Through this fellowship Abigail has learnt the importance of sourcing credible and relevant statistics to support investigative community stories. The fellowship has opened her eyes to how data journalism and indepth research can be an exciting element to storytelling and give a story authenticity. Data can be a powerful tool for amplifying a journalist’s voice.

The Community Journalism Fellowship included training sessions before the fellows started their investigation and reporting, Adesola enjoyed the training session facilitated by Orodata Science. The training opened his eyes to a lot of elements a journalist has to look out for in community investigations, with insights on the relevant data sets and how to locate them, and how to interpret a data set in the present context. The resources provided in the fellowship helped him tell this particular story on a large scale. His data story has been published on The Nation, Ripples, and Naija News.

During my fellowship with ADH, I learned how to effectively communicate complex information to a wide range of audiences through visualizations, reports, and presentations. This collaborative environment allowed me to learn from the diverse perspectives and experiences of my colleagues and helped me to develop a more nuanced understanding of the role of data in journalism. Through this fellowship, I not only acquired valuable technical skills and knowledge, but I also gained a deeper appreciation for the power of data-driven journalism in creating meaningful change and holding those in power accountable. Overall, this fellowship was an invaluable experience that has equipped me with the skills and knowledge necessary to continue pursuing a career in data-driven journalism.

Through the fellowship, Ann has been able to publish a robust data journalism output using multi-media. Through the fellowship she has been able to explore various aspects of journalism as a whole; it has shown her how data allows a reconciliation between long form content by providing evidence, visual information that isn’t a photo, and text breaks that make written content more consumable. She has realised that multimedia journalism that if data-driven can allow her to explore the boundaries of journalism.