Journalists and Newsrooms

Access And Analyze Public Data Instantly

Stop hunting through data sources and waiting for help.
Get the numbers you need for your story instantly — just ask.

Journalism Shouldn’t Feel Like Data Archaeology

Journalists lose hours searching, waiting, and double-checking numbers—when the story should come first.

The data you need is buried somewhere

You know Eurostat has migration statistics. You know the OECD tracks unemployment across member states. But finding the right dataset, downloading it, and making sense of the spreadsheet takes half your day—time you don’t have when you’re on deadline.

How fast can we get these numbers?

Everyone on your team is asking – you, your editor, your colleagues working the same beat. The data team is doing their best, but there are five stories competing for attention. By the time your request gets answered, the news cycle has moved on.

Sources are a mess

You finally get a number, but where did it come from? Which government report? What year? Your editor needs to verify it for fact-checking, and now you’re digging through email threads trying to remember.

Baselight eliminates these bottlenecks by connecting you directly to structured, verifiable data—no more guessing, no more dead ends.

How Journalists Use Baselight

See concrete workflow examples that map to your daily work

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Trusted data from global sources

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How it works

From Question to Publishable Insight

Find, verify, and use public data without slowing down your story.

Start by asking a question

Ask questions in plain English (or any other language) no SQL, no formulas
Upload your own datasets – like documents from FOIA or local sources. Everything stays private
Browse datasets by topic, location, or keyword before asking questions

Get Verifiable Answers

Get your answer in seconds
All answers can be fact-checked and linked back to the original data sources
Every dataset includes source and methodology
Ask follow-up questions as you write. Refine your search until you get exactly what you need.

Visualize, Download and Share

Baselight will automatically create charts for your data that you can download or share
You can even share the whole chat conversation. with others so they see how you got to the results
Create dashboards to join multiple charts

We have the data you need—all tailored, all in one place.

Featured Datasets for Journalists

Eurostat

European Union Statistical Office

Comprehensive European Union statistics covering economy, population, trade, employment, migration, and social indicators for EU27 and partner countries.

Coverage

EU27 + partners, 1960-2025, Regular updates

Government Data

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