[ddj] LIVE WEBCAST 7/30: Data Journalism and Policymaking: A Changing Landscape

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Hello,
Unfortunately we are so far from Washington. We african journalists need
such oppotunities to master our interest in datajournalism. We hope one day
such workshops will comme near to us.
Greetings.

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2014-07-29 18:01 GMT+04:30 Lea Shanley <lashanley at gmail.com>:

> What is data journalism? Why does it matter? How has the maturing
> field of data science changed the direction of journalism and global
> investigative
> reporting? Our speakers will discuss the implications for policymakers and
> institutional accountability, and how the balance of power in information
> gathering is shifting worldwide, with implications for decision-making and
> open government.
>
> *Wednesday, July 30th, 10:00am- 12:00pm, EDT*
>
> 5th Floor Conference Room, Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
>
> *RSVP HERE*
> <
> http://pages.wilsoncenter.org/07302014DataJournalismandPolicymaking_STIPEventStandardTemplate_ModelEvent_ModelEvent_Registration.html
> >*
>
> * WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST HERE*
> <
> http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/data-journalism-and-policymaking-changing-landscape
> >
>
> Tweet your questions @STIPcommonslab
>
> Follow the event on twitter #datajournalism
>
> *Read the report Art and Science of Data Journalism here
> <http://towcenter.org/art-science-data-driven-journalism/>.*
>
> Speakers:
>
> Kalev H. Leetaru is a is the 2013-2014 Yahoo! Fellow at Georgetown
> University, a Council Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda
> Council on the Future of Government, and a Foreign Policy Magazine Top 100
> Global Thinker of 2013. For nearly 20 years he has been studying the web
> and building systems to interact with and understand the way it is
> reshaping our global society, and his work has been featured in the press
> of over 100 nations and fundamentally changed how we think about
> information at scale and how the ?big data? revolution is changing our
> ability to understand our global collective consciousness.
>
> Alexander B Howard is a writer and editor based in Washington, DC. Howard
> is a columnist at TechRepublic and founder of E Pluribus Unum, a blog
> focused on open government and technology. Previously, he was a fellow at
> the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, the Ash
> Center at Harvard University, the Washington Correspondent for O?Reilly
> Media, and an associate editor at SearchCompliance.com and WhatIs.com.
>
> Moderator:
>
> Louise Lief is a journalist and media educator. From 1998 to 2012 she was
> the deputy director of the International Reporting Project (IRP) at the
> Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She
> designed and directed programs and launched initiatives to engage reporters
> and editors in a wide range of issues, and to explore how technological
> change impacts international newsgathering. Previously, she was a
> diplomatic correspondent and senior editor for U.S. News and World Report,
> and a journalist overseas based in Europe and the Middle East, contributing
> to a variety of news organizations, including the New York Times, CBS News
> ?60 Minutes,? The Christian Science Monitor, and many others.
>
> *The Wilson Center*
> Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
> One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
> 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
> Washington, DC
> Directions: *http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions
> <http://www.wilsoncenter.org/directions>*
>
> This event is free and open to the public. Please allow time on arrival at
> the building for routine security procedures. A photo ID is required.
>
> Individuals attending Woodrow Wilson Center events may be audiotaped,
> videotaped, or photographed during the course of a meeting, and by
> attending grant permission for their likenesses and the content of their
> comments, if any, to be broadcast, webcast, published, or otherwise
> reported or recorded.
>
> Event page to rsvp and watch live webcast:
>
>
> http://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/data-journalism-and-policymaking-changing-landscape
>
> Lea Shanley
> Director, Commons Lab
> Science and Technology Innovation Program
> Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
> Work Email: Lea.Shanley at wilsoncenter.org
> http://CommonsLab.wilsoncenter.org
>
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