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Local Data Lab

Your Data and Tech Team

Branch Four’s Local Data Lab gives local newsrooms access to a full data and technology team— without the cost of hiring technical staff. We connect newsrooms with skilled volunteer coders who handle the heavy technical work, so you can stay focused on reporting.


Produce high-impact visualizations, investigative stories that spark conversations, and interactive web applications that engage your audience.


Apply to join the Local Data Lab and start building more ambitious, data-driven journalism today.

Apply Today

WHAT NEWSROOMS GET

WHAT NEWSROOMS GET

WHAT NEWSROOMS GET

  • Consistent use of data and technology in their news coverage
  • Faster production of feature and investigative stories
  • Engaging visual content and tools that increase audience growth and engagement 
  • Data and analytics support from talented coders who:
    • Clean and analyze data
    • Build charts, maps, and interactive tools
    • Surface story ideas from public records




WHAT VOLUNTEERS DO

WHAT NEWSROOMS GET

WHAT NEWSROOMS GET

  • Clean and analyze data for feature and investigative stories
  • Create clear visualizations for ad-hoc and ongoing coverage
  • Help create and update interactive tools
  • Proactively flag data trends and develop data-driven insights for story ideas

Engage your Audience

Stories that include compelling data visualizations and interactive elements attract and retain more readers, yet most local reporting remains largely text-based. 


The Local Data Lab solves this problem by fostering ongoing collaboration between newsrooms and coders to test new ideas, build informative tools, and publish innovative data-driven stories that grow audience engagement.  



Interested in the Local Data Lab?

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