On May 18-20, “Journalists For the Future” NGO, jointly with the Ampop Media Initiative, held a workshop on data journalism attended mainly by representatives of the regional media outlets.
The 3-day workshop has been made possible in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Armenia (FES) within the framework of the “Raising Awareness on Socio-Economic Issues in the Regions of Armenia” project.
Journalists, participating in the workshop, explored the role of journalism in the digital age, were introduced to the local databases revealing skills on how to productively use them as well as did practical assignments to refine, process and analyze the data.
Due to discussions held within the framework of the workshop, participants identified the key socio-economic issues existing in the regions of Armenia. The identified issues involve mainly the fields of health, education, employment, tourism and local self-governance.