May 20, 2014
Some 'data journalism' out there is just 'datum journalism':
I tweeted this a few days ago:
"OK, I need to write this: I'm getting depressed because of the abysmal quality of many pieces in the new #dataJournalism orgs."
Perhaps I was exaggerating, but I'm seeing too much shoddy stuff in websites like Vox.com and FiveThirtyEight. They do publish interesting stories, but a very visible portion of their output is dubious.
See also: "Can Data Be Fast and Stupid? Academics and data journalists discuss the quality (or lack thereof) of data journalism". Comic via http://xkcd.com/605/