Empire Data: All about data, all about New York City
Visualizing the numbers in your inbox every Monday at 8 a.m.
Empire Data is a new newsletter created by alumni of the Columbia Journalism School to bring you all things data in New York City.
We’ll arrive in your inbox every Monday at 8 a.m. with the latest facts and figures in the city. Our aim is to provide insightful investigative stories that don’t shy away from numbers and spreadsheets — all in a digestible, accessible way.
Our enterprise pieces will help you understand and visualize the local news you need to know about, giving you the opportunity to dive deep into issues like city budgets, real estate trends and the latest research and demographics. All for $6/ month or $60/ year.
By subscribing, you are helping our nonprofit newsroom grow, but above else, maintain the high quality news we intend to always provide. Our funding comes from subscriptions from readers like you, but also from the Brown Institute for Media Innovation, at the Columbia Journalism School.
Here’s what you can expect from Empire Data:
News of Today: For us, the essentials come first. What you’ll see at the top of your newsletter every Monday is what you need to know before you move on with your day: breaking news, a deeper look into whatever is making the headlines — or should be. Easy to read and absorb, News of Today is on-the-go if you’re on the run.
Fact/ Figure of the Week: When analyzing data, there is always a number, graph or combination of the two that jumps out. In this section of Empire Data, we’ll show you what caught our eye while we were going through spreadsheets and data so you wouldn’t have to.
Weekly Stories: Our talented team of journalists will work hard every week to bring inquisitive enterprise stories to your inbox. Expect at least one investigative piece per newsletter digging deeper into a subject that deserves the attention.
Q&A: Have questions only an expert can answer? So do we. That’s why every week we’ll interview someone to help us better understand the data we’re looking at. Analysts, economists, government officials — we’ll follow the numbers and chase the answers.
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