Prerequisites

• University degree in media.
• One-year media experience for non-media graduates.

Course Description

As data becomes increasingly available and essential, the role of investigative data journalism in ensuring an informed and just society. This type of journalism combines investigative reporting techniques with research and analysis to uncover hidden truths and reveal important issues. In this course, participants will learn how to uncover, analyze, and present data-driven stories that have an impact.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Identify the investigative data journalism concepts.
• Conduct investigative research and source data for impactful stories.
• Use data analysis and visualization techniques for investigative reporting.
• Create compelling investigative narratives using data insights.
• Measure the impact of investigative journalism stories.

Course Outline

• Introduction to investigative data journalism:
- Important concepts in investigative data journalism.
- The role of data in modern journalism.
- Identify reliable data sources.

• Research and data collection techniques for investigative stories:
- Research strategies and planning.
- Effective use of online resources.
- Data collection techniques.

• Data visualization for storytelling:
- Data cleaning and preparation.
- Conduct data analysis for investigative journalism.
- Visual representation tools for data and choose appropriate types.
- Steps to create engaging data visuals.

• Writing investigative data-driven stories:
- Identify story ideas within data.
- Structure the investigative stories.
- Story presentation techniques.
- Incorporate multimedia elements.

• Investigative data journalism impact assessment:
- Types of impact: societal, policy, and audience impact.
- Analysis and tracking mechanisms.
- Use data for impact analysis.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.