The Climate Data Journalism Workshop- Bhopal edition
In partnership with the Azim Premji University, IndiaSpend curated a series of 2- day Climate Data Journalism workshops across 5 different cities. The main aim is to bridge the wide gaps in understanding climate change and its impact on the socio-economic fabric of the country combined with an evident apathy on the part of editors and owners of mainstream media.
The workshops focused on providing guidance, imparting data and solution journalism to journalists, journalism students, and civil society organizations on how they can contribute in a more meaningful way to reporting on climate change, the odds of sparking public interest and steering attention to understanding one’s role in the fight for the planet.
Through Climate Data Journalism Workshops we have built a cohort of climate change journalism networks. The workshops have contributed to the formation of this collective body, indicating collaboration and shared interests in reporting on climate change-related issues.
The main components of the workshop included sessions on data, visualizations, policy, misinformation and media literacy, writing a climate change story, and a few case studies.
Faculty
Seema Mundoli
Faculty Azim Premji University
Saurabh Sharma
Consulting editor, IndiaSpend Hindi
Santonu Goswami
Associate Professor, Azim Premji University
Rajit Sengupta
Centre for Science and Environment
Mithilesh Dhar
Principal correspondent, Indiaspend Hindi
Karthik Madhavapeddi
Deputy editor, IndiaSpend
Divya Chandra
Workshops and Training, BOOM FactCheck
Agenda
Welcome and opening remarks
Introductions, agenda setting, outline objectives and housekeeping rules
Lecture
India and the climate abyss – A concise overview of rising temperatures and its impact in the near future.
Instructive and interactive
The 2-hour interactive workshop session focuses on practical skills on data analysis, introduction to open-source tools to import data sets and create engaging and impactful visualizations. Applications of data visualization concepts through hands-on group assignments, this session aims to empower you with the skills for effective data analysis and presentation.
Interactive session
<b> Deconstructing a climate story </b> <br> In this session, we will explore the essential attributes a reporter needs to effectively cover climate change and environmental issues. You will learn how to recognize the hallmarks of good quality data to ensure responsible and credible reporting <br> Understanding climate action jargon is crucial for accurate reporting but it can be a barrier to comprehension. <br> Managing translations, simplifying definitions, and avoiding biases are essential aspects of climate reporting. This session will address these challenges and provide practical tips for effective regional and on ground reporting on climate change and environmental issues. <br> This peer-to-peer interactive session will provide a better understanding on how journalists in regional and hyper local newsrooms can contribute to a better understanding of critical climate change and environmental issues.
Report / Virtual session
Missing discourse about climate change in Indian Parliament
Closing session
Parking lot items
Quick recap
Setting the stage for the day.
Report & Infographics
Introduction to State of Environment report 2023 and the application of infographics and visualizations in narrative-building.
Masterclass
Nutgraf – The elements of an effective pitch
Masterclass: Disinformation, misinformation, and verification
This session will train you to detect the difference between disinformation and misinformation, verify images, text, and videos you receive on WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media platforms.
Masterclass: Disinformation, misinformation, and verification
In this session you will learn how to access online fact checking tools and gain hands-on experience in verification.
Closing session
Vote of thanks followed by handover of certificates
