What We Took Away From This Year’s European Data & Computational Journalism Conference
We attended the 5th European Conference on Data Journalism and Computational Journalism, held for the first time in Athens. Here, we gather some of the key takeaways.
What is public about parliamentary decision-making in Europe?
Parliaments try to show accountability by making legislative processes, and occasionally votes or proceedings, public. We collected data about 13 European countries, as well as Australia, the US, Canada, and the European Parliament to see what is accessible to the public about their work.
Understanding the right to access public information in Greece
Can citizens in Greece request information and documents from the public sector? If so, how? Lawyers and stakeholders shared their insights with iMEdD about recent changes to the legislative framework.
Open Data on Non-Voting in Greece
We collected data from several different official online sources, and we created machine-readable datasets containing figures for the participation of Greek citizens in the elections.
Airbnb professionals are driving up rental prices in Athens
It is estimated that, in central Athens, one out of every two Airbnb properties are owned by "professional" hosts, who charge higher rates compared to hosts offering up to two properties on the short-term homestay platform
The Undeclared War on Women in Europe
Femicide and the rise of violence against women in Europe during the pandemic. A cross-border data investigation by MIIR conducted for the first time on the subject in Europe.
The undeclared war on Women in Europe: The data analysis methodology
The story reports on the issue of femicides and violence against women in 28 European countries from 2010 to 2021.
The slow death of open data in Greece
What led to the transition from innovative transparency to the "sealing off" of data during the pandemic?
Balkans: slow Internet and unspent cohesion funds
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