Data journalism

An educational series on data journalism: from finding stories in data and newsroom workflows to practical cases, analysis, and visualization

Experts: Denys Hubashov, Roman Kulchynskyi, Serhii Mikhalkov, +1

This educational series is dedicated to data journalism — a modern field that combines working with data, analysis, and the creation of socially relevant stories. The series covers the full data journalism workflow: from understanding core concepts and finding story ideas in data to analysis, visualization, and publishing.

Topics include:

- fundamentals and philosophy of data journalism;
- newsroom organization and team workflows;
- data search, preparation, and analysis;
- practical cases with open data;
- tools for analysis and visualization, including zero-code solutions;
- principles of effective and ethical visualization;
- examples of top international data journalism projects.

The series is designed for journalists, students, analysts, and anyone interested in learning how to find stories in data and produce data-driven content without advanced technical skills.

The educational series was created for the Diia.Education platform by the NGO Data Journalism Agency (Texty.org.ua), in cooperation with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, within the framework of the interregional project "Promoting Good Governance and a Positive Business Climate in the OSCE Region through Digitalization and the Use of Open Data", implemented by the Office of the OSCE Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities.

Format:
Education series
EKTS:
0.1
Languages:
Ukrainian, English
Topic:
Open data
Intended for:
for business and entrepreneurs, for civil servants, for public servants, for active citizens

Skills:

Analysis and processing of data
Analysis of data journalism methods and tools
Calculating and interpreting mean, median and mode
Data collection
Data visualization
Evaluation of sources and data-driven projects
Using Datawrapper
Using quartiles to assess data variability
Working with charts and graphs
Working with satellite data
Coordination of data-driven team projects
Creative thinking
Ethical data handling

Program

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This episode introduces data journalism, its origins, and how it differs from traditional journalism. It explores how data and visualizations are reshaping the way journalistic stories are researched, told, and understood.

Invited experts

Denys Hubashov
Analyst, information auditor and open data policy implementation consultant
Roman Kulchynskyi
Co-founder and Editor-in-chief of Texty.org.ua
Serhii Mikhalkov
Data journalist and analyst at Texty.org.ua, disinformation analysis specialist
Yevheniia Drozdova
Head of data journalism at Texty.org.ua