Introduction Part 1 : Data journalism practices: achievements, changes and challenges Chapter 1 Four shifts in data journalism practice during the COVID-19 pandemic Chapter 2 Communicating uncertainty in data journalism during the Covid-19 pandemic Chapter 3 Data journalism and investigative news reporting practices during the pandemic: the case of Zimbabwe and South Africa Chapter 4 Beyond the Numbers: Spotlight on Data and Citizen Journalism During Australia's Covid-19 Crisis Chapter 5 The ethics of data journalism in a pandemic Part 2 : Data journalism and the newsroom Chapter 6 Automating the COVID-19 story in the newsroom Chapter 7 Data journalism practices during COVID-19 in the main Spanish newspapers: features of data-driven stories and the influence of the pandemic on newsrooms Chapter 8 Longitudinal Reporting and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Integrated Newsroom Data Practice Part 3 : Data journalism and its audiences Chapter 9 Factors influencing audience engagement with COVID-19 data visualisations: a case study Chapter 10 The audience turn in Data Journalism: How do data journalists conceptualize and perform audience engagement? Chapter 11 Trustworthiness, Accuracy, and Transparency: The Audience's Perceptions of How the Audience Perceived Errors in Data Journalism Part 4 : Data journalism, data, and external entities Chapter 12 From Restrictions on Freedom of Expression and Access to COVID-19: Open-Source Data in Investigative Arab Journalism Chapter 13 Shaping Data Journalism in Times of Crisis: Critical Perspectives on the Role of the State Chapter 14 Data Journalism and Public Health during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities and Challenges to Improve Pandemic Preparedness and Research Conclusion.