><img title="San bernandino" alt="San bernandino" src="http://revolution-computing.typepad.com/.a/6a010534b1db25970b01bb091298c1970d-800wi" border="0"></a></p>
<p>Aldhouse and Seife <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.revolutionanalytics.com/2016/04/the-fbis-aerial-surveillance-program-visualized-with-r.html">used the R language to create the visualiations</a>, so this award is a testament both to their top-notch reporting skills and the flexibility of the R language to process an unusual and complex data source, and then render the results into a compelling visual studio. Kudos.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://simonrogers.net/2016/06/16/data-journalism-awards-2016-what-the-winners-tell-us-about-the-state-of-the-data-nation/">Simon Roger reviewed the DJA award winners</a> and also offered his commendations:</p>
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<p><em>Buzzfeed’s </em>Peter Aldhous and Charles Seife won the prize for dataviz of the year for their project on light aircraft/helicopter surveillance over America, <a target="_blank" href="http://community.globaleditorsnetwork.org/node/22491">Spies in the Skies</a>. The judges said it was a “fantastic example of the layers and depth that only visualization can bring to a story”. It works because it’s more than just beautiful visuals — it adds another dimension to the story and makes it stronger. It’s also not a standalone visual, but part of a much bigger piece of work reporting the issue in forensic detail.</p>
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<p>To see the complete list of awardees, follow the link below.</p>
<p>GEN: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.globaleditorsnetwork.org/programmes/data-journalism-awards/">Data Journalism Awards 2016</a> (<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/albertocairo/status/743549755284807680">via</a> Alberto Cairo)</p>
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