Data journalism: ISCOM students introduced to the subject

Ouagadougou: Burkinabe scholarship holders from the Data Journalism Training Program of the Higher School of Journalism, Internet and Communication Professions (E-jicom) organized a master class on Saturday June 29, 2024 in Ouagadougou, for the benefit of students of the Higher Institute of Communication and Multimedia (ISCOM) with a view to sharing their experiences with them. The second cohort of journalists, beneficiaries of the Data Journalism Training Program of the Higher School of Journalism, Internet and Communication Professions (E-jicom), based in Dakar (Senegal), conducted a master's degree class on June 29, 2024 in Ouagadougou. With students from the Higher Institute of Communication and Multimedia (ISCOM), they discussed the conditions for benefiting from the scholarship, the achievements, the difficulties and the prospects after certification. On the occasion, teacher and journalist Moussa Sawadogo gave some notions of data journalism to the participants. According to him, this journalistic practice refers to the information (data) to be visualized and which leads to investigative journalism. 'This allows the journalist to best play his social role with figures,' he said. For the focal point of the program, Lassané Yaméogo, the objective of this master class is to encourage students to already think about specialization. Questions and answers to better understand data journalism and the training program ended this meeting. Participant Latifatou Zougmoré stressed that the data journalism course and the shared experience inspire her a lot to want to do this type of information processing. She plans to apply for the training program in the future. Note that the program is implemented by E-jicom for the benefit of working journalists in order to promote quality journalism on development issues. The training lasts six months, accompanied by a certificate. The 2024 class is the 2nd and includes twenty journalists from Burkina Faso, Congo (DRC), Ivory Coast, Niger and Senegal. Source: Burkina Inf ormation Agency