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

Thu Jul 31 09:23:01 UTC 2014

Dear Margaret,

I am glad to know that the Wits Univeristy is used to organize events on
datajournalism in South Africa. I would like to knom about the conditions
of participating to the coming datajournalism classes in November.

Greetings

Journaliste Editorialiste
Diplômé en Relations Publiques
01 BP 1243 LOME
TEL: 00228- 90 08 61 31 / 99 46 49 80
Blog: www.avuletey.centerblog.net

2014-07-30 20:04 GMT+04:30 Margaret Renn <Margaret.Renn at wits.ac.za>:

>  <http://za04.rocketseed.com/rs/60TVBvui>
>
> Dear Kodjo
>
> There is plenty of data journalism in South Africa. We run three days of
> data journalism classes during Power Reporting - the African Investigative
> Journalism Conference, in Johannesburg. This year running from  3 - 5
> November.
>
> Best wishes
> Margaret
>
> Margaret Renn
> Taco Kuiper Visiting Fellow in Investigative Journalism
> University of the Witwatersrand
> 011 717 4143
> 07606 04815
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* Kodjo PRO AVULETEY [avkodjopro at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 29 July 2014 17:21
> *To:* List about Data Driven Journalism and Open Data in Journalism.
> *Subject:* Re: [ddj] LIVE WEBCAST 7/30: Data Journalism and Policymaking:
> A Changing Landscape
>
>   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.
>
>  Journaliste Editorialiste
> Diplômé en Relations Publiques
> 01 BP 1243 LOME
> TEL: 00228- 90 08 61 31 / 99 46 49 80
> Blog: www.avuletey.centerblog.net
>
>
> 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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