Data and visualisations are now everpresent in journalism, particularly in investigations and in cross-border collaborative projects (where often "data" is the common language). Additionally, diverse software and platforms provide us with different opportunities to reach our audiences, who are also more and more used to seeing data visualisations.
In this session we'll ask how we can continue to be innovative and creative in producing and publishing data visualisations, and how we can benefit from developing interactive visualisations, even including simple online games that push the boundaries of data storytelling.
Come to this session to get inspired. And do bring your own ideas and questions, so that we all can learn together!
Aleph is an open-source investigative tool, originally developed by a team at the OCCRP, but now developed by a wider open source community. In the last month, Alex and Simon (investigativedata.io) have developed new features for search and cross-matching within the open source software. It allows users to upload large quantities of documents and makes them fully searchable in several languages. In this hands-on session, we will show attendees ways of using the search feature as power users.
What can journalists do to break the mould of traditional media and build connection with audiences and communities? FADA Collective is experimenting with new ways to report and connect — through open-air exhibitions, theatre journalism, and community assemblies in marginalised areas and news deserts. This session will explore how journalism can be a tool for civic participation and systemic change.
At a time when trust in the media is declining and polarisation is rising, reaching the margins, geographical and social, is more urgent than ever. This session will showcase how journalism can foster informed communities and drive real impact.
Who is this workshop for? No prior expertise is needed — this is for anyone interested in alternative ways of storytelling and civic engagement.
You will take away a new perspective on journalism as a process rather than just a product, along with concrete examples of how media can work hand-in-hand with communities to challenge dominant narratives and create lasting change.
The Investigative Commons is a collaboratively maintained repository of datasets and document archives useful for investigative reporting to ensure long-term access to evidence.
Currently, datasets (evidence) for investigative journalism are maintained by several media organizations and journalism networks; because of changing priorities of newsrooms and the specific funding situation of investigative journalism these cannot be considered reliable long-term partners for accessing the data . Further more we do not believe organizations involved in investigative research and publishing stories are the ones to take on the burden of providing access to evidence data long term (though it’s appreciated if they can do that for some time).
We want to launch this new project by showing the various available datasets and how everyone can use them. We will also explain how to contribute to this open, community-driven project, and discuss further plans and ideas from the community.
