Innovative Real Time Data Journalism by Republic for Gujarat Elections 2017

Under the campaign, #Dec18WithArnab, Republic TVhas lined up exclusive coverage of the Gujarat Elections 2017 in the week leading up to the counting day and on counting day, with programming to bring the most insightful coverage in real time.The special election coverage will be powered by Gramener.  Gramener will help enhance the visual look both on-air and on Republic’s digital platforms to present the data in a comprehensible and meaningful manner.

Gramener is a data science company that handles large-scale data via non-traditional analytics and visualizes it in real-time which helps identify the right questions and draw out insights. The company forayed in visual data journalism in 2013 and has since conducted multiple projects in visualizing election campaign data with clear number-based analyses. Notable projects include the national elections in 2014 and multiple state elections since then.

Anand S, CEO, Gramenersaid“We are excited to partner with Arnab Goswami and Republic TVand would bring our Data Science expertise to sharpen the Gujarat election analysis with cutting-edge Analytics & Visualization tools in a real-time environment. “ 

Naveen Gattu, COO at Gramenersaid, "We look forward to work with Republic andto present exciting data stories, interesting patterns, and correlations in real-time backed by powerful editorial narratives to make the election coverage, simple and insightful for the Republic audience.” 

Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief & Founder, Republic TV said,”The Gujarat Elections are strategically important as they will set context for the National Elections in 2019. We are delighted to work with Team Gramener once again and look forward to cutting-edge analysis and sharp visuals provided real time for the Republic audience. “

Republic TV’s election coverage will be telecast on air and will be available on the website, republicworld.com and the Republic TV app.