Julie Christie is the Data + Impact Editor at Resolve Philly, a journalism-focused non profit that produces the Broke in Philly reporting collaborative, and the Equally Informed Philly and Reframe initiatives. Her work focuses on supporting newsrooms with producing data journalism and tracking the impact of Resolve's work.
Nonprofits often choose over-aggregated data because it’s easier to access and understand, but this results in harmful oversimplification, says guest columnist Julie Christie.