Telling Stories with Data

Harvard Extension School

JOUR E-171

Section 1

CRN 26963

View Course Details
The course offers students the opportunity to learn techniques to obtain data, analyze it, identify newsworthy findings, and communicate key statistics to broad audiences through writing, charts, and maps. The course also gives students an introduction to programming in R and different software programs for analyzing data and data visualization. Students receive an introduction to key statistics and explore some of the ethical issues journalists confront when working with data. The course focuses on using data for journalism, but also is of value to students considering careers in business and other fields where they will need to work with data.

Registration Closes: January 22, 2026
Credits: 4

View Tuition Information

Term

Spring Term 2026

Part of Term

Full Term

Format

Live Attendance Web Conference

Credit Status

Graduate, Undergraduate

Section Status

Open

Instructor Info

Todd Wallack, MS

Correspondent, Investigations, WBUR


Meeting Info

T 6:30pm - 8:30pm (1/26 - 5/16)

Participation Option: Online Synchronous

Deadlines

Last day to register: January 22, 2026

Notes

This course meets via web conference. Students must attend and participate at the scheduled meeting time. See minimum technology requirements.

Tuition

View Tuition Information

All Sections of this Course

CRN Section # Participation Option(s) Instructor Section Status Meets Term Dates
26963 1 Online Synchronous Todd Wallack Open T 6:30pm - 8:30pm
 Jan 26 to May 16

This Course May Contribute to: