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Francesca Fionda

Data is everywhere. How can we use it in ways that hold power to account? I see data journalism as a powerful tool — to explain complex issues and drive our investigations.

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How to read and create data visualizations responsibly

By Francesca Fionda ● Data ● September 8, 2017

Data visualization expert Alberto Cairo offers tips on what readers should look out for when consuming infographics and other forms of data journalism, and outlines what journalists and others must keep in mind when creating them.

Site C fact-check: Will B.C.’s $8.8-billion dam power the province or be sold for cheap?

By Francesca Fionda ● Data ● May 7, 2017

The fate of the most expensive public infrastructure project in B.C. history is in voters’ hands. We looked at what champions and critics are saying.

Francesca Fionda

How to read and create data visualizations responsibly

Site C fact-check: Will B.C.’s $8.8-billion dam power the province or be sold for cheap?

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units