In the past, Tableau has been making
headlines for offering free software licenses to students and teachers. A
recent partnership between Tableau and journalist Cheryl Phillips, a new type
of curriculum has been developed and will also be released for free. This partnership is a well-developed course program
titled: Introduction to Data Journalism, and concentrates on the importance of
data literacy in the media landscape. Phillips noted: “In today’s media
landscape, it is more important than ever for journalists to rely on data to
investigate and report news accurately.”
The curriculum is designed
as a 10-week course with different sections. Modules include all the lecture
slides, notes and exercises that would be needed to teach the course. Through using
the software, students will be able to input and interpret data, as well as transforming
raw information into graphic visualizations. Tableau and journalists know
the current online struggle of fake news, and they know the imperativeness of
making a change. Tableau decided it was time for their platform to enable
journalists to tell stories more accurately and effectively.
Read the article here: https://educators.co.nz/story/journalism-education-gets-seat-tableau/
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