Dong Xiao and Li Jiayu, undergraduates in the School of Journalism and Communication, have won the 1st China Data Journalism Contest, held on June 27, 2015.

Together with Gao Jiaqi from Tsinghua University, Dong and Li devised data visualization tools for analyzing the 88-year history of the Academy Awards. The tools enable users to easily extract all kinds of interesting data.

Held by Northwest Normal University, the 1st China Data Journalism Contest attracted 86 teams from over 70 organizations and universities. More than 300 contestants participated.