
A non-governmental organisation Stallion Times has trained 40 practicing Kogi Journalists on “Data Journalism and Media Standards.
The training was sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation with the participants drawn from the State Ministry of Information and various media houses in the state.
The Project Coordinator, Isiyaku Ahmed in his welcome remarks, told the participants that the workshop is focused on understanding how to identify, gather, and explore a database for an investigative report, he appreciate media standard in data presentation in a well-visual format
Isiyaku noted 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.
According to Ahmed, one of the obligations of a Journalist is to always be fair, objective, and accurate in their reportage and the right information given to the public.
Charles Mbah in his lecture on data journalism, explained in detail 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 four types of data journalism: quantitative, structured, and unstructured data journalism.
He also gave an insight into how data can be gathered without direct contact with those who have it.
Charles charged Kogi journalists to be database journalism to report accurately