Opening of the "Data Journalism" course

Thursday - November 22, 2018 05:37

On November 21, 2018, the Internet and Society Research Program (University of Social Sciences and Humanities), in collaboration with Google, PR Newswire, UNESCO Vietnam, and Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam, launched a training course on the topic of "Data Journalism." The course is aimed at journalists and managers working in media organizations in Vietnam.

Khai giảng khoá học “Báo chí dữ liệu” — Opening of the "Data Journalism" course

Data journalism is a new trend in how news organizations in Vietnam and around the world report information. Data can be used to provide more detailed insights into what is happening and the impact of information on society. From telling the public what has happened, data can help journalists analyze the information they need to understand important issues of the day as well as see long-term trends. Investing in data journalism is considered a long-term investment and a necessary strategy for news organizations.

Professor Pham Quang Minh and Mr. Michael Croft - Head of the UNESCO Hanoi Office, lecturer Anastasia Valeeva - expert in data journalism, data journalism lecturer at the American University of Central Asia, and Mr. Bui Hong Minh - Director of External Relations and Communications, Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam.

The digital age and social media allow people to access information very easily; however, the rapid flow of information from many different sources creates an environment conducive to the creation of inaccurate or fake news. Therefore, journalists are facing new challenges in ensuring their news is factual and accurate. The 5W1H method (who, what, where, when, why, how) is no longer sufficient for the current trends in digital journalism. With the pressure to change how news reporting is done, reporters not only need to rewrite news from sources but also need to verify its authenticity. Therefore, the ability to "dig deep," search for relevant data, and especially "not be afraid of numbers" is essential for journalistic practice.

The course is attended by lecturers in journalism and media, and media management.

This course will explore the "added value" of data for journalism and help participants understand how to build data-driven news stories. Participants will learn how to construct articles based on real-world data and case studies. The course will also include hands-on data visualization exercises to help journalists transform data into stories and news.

The course also provides advanced information on Google's search and data filtering tools for journalism. These tools include documentation, search techniques, tools to assist journalists, data visualization when writing articles, using Google Maps and Earth, and understanding Google Trends. Journalists will also gain knowledge about Google News Labs, a Google project aimed at helping the journalism industry and journalists adapt to the digital age.

Introducing the instructors for the training course:

Anastasia Valeeva - Data journalism expert, data journalism lecturer at the American University of Central Asia, Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for Journalism Studies, OxfordAnastasia is also an open data researcher and co-founder of the School of Data Kyrgyzstan. She researches the use of open data in investigative data journalism in a research program at the Reuters Institute for Journalism, Oxford. She teaches data journalism at Data Bootcamps in Montenegro and Germany, the UN Data Journalism Summer Institutes in Kyrgyzstan and Albania, at the Higher School of Economics (HSE), Russia, and is currently a data journalism lecturer at the American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan. At the School of Data Kyrgyzstan, her work focuses on building data literacy skills in society and proactively forming communities of data practitioners.
Chris Brummitt – Director of Communications for Asia Pacific at Google, former AP and Bloomberg reporter.Chris graduated from the University of London and worked as a journalist and editor for the Associated Press from 2008 to 2015. During this time, he covered news and reports from dozens of countries, with notable coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the death of Osama bin Laden, and political crises and terrorism in Southeast Asia. He then worked for Bloomberg (2015–2016), covering economies and markets in Southeast Asia. He took on the role of Director of Communications for Asia Pacific at Uber in 2016 before joining Google to lead its communications operations in the Asia Pacific region.

Author:Thanh Ha

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