Working with journalists to report statistics well can help millions of people to be better informed…

We are expanding our existing activities with journalists across all media to develop their awareness of the benefits of statistics, their confident use and knowledge of good sources of data, and when to seek advice.

 Here is Guardian Reader’s Editor Chris Elliott doing some auto-critique.

Is there truth and beauty in data?

Workshops for journalists

The RSS’s workshops for journalists help them explain the basic statistical issues in a way that the general public can easily understand.

Coordinating science training

Statistics lies at the heart of science – working with the Science Media Centre, and funded by a government grant, the RSS is hosting the national coordinator for science journalism training.

Recognising excellence

The RSS’s awards for statistical excellence in journalism spotlight the best in using and reporting statistics.

Others (for example the Open Knowledge Foundation) are keen to promote high standards, for example in how journalists present data: for example, the European Journalism Centre is mounting a new set of awards