Nigerian journalist and the publisher/editor-in-chief of Premium Times, Dapo Olorunyomi, has stressed the crucial role of data in modern journalism.
He noted the importance of data literacy in journalism, distinguishing between organic data such as words, sounds, and graphics, and harnessing data to provide analysis, insights, and visualisation.
Olorunyomi, while speaking in Abuja at the launch of the Dataphyte hub and the unveiling of a theatre in his honour on Wednesday, said that data is the backbone of journalism, essential for storytelling, reporting, and financing.
He said: “Data is central to the project of journalism of the modern time. All the stories that we do, we need to recreate, we need to use to achieve purpose. The whole purpose of writing, reporting and coverage is all about data.
“Indeed, the reception of our messages is always about data, which above all, also, the whole…
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