Kogiflame
Over Forty selected practicing Journalists in Kogi state have been trained on “Data Journalism and Media Standards” by Stallion Times, a non-governmental organisation.
The training was sponsored by MacArthur Foundation with the beneficiariies drawn from print, electronic and social media platforms.
The Project Coordinator, Isiyaku Ahmed in his welcome address, told the participants that the workshop is focused on understanding how to identify, gather and explore a dataset for an investigative report, appreciate media standards in data journalism as well as understanding data presentation in appropriate visual formats.
He stated that the Workshop with its Theme: Get Involved, Dialogue and Improved Project was put in place to shape the skills of the participants on Data Journalism and Media Standards.
Charles Mbah in his lecture on data journalism, explained that it is not only about chat but the use of figures, pictures, visuals and videos to authenticate reportage of events and happenings around our immediate environment and worldwide.
Mbah identified three types of data journalism to include; qualitative, structured and unstructured data journalism.
