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Thursday, November 16 • 15:45 - 17:00
Basics of Web Scraping

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Ever wanted to scrape data from the web but didn't know how? Here's your chance to learn. In this session you'll introduced to the concept of web scraping, and if you bring you own laptop, you'll learn how to use the scraper tool import.io. Import.io is an online tool, and you don't need to install anything. We will also discuss the ethical aspects of scraping.

Note: Data Labs have 38 seats with computers. These workshops may reach capacity quickly, so we recommend you arrive early.

Speakers
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Pınar Dağ

Data Journalism Lecturer /Co-Founder
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Tommy Kaas

Editor / Partner, Kaas & Mulvad
Tommy Kaas is editor of Kaas & Mulvad (founded 2007), who specializes in finding news and patterns in complex data and presenting the results online. Tommy has many years of experience from a number of Danish media and from training Data Journalism, including as lecturer at the Journalism... Read More →
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Nils Mulvad

Partner and CEO, Kaas & Mulvad
Nils Mulvad is currently a partner and CEO at Kaas & Mulvad, and focuses on FOI, data gathering and media development. Mulvad is also a co-founder of the Global Network for Investigative Journalism and other international networks such as Farmsubsidy.org. He was CEO for the Danish... Read More →


Thursday November 16, 2017 15:45 - 17:00 PST
Maths Sciences Building - Lab 2 West Campus, Torrance St, Johannesburg,