The Data Journalism training which was held on October 6-7, and October 12-13, 2020 by Daily Trust Foundation with support from MacArthur Foundation taught journalists on the usage of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other global data to do COVID-19 stories.
The facilitators included;
1). Malam Mannir Dan-Ali, The former CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Media Trust Limited, spoke on Humanizing Data Stories:
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2). Dr. Olaolu Aderinola, Head of Response Division, Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Department of NCDC, spoke on Understanding NCDC Data on COVID-19:
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3). Hamzat Ajibola, The Editor of the International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), who spoke on Reporting COVID-19 using big data from local and global organizations.
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4). Joshua Olufemi, Founder of Dataphyte, spoke on Web Scrapping for COVID-19 Data: Principles and Practice; Data Analysis: An introduction to Use of Excel, and Data Interpretation: How to use various charts, tables, and graphs.
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5). Joseph Dokhare, Data analyst at Code for Africa, spoke on Data Visualization: How to Use Datawrapper and/or Infogram; and Data Amplification: How to broadcast on social media and blogs.
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6). Dr. Theophilus Abbah, Programme Director of the Daily Trust Foundation, introduced participants to the concept of Data Journalism, and on Ethical Issues in Data Journalism.
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