# Data story

### Examples

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### Things to know

| <h4 id="datastories-goals"><strong>Goals</strong></h4>       | <p>Encourage people to read data by providing a guided way to understand it</p><p></p><p>Keep data current and updated </p><p></p><p>Promote transparency and showcase our open data</p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| <h4 id="datastories-audience"><strong>Audience</strong></h4> | Journalists, community activists, City employees, and general public with an interest in a topic.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **URL**                                                      | sf.gov/data/title-of-data-story                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Access**                                                   | <p>SF.gov editors need <strong>advanced permission</strong> to make and edit Data stories. </p><p></p><p>You need to:</p><ul><li>Review SF.gov <a href="https://sfdigitalservices.gitbook.io/data-visualization-guide">public data visualization guidelines</a></li><li>Complete <a href="https://datasf.org/academy/intro-to-power-bi/">DataSF/ Data Academy training on PowerBI</a></li><li>Work with someone who has made Data stories in the past, if you can</li><li>Email <a href="mailto:publishinghelp@sfgov.org"><publishinghelp@sfgov.org></a> asking for permissions to work on Data stories.</li></ul><p>If you are not seeing your embeds as you would expect, start by<a href="https://sfdigitalservices.gitbook.io/data-visualization-guide"> looking over our documentation Publishing dashboards to SF.gov</a>.</p><p></p><p>Get help with your data by <a href="https://url.avanan.click/v2/___https:/outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/DataSF2@SFGOV1.onmicrosoft.com/bookings/___.YXAzOnNmZHQyOmE6bzplYmY3N2FlOTI1YmJmOWJmZmZkNTUxNzQ5ZjJkY2MyNzo2OmU0MWM6NGE4NmFlOTI2OGNmZWE0MzlkZGQ5NDdkZjE3OGI4ZTdlNGQ3NmMzZGFhOGY5YTg3NWY0MTg4OGVlMTA2ZThiYTpoOlQ">booking Office Hours with DataSF</a>.</p> |

## Resources

[Data visualization standards for SF.gov](https://sfdigitalservices.gitbook.io/data-visualization-guide)

[Using the Power BI template: A step-by-step guide](https://sfdigitalservices.gitbook.io/data-visualization-guide/more-resources/using-the-power-bi-template)

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In the future, we envision supporting other data embed sources, such as Tableau. Currently we only support PowerBI. If you need help with data analysis and reporting, [email the DataSF team](https://sf.gov/departments/city-administrator/datasf).
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