The course deals with the topics of data and participatory journalism. Today there is a significant availability of data in digital form, which makes necessary the introduction of this form of journalism. Thus, the journalist must be able to find, extract, adapt, visualize and interpret data. In order to succeed in such a task he must possess all the theoretical knowledge concerning data manipulation as well as the necessary ICT skills in order to create data visualizations (static or interactive) that will be embedded in his news articles. As journalism is often approached in theory and research through the lens of audience participation in news production, this course approaches the concept of participation in the media and examines the existing tools in the context of news organizations. Examples of participatory journalism in Greek and international media are analyzed, while the issues that arise and the management methods applied in practice are also studied. Finally, the course provides the opportunity of empirical use and familiarization with participatory applications.
• Acquire the basic skills in finding and cleaning data sets.
• Comprehend the basic concepts of data visualization.
• Acquire the basic skills of using data visualization web tools.
• Comprehend the role of audience participation in journalism
• Identify media, journalists’ and users’ perceptions on participatory journalism
• Familiarize with participatory environments
This course will employ seminar lectures, laboratory presentations, discussions, laboratory exercises and a final data project.
1.Define the core concepts of data journalism
2.Working efficient with data sets
3.Build on data visualization with advanced web tools
4.Define the core concepts of participatory journalism
5.Recognize participatory tools and applications
6.Manage user-generated content in a media environment
| Type of work | Description | Hours |
| Lectures | Thirteen 3-hours lectures | 39 |
| Independent study | Study of compulsory and optional literature | 65-80 |
| Written Assignment | Essay (2000 words) | 75-85 |
| Data Journalism Project | Data Journalism project Creation and publication of a data journalism article | 75-85 |
| Total workload | 254-289 |
| Type of assessment | Learning outcome | Impact on final grade | Date of assessment |
| Participation in group work and discussion | 1-6 | 40% | Regularly |
| Project Data Journalism | 1-3 | 30% | 6th-7th week |
| Project Participative Journalism | 4-6 | 30% | 12th-13th week |
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