Investigation On Practice Of Data Journalism Based On Netease, Sina And Sohu

In the era of big data, there are more news reports applying quantization and visualization. Since "data journalism" is still a new style of news production, it is changing people’s ways of living. What "data journalism" are currently doing is selecting and integrating specific data information and mixing it into reports to picture a more detailed news story for their readers. Besides, pictures and diagrams are also often used for a wider audience group and a more heated discussion among the group members.In the past few years, there are a few innovative media organizations starting to apply "data journalism" to their news reports, such as ShuDu of NetEase, TuJie of Sina, and Tubiao of Sohu. What "data journalism" are currently doing is selecting and integrating specific data information and mixing it into reports to picture a more detailed news story for their readers. But what exactly is "data journalism"? What kind of influence would this "data journalisms" bring to the whole journalism industry?What kind of "data journalism" are Chinese journalists currenly practicing as Network Media is gaining its power ?And what problems are they dealing with in the process of developing the Chinese "data journalism"? All these questions above are going to be mentioned and discussed in this article later. And the article will bring examples of "data journalism" from ShuDu of NetEase, TuJie of Sina, and Tubiao of Sohu, to picture a brief introduction of development of Chinese "data journalism". And in the meantime, problems and respective solutions will be discussed in order to provide a reference for future development of "data journalism" in China.