Web Scraping Made Easier

05 Nov12:45 - 14:00Data

Web scraping is used to collect large information from websites, such as statistics, incidents, and social media items. It has become an increasingly valuable tool in journalism, and it has never been easier with Web Scraper (https://webscraper.io/), a free extension to Google Chrome and Firefox, and it can be used easily for rather complicated tasks in web scraping. This demonstration-session will show you how to apply Web Scraper in journalism.