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It is difficult, if not impossible, to estimate the size of the crowd that stormed Capitol Hill

  • Written by Steve Doig, Professor of Journalism, Arizona State University
It is difficult, if not impossible, to estimate the size of the crowd that stormed Capitol HillIt is very difficult to estimate the size of the crowd that stormed Capital Hill because there is no aerial imagery.Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Editor’s note: Stephen Doig is a data journalist and journalism professor at Arizona State University. In this interview, he explains good techniques for estimating crowd sizes, and why...

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