The Climate Data Journalism Workshop- Delhi 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
Varun Agarwal
Senior Project Associate , WRI
Shreya Khaitan
Writer and editor, IndiaSpend
Seema Mundoli
Faculty Azim Premji University
Santonu Goswami
Associate Professor, Azim Premji University
Richie Lionell
Founder, Bezalel Data
Nadeem Shehzad And Mohammad Saud
Cast – All That Breathes
Kundan Pandey
Journalist
Govindraj Ethiraj
Founder: IndiaSpend & BOOMLive
Divya Chandra
Workshops and Training, BOOM FactCheck
Agenda
Registration
Wi-Fi connection and tech check over coffee
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Introductions, agenda setting and housekeeping rules
Defining impact
<li>An introduction to technology-led, open source and public interest journalism. </li> <li>Building a case for citizen science and sensor journalism. </li>
Lecture
India and the climate abyss – A concise overview of rising temperatures and its impact in the near future.
Report
Missing discourse about climate change in Indian Parliament
Masterclass
<b>Nutgraf</b> – The elements of an effective pitch
Masterclass & interactive session
<li>Where does the answer lie – India’s long term low carbon pathways </li> <li>Gearing up for COP28 </li> <li>Introduction to datasets and dashboards</li>
Discussion
Hope is a thing with feathers: Meet the cast of the award winning documentary All That Breathes.
Lecture
India's roadmap to becoming a Hydrogen-based economy
Updates
Goal setting for the day
Masterclass: Building effective visualizations.
<li> Introduction to the world of visualizations </li> <li> What does it take to be a visualiser?</li> <li> When does a visualization work and more importantly when does it not work. How to rate and rank visualizations. </li> <li> Key components of an effective visual aid </li>
Masterclass: Practical session
The art and science of comics in effective story-telling.
Report
How Is India Adapting to Heatwaves?: An Assessment of Heat Action Plans With Insights for Transformative Climate Action
Masterclass: Disinformation, misinformation, and verification
<li>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.</li> <li>You will learn how to access online fact checking tools and gain hands-on experience in verification. </li>
Crash course
Writing a data-based fact check based on Poynter Institute’s International Fact Checking Network’s principles and processes.
Open discussion
Pivoting to climate change reporting, a basic guidance on key attributes required to make a seamless career shift.
Vote of Thanks
Handover of certificates
