What makes data stories interesting for the SZ?

What does it take for a data-driven story to make it into the Süddeutsche Zeitung — and what doesn't?

Data alone doesn't make a story. But when does a dataset become a story that is truly relevant for a major newsroom like the Süddeutsche Zeitung?

In this Ask a Journalistsession, we speak with Marie-Louise Timcke, a coding journalist and head of the data journalism department at the SZ.

She provides insights into how data investigations are conceived, verified, and told at the SZ—and the criteria used to decide whether a data-driven topic gets reported.

The session is moderated by Tina O’Meara, Head of PR Operations & AI Lead at getpress.