This site, created by data journalist MaryJo Webster, contains materials that she uses to teach basic data journalism concepts to reporters, and occasionally editors. There's a mix of videos, exercises, tipsheets and reading materials to introduce you to both how to work with data, but also some of the bigger concepts you also need to learn, like finding and requesting data and dealing with problems in your data and incorporating this work into a beat. The basic exercises teach you how to work with data in Microsoft Excel, however the primary goal is to help you understand how to work with data, in general, regardless of the tool. I've also added tutorials specific to Google Sheets.
If you're a beginner, I've laid out below a recommended order for working through this site.
Questions? Contact MaryJo Webster.
I put together this free, asynchronous course for the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The goal of the class is to demystify data journalism for editors, producers and other managers. The course walks them through the key steps in a story -- brainstorming, finding data, reporting, analysis, bulletproofing, writing, editing and graphics. The live portion of the class has ended, but materials will be available for you to access indefinitely.
WHERE TO START:
Introduction to data journalism
Spreadsheet basics in Excel or Google Sheets
Excel Magic (advanced Excel)