Data Journalism in the post-conflict transition in Colombia

This article supports the hypothesis that a special type of data journalism production is emerging in Colombia in the period of transition towards the armed post-conflict. Through bibliographic documentation and exploratory analysis, six data journalism projects are analyzed, produced by migrated and emerging media on the Internet, whose central perspective is related to the conflict. It is analyzed to what extent these projects involve a renewal and reconfiguration of the usual journalistic practices. The examination of the projects has allowed to identify four figures of information from the data: 1. Geo processes and chrono reference of events, 2. Visualization of contrasts and comparisons, 3. Representation of power links by graphs or networks, and 4. Graphic synthesis of information. Through the examination of the results, the advances of these initiatives stand out and it is proposed to revise the paradigm of interactivity in the media. It is emphasized that the weak exploration of deep offline / online interactivity is a crucial challenge for the development of new and old type media.Este artículo sustenta la hipótesis de que está emergiendo en Colombia un tipo especial de producción de periodismo de datos en el periodo de transición hacia el posconflicto armado. Mediante documentación bibliográfica y análisis exploratorio, se analizan seis proyectos de periodismo de datos, producidos por medios migrados y emergentes en internet que tienen como perspectiva central temáticas relacionadas con el conflicto. Se analiza en qué medida dichos proyectos entrañan una renovación y reconfiguración de las prácticas periodísticas usuales. El examen de los proyectos ha permitido identificar cuatro figuras de información a partir de los datos: 1. Procesos de geo y crono referenciación de eventos, 2. Visualización de contrastes y comparaciones, 3. Representación de vínculos de poder mediante grafos o redes, y 4. síntesis gráfica de información. A través del examen de los resultados se destacan los avances de estas iniciativas y se propone revisar el paradigma de interactividad en los medios. Se enfatiza que la débil exploración de la interactividad profunda offline/online es un desafío crucial para el desarrollo de medios de comunicación de nuevo y viejo tipo.his article supports the hypothesis that a special type of data journalism production is emerging in Colombia in the period of transition towards the armed post-conflict. Through bibliographic documentation and exploratory analysis, six data journalism projects are analyzed, produced by migrated and emerging media on the Internet, whose central perspective is related to the conflict. It is analyzed to what extent these projects involve a renewal and reconfiguration of the usual journalistic practices. The examination of the projects has allowed to identify four figures of information from the data: 1. Geo processes and chrono reference of events, 2. Visualization of contrasts and comparisons, 3. Representation of power links by graphs or networks, and 4. Graphic synthesis of information. Through the examination of the results, the advances of these initiatives stand out and it is proposed to revise the paradigm of interactivity in the media. It is emphasized that the weak exploration of deep offline / online interactivity is a crucial challenge for the development of new and old type media