About me
12 years of experience in the press and digital media industry. Worked a journalist for major media outlets in Greece and contributed to national-level digital projects. Holds a Master's degree in Digital Media from University of Athens, Greece. Graduated from the Lede Program for Data Journalism at Columbia Journalism School in New York in 2018. Currently working as a Senior Social Data Analyst, while freelancing as a journalist. Interested to work on data-driven journalism projects and to develop data and coding skills further.
Data Projects
Local gov't elections in Greece: What is the candidates' digital footprint?
Let's zoom-in on the Web and Social Media publicity for candidates in the Athens mayoral race and Attica regional race.
Change in Greek voting over time
Elections data from 1978 onwards represent the ongoing political change. What is the footprint of the financial crisis on the Greeks' vote?
Proportional Representation Simplified
Greece would need coalition governments from 1985 onwards. But how the current Greek Parliament could be?
Greeks love to hate smoking ban
A project aiming at analyzing online discussion about Greeks' attitude towards smoke-free laws. Code and further description inside.
Death Penalty in the US
Let's go back to '70s and display capital punishment in numbers through time.
Film Shots in NYC
More than 8K film permits are provided on annual average. What are the filmmakers' favorite backdrops? What their shots are about?
Tobacco Exports Worldwide
Germany is the leader; 20 countries shape the global market, as their shipments amount to 89% of worldwide exported cigarettes.
Broadway Box Office
Average ticket to Springsteen's one man show hit 509$, according to seasonal analysis taking into account data from November 2017 to June 2018.
Tools used
Python/Pandas, Matplotlib and Seaborn for data visualization, Selenium and Beautiful Soup for web scraping, QJIS mapping software, Adode Illustrator, HTML + CSS
CODE AVAILABLE HERE