The Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism (RCDIJ), a non-profit sister organisation to Ripples Nigeria, Nigeria’s award-winning online newspaper, is set to hold the 2021 edition of its annual data journalism master class for African journalists. In partnership with Ripples Nigeria, Code for Africa, BudgIT, Tracka, The Journalism Clinic and Jet Motor Company, the […]
The Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism , a non-profit sister organisation to Ripples Nigeria, Nigeria’s award-winning online newspaper, is set to hold the 2021 edition of its annual data journalism master class for African journalists.
Journalists from across media organisations in Africa with some experience in data and investigative journalism can apply via the RCDIJ website .As with every year, the organising committee of the RCDIJ Data Journalism Masterclass 2021 has created focus areas for the training.Speaking on the rationale for the selected focus areas, the Executive Director of the centre, Mr Samuel Ibemere, said: “Our major focus area this year is Geo-Journalism.
“We believe empowering journalists to provide this service will help in the great cause of reversing the effects of climate change and boosting environmental sustainability”. Over the years, the RCDIJ Data Journalism Master class has covered wide-ranging areas of focus including Conflict Reporting, Migration Crisis Reporting, Public Sector Finance Reporting, Open Contracting, among others.
Since its launch in 2017, the centre has undertaken over hundred impactful projects across Nigeria on different critical areas, including media, environment, security, corruption, health, climate change, development, democracy, elections, peace, education, migration, and resettlement.
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