A PAPER ON REPORTERS REPORTING INFORMATION

Abstract

Journalists had been responsible for reporting the news in the past. Yet today news stories disseminate from various outlets as the events unfold. Therefore, the collecting, screening, and simulation of events has an growing importance. Enormous volumes of data are usable but it is not an easy job to manipulate them. Data journalism can be characterized as a flavor of journalism, in which numerical data are used in knowledge production and dissemination. This essay discusses the requisite skills journalists need to have to work with data journalism. It describes data journalism more specifically, and addresses the capabilities of information and communication technology (ICT) journalists, As well as the skills required to support data journalism. Web 3.0 and open data which can play an significant role in digital journalism are given special attention. It also introduces and addresses a survey conducted among qualified journalists in Greece on data journalism.