Teaching Data Journalism in Universities : the Tunisian case

1. Dr.Nouha Belaid, PhD
Manouba University
Editor of Arab Journalism Observatory
www.nouhabelaid.com
Teaching Data Journalism in Universities :
the Tunisian case
In-Depth Data Journalism
Cairo, Egypt 06-08 March 2018
AUC New Campus

2. PLAN
1. Why should we think about teaching data journalism ?
2. Data journalism / information in Tunisian universities
3. Faculty Development and Institutional Recommandations
4. Can we talk about a specialist faculty in data ?
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3. In the era of data
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4. Media Today
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5. MEDIA JOB MARKET, UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND TECHNOLOGY
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33 % Writing skills
23 % Ethical and deontological skills
32 % Technical skills

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Only 30 % of interviewees confirmed that
a graduated from the school of journalism
could be recruited even if he has low
technical skills.
MEDIA JOB MARKET, UNIVERSITY DEGREE AND TECHNOLOGY

7. And what happens always ?
1 • Job Market in evolution
2 • University reflection
3 • University course
4 • University degree?

8. PLAN
1. Why should we think about teaching data journalism ?
2. Data journalism / information in Tunisian universities
3. Faculty Development and Institutional Recommandations
4. Can we talk about a specialist faculty in data ?
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9. • Open Data
• Open Source
• Data Journalism
• Big Data
• Data Visualisation
• Data Science
• Data Mining
• Data Warehouse

10. WHICH TUNISIAN UNIVERSITIES ARE TEACHING
SUBJECTS RELATED TO DATA ?
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11. Data ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
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12. PLAN
1. Why should we think about teaching data journalism ?
2. Data journalism / information in Tunisian universities
3. Faculty Development and Institutional Recommandations
4. Can we talk about a specialist faculty in data ?
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13. 5 Steps Toward Bringing Data into Your Journalism School
1. Thinking to recruite a new academic staff specialized in emerging field and
to schedule guest lecturers
2. Developing partenership with institutions or networks like Arab Data
Journalists’ Network which can help universities interested in teaching
data journalism but in need of a little help.
3. Developing the technology infrastructure
4. Thinking about distance or online learning (MOOC)
5. Thinking about fostering collaboration
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14. PLAN
1. Why should we think about teaching data journalism ?
2. Data journalism / information in Tunisian universities
3. Faculty Development and Institutional Recommandations
4. Can we talk about a specialist faculty in data ?
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15. journalism curriculum

16. “ TEACHING DATA AND COMPUTATIONAL JOURNALISM ”
Charles Berret & Cheryl Phillips (2016)

17. Do you think that integrating
data journalism curriculum
in school of journalism
is a good idea ?
YES NO

18. Check the PDF version on my
Facebook account or my website
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