Meet Alice, CITE’s new AI presenter 

Director Zenzele Ndebele presented CITE’s experimentation with an AI newsreader during their recent Zimbabwean election coverage. Alice has been well received by CITE’s Matabeleland audience though Prof. Mphathisi Ndlovu noted there are still issues with her pronunciation of certain African words. Alice presents CITE’s daily “The Brief” news bulletin and has her own X account which you can follow here.  Zenzele and Alice also announced they will co-host a new analysis show on CITE’s YouTube channel. As Paul McNally recommended in a recent DevelopAI newsletter, “Even before I found out about CITE’s AI progress, their newsletter Asakhe Daily guided me through the recent Zim election. They are worth following.”

Enrol in NMT’s Digital Policy EdX course

There is still time to enroll for the Media and Digital Policy in Africa online course offered by Namibia Media Trust in partnership with the University of Stellenbosch. The free course offered on the EdX platform covers freedom of expression, African digital policy, governance and regulation and there are already more than 250 registrations. The course, facilitated by Prof. Guy Berger, is self-paced with interactive discussion forums as well as as option to upgrade to a verified certificate. Find out more here

Knowledge-sharing at #AfricaFlows

SAMIP publishers featured on a number of panels at the recent #AfricaFlows Civic Tech Innovation Forum and Jamfest, a four-day showcase of the hottest innovations in media and civic technology on the continent. The Mail & Guardian‘s Digital Editor Scott Peter Smith outlined their move towards a reader revenue strategy on a panel on media sustainability and redefining business models. Health-e‘s Managing Editor Bibi-Aisha Wadvalla featured on a panel discussing audience engagement and Seen‘s Nella Etkind presented a Masterclass on Augmented Reality, showing how to make interactive filters using Lens Studio.

NMT launches free Digital Policy EdX course

Namibia Media Trust has announced a FREE Media and Digital Policy in Africa online course in partnership with the University of Stellenbosch.  Registration will open at the end of the month with the course beginning on October 16th, hosted on the EdX platform. The course will require just a few hours of commitment each week for 8 weeks with modules covering cutting-edge insights into policies on Artificial Intelligence, online safety, media sustainability and more.  The updated course is based on a handbook dedicated to the memory of Jeanette Minnie, a prominent advocate for progressive communication policies in Africa and produced by a group of her friends. Find out more here

Radio Workshop featured on NPR

Radio Workshop‘s latest podcast ‘This Coal Life’ was featured on National Public Radio in the US, which reaches an audience of 23 million. The podcast episode, produced in conjunction with Earth Journalism Network’s Net Zero workshop attendees, explores South Africa’s energy transition and how it will impact families who have relied on coal for generations. You can listen to the podcast here

#SMWX launches #Roadto2024 elections series

As South Africa gears up for the 2024 elections, there are many burning questions on the minds of voters: Which coalitions are forming? How are the provinces shaping up? When exactly is the election date? #SMWX will be offering regular insightful analyses on South African politics and beyond – head over to the #SMWX YouTube, iTunes Podcast or Spotify and watch or listen to this week’s #RoadTo2024 Elections Series episode. 

Newsday supports Lesotho Farmers awards

As Newsday Media recently launched Seahlolo, a new agricultural sector-focused publication in Lesotho, they raised their profile in the sector by sponsoring one of the award categories at the third Farmers Pitso Awards that took place at Maseru’s Manthabiseng Convention Centre. The annual event recognises the hard work of Basotho farmers and offers a platform to promote products and businesses.

Gsport has announced the finalists for the Momentum gsport Awards 2023 and invites the public to help choose the winners by accessing the voting hall at gsport.co.za/voting. South Africa’s Andile Dlamini, Jessica Nkomo, Kgothatso Montjane and Samantha Wright are double finalists in the 18th edition of Africa’s longest running women’s sport recognition platform which is endorsed by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture. Get your votes in before midnight on Thursday, 31 August.

Morning, gsport Family

How are our #gsport18 finalists feeling this morning?

Remember, it’s another day to show support for your favourites #SheOwnsHerSuccess pic.twitter.com/wddFT7Cc7L

— gsport4girls (@gsport4girls) August 23, 2023

Quote this Woman+ launches #LookListenLocal

Quote this Woman+ and the Association for Independent Publishers (AIP) have joined forces to launch the Look, Listen, Local Innovation Fund, a collective fundraising initiative aiming to raise R2million to support efforts to strengthen and democratise news and empower communities from the grassroots up. To launch the fund, SA’s top businesses are invited to join a conversation-starting breakfast on Friday, 22 September and book a table hosted by women editors and thought-leaders from the QW+ database. You can find out more about the initiative here

Top new news editor for Health-e

Health-e News has appointed Ina Skosana as the publication’s new News Editor. The multi-award-winning health journalist has previously worked as health and medicine editor at The Conversation Africa, as a health researcher at Africa Check and a journalist at the Mail & Guardian’s Centre for Health Journalism (now Bhekisisa) and she contributed to the South African National Editors Forum (SANEF) guide for reporting on pandemics. The Health-e newsletter has also been relaunched after a 6-month hiatus and is on track to deliver a weekly dose of well-researched health articles, expert opinions, and inspiring stories to your inbox every week. You can subscribe here

NMT hosts #YouthQuakeNam23

The Namibia Media Trust hosted their fifth annual Youth Quake conference in Windhoek on international Youth Day, providing a platform for young people to engage in discussions on community development, personal growth and digital inclusion. This year’s theme was ‘Digital Inclusion for Youth Democratic Participation’ and aimed to equip young Namibians with the skills and knowledge necessary to navigate the digital landscape and participate meaningfully in the democratic process. You can read more on the initiative here

M&G and DM to Report for the World

Mail & Guardian and Daily Maverick are among 15 new host newsrooms chosen by Report for the World as part of their expanded global cohort. The global network of 20 newsrooms, which includes five independent newsrooms reporting on their home countries in exile, benefits from cross border connections to enable reporting on the regional ramifications of local stories. Daily Maverick will cover the education beat, Mail & Guardian investigative journalism and the Sowetan will cover migration. They will receive salary and training support from Report for the World, however the newsrooms will remain editorially independent.

More than 50 media professionals from across the region gathered for the inaugural African Media Perspectives (AMP) Conference in picturesque Stellenbosch. The 2-day conference covered topics ranging from data and design to vernacular publishing, low-data digital and augmented reality storytelling. It was followed by a one day newsletter masterclass delivered by the award-winning Daily Maverick newsletter team.

Seen hosts hiring Hackathon

Viral video publisher, Seen, is expanding once again! More than 100 creatives gathered in Cape Town for the first ever Seen Summit to learn storytelling skills and connect with fellow film and video enthusiasts.  Seen was hiring for 50 positions across various roles from script writers, video editors, 3D graphic designers and sales professionals – all remote.

Seen Summit, Cape Town 2023

We didn’t expect this many people at the first ever Seen Summit! Thanks to over 100 people who showed up in Cape Town to learn storytelling skills and connect with incredible people.

We also did a ton of interviews and will send out some job… pic.twitter.com/IS8DAmip9Q

— Seen (@seen_stories) July 14, 2023

CITE shares TikTok expertise

Director of Bulawayo-based news outlet CITE, Zenzele Ndebele was a guest on a JamLab webinar about incorporating TikTok in the newsroom. CITE recently partnered with DW Akademie to train Zimbabwean community radio stations to use TikTok for news and Ndebele outlined how they developed the storytelling techniques to finetune their short-form video content to build their GenZ audience. You can read the article and watch the webinar here

@citezw0

CCC leader Nelson Chamisa speaks of devolution at late Zodwa Dabengwa’s funeral.

♬ original sound – CITE

New agricultural publication for Lesotho

Lesotho-based weekly newspaper, Newsday, has launched a new product aimed at small farmers and the agricultural sector. Seahlolo launched as a supplement in the main paper with plans to expand into a standalone publication in time. You can see the first edition here

Radio Workshop rakes in recognition

Following on from their recent big win of the Best Podcast and Radio Award at the international One World Media Awards, Radio Workshop has now been nominated for Podcast of the Year in the African Podcast and Voice Awards  2023 – get your vote in for the APVA Awards, voting closes on 31 July.

We’ve been nominated for Podcast of the Year! Thank you to everyone who has supported us and our work this far!

In fact, we could use your support right now! Follow this link to vote https://t.co/sAfB6mmt7k

— Radio Workshop (@radioworkshop_) July 18, 2023

Coming up… Soul to Soil brunch

Food For Mzansi’s will host their first Soul To Soil brunch on Women’s Day, 9 August 2023, to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women in agriculture. The brunch will take place at the picturesque Irene Farm in Centurion, and promises to be an indulgent morning of delectable flavours, stylish attire, and empowering conversations.

Make this Women’s Day memorable at the Soul To Soil brunch! Engage in thought-provoking discussions with fellow food growers and women in agri at this extraordinary celebration. With exciting surprises and giveaways in store, you don’t want to miss out. https://t.co/b8fmPXcrNy pic.twitter.com/4EG8mj8zZf

— Food For Mzansi (@foodformzansi) July 18, 2023

The Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh Xprience (SMWX), the current affairs digital channel started in 2019 by Dr. Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh has surpassed the 50 000-subscriber mark! To celebrate the milestone the channel hosted a 50K Q&A special, where Mpofu-Walsh answered questions sent in from fans on social media. The questions covered four segments: politics, the media, academia and his personal life; tune in here to hear his thoughts on marriage, his ‘Unfiltered’ SABC show, the 2024 elections and Liverpool. #spread the fire.

Podcast Alert: Daddy Hope talks Zim elections 

The Namibia Media Trust’s latest iSPEAK podcast episode in the ‘Legends in African Journalism’ series, features host Gwen Lister in conversation with acclaimed Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin’ono (Daddy Hope) to delve into the present state of affairs in Zimbabwe, which is scheduled to hold elections on August 23, 2023.  The discussion focuses on democracy, media and human rights, shedding light on the anticipated challenges arising from the recent passage of the Patriot Bill by the Zimbabwean parliament. #TakeAListen here

Daily Maverick hosts Climate Crisis Conference

Daily Maverick hosted The Gathering: Earth Edition at the Cape Town Convention Centre, convening experts across business, science, civil society and politics to address the greatest threat to humankind: the climate crisis. Panels discussed climate activism, artificial intelligence, sustainable businesses and how to solve South Africa’s energy and environmental crisis. Read the articles or watch all the sessions on this dedicated page.

SAMIP media in the news

• The Fix published an article outlining Daily Maverick’s successful membership program, launched four years ago and currently with 24 000 active members. The Reader Revenue team reveal their retention tactics and challenges and how the Maverick Insider Program has supported a 300% growth in employees.
• The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) published an article on how to reach hard-to-access stories through audio, drawing from discussions in a panel at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia that featured the Radio Workshop’s Lesedi Mogoatlhe. She outlined some of the challenges they faced producing their Ambies-nominated podcast, including safety considerations, equipment choices and authenticity.
• JamLab featured an article on Bulawayo-based Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE) highlighting their vision to be an innovation hub for citizen participation. It outlined CITE’s popular civic accountability initiatives like the #PromiseTracker, #RateMyCouncilllor, and #FixMyCity and their mobile journalism training and mentorship initiatives for community radio journalists in Matabeleland.

The Daily Vox is taking a break

After nine years of crucial reporting, the youth-focused platform is taking a break. Tributes poured in from online readers, acknowledging the role it played in the Fees Must Fall era, describing it as an authentic voice, that ‘critically forced legacy media to truly consider how to equitably reflect a demographic that accounts for more than half the South African population”. Watch Fatima Moosa outlining the reasons behind this strategic decision. Till we meet again… 

Coming up… Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba

Food for Mzansi is hosting the 2023 Mzansi Young Farmers Indaba at the FNB Stadium on 14-15 June, on the eve of Youth Day in South Africa. The sold-out expo will bring over 400 of the SA’s finest young farmers and agripreneurs together for talks, workshops and interactive demonstrations on the latest trends in agriculture and cutting edge farming technology.

Viewfinder editor, Daneel Knoetze, received second prize in the Contribution to Civil Rights category at the 2022 Fetisov Journalism Awards, at a ceremony in Dubai in April. Daneel was recognised for his reporting on police brutality and non-accountability in South Africa, through Viewfinder’s Above the Law series. The project included the launch of Viewfinder’s Police Accountability Tracker – a data dashboard containing nearly 50,000 criminal complaints against the South African Police Service in recent years. The judges praised the series as “journalism with impact at its best”. “It is a powerful report on the shadowy world of policing, in which echoes of … apartheid can be heard. Publication of this report has helped shape a new public discussion in the country [and] has led to new … regulations governing the conduct of policing,” the judges remarked.

Insights at the International Journalism Festival

Daily Maverick co-founder Styli Charalambous was amongst the media industry’s top experts exchanging ideas and insights at this years International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy. Charalambous featured on three panels discussing messaging technology, how to measure social value of journalism and what’s next for the business of news. MDIF CEO, Harlan Mandel also featured  on a panel discussing the ways philanthropic funding can bolster high-quality media as a public good. MDIF’s Chief Strategy Officer, Patrice Schneider organised and moderated a panel exploring the need for plurality of capital for independent media, sharing lessons on Puralis, a blended, multi-stakeholder investment facility managed by MDIF.

Marking World Press Freedom Day 

NMT Director and Chairperson of the Global Forum on Media Development, Zoe Titus was in New York for the celebration of the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day at the UN headquarters, under the theme, “Shaping a future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human rights”.  Titus was part of a participatory fishbowl session on radical approaches to saving journalism. The panel considered systemic solutions to the business model crisis and discussed what strategies are working to help journalism survive and thrive, particularly in transitional and fragile countries.

On WPFD Viewfinder’s Daneel Knoetze led a workshop on accountability journalism at the Stellenbosch Department of Journalism’s World Press Freedom Day seminar. And Managing Editor of Newsday Lesotho, Lerato Matheka, was invited to speak at a World Press Freedom virtual event hosted by Intentional Conversations, featuring Pan-African female journalists sharing their journeys, experiences, challenges and achievements.

Have you tried Cluedle?

The clever data journalists at The Outlier have launched a simple cryptic crossword challenge to get your morning brain into gear. You have three chances to solve a cryptic clue, with hints available should you need them. You can subscribe to receive the daily cryptic clue and if you’re a newbie and not sure where to begin, check out their helpful guide to cryptic crosswords.

Another nomination for Radio Workshop

Following their “Ambies” nomination, Radio Workshop’s “I Will Not Grow Old Here: A Girl from Alex” podcast series has also been shortlisted for a One World Media Award in the podcast and radio category. If you still haven’t listened to it, start with episode 1 here

Radio Workshop, Volume, Food for Mzansi, Media Hack Collective and Daily Maverick were among the media organisations sharing their expertise at the PRIMED ‘Building Viable Media Businesses’ workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, at the end of March. The two-day workshop was a platform to discuss viability work and share best practices from and for media operating in challenging environments and included local Ethiopian media and MDIF’s consultants who reflected on solutions and strategies that have produced positive results during the Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development (PRIMED) programme. Knowledge-sharing sessions included panels on monetisation strategies for newsletters and podcasts and growing audiences and engagement and the gathering concluded with study tours to local media organisations.

Global recognition for African digital innovation 

The innovative initiatives of Daily Maverick and Food for Mzansi have once again been recognised by WAN-IFRA in their annual celebration of excellence from African news publishers, the Digital Media Award Africa 2023.  Daily Maverick were announced as winners in three of the eight categories: Best in Audience Engagement for their live journalism webinars, Best Digital Subscription Initiative for Maverick Insider Marketing and Best Newsletter for Your Questions Answered. Food for Mzansi won in the Best Podcast category for their Health for Mzansi stigma-breaking podcast Sisters Talking Without Shame.

Promoting journalism skills for Namibians with Disabilities

During the month of April Namibia Media Trust will be implementing a series of media trainings catering for persons with disabilities, with the support of a SAMIP grant. The project aligns with the NMT’s access to information advocacy work and is focused on empowering Namibians living with disabilities with critical media production and literacy skills for self-advocacy. Following the skills development courses, covering journalism basics, human-centred storytelling and social media literacy and verification, the top trainees will secure editorial internships within Namibian newsrooms.

Sir Nige in convo with Trevor

263chat founder and chief storyteller, Nigel Mugamu, sat down with Zimbabwean entrepreneur and newspaper publisher, Trevor Ncube, as a guest on ‘In Conversation with Trevor’, the digital show and podcast featuring high-profile guests who talk about issues beyond sensational headlines. The hour-long discussion covered Nigel’s journey to launch 263chat, the state of Zimbabwean media and branching out to other business ventures. You can watch it here

Radio Workshop lauded in the Continent

Cape Town-based Radio Workshop were featured in issue 119 of The Continent under the heading of “African podcasting comes of age”. Though the team did not win an “Ambie” following their nomination in the short documentary category of the Podcast Academy’s annual awards, they still consider it a victory as it is the first time an African podcast has been among the nominees. It was also a dream come true for Mary-Ann Nobele, the 23-year old who tells the story of her dreams and uncertainties in Jozi’s Alexandria township in the nominated podcast, I will not grow old here. She got to travel to Las Vegas for the awards ceremony, fulfilling the wish she articulated in the podcast. Read the full story on page 24 in this issue of the Continent.

Almost 50 people attended SAMIP’s virtual training workshop on Digital Strategy for Newsrooms on a Budget, presented by explain.co.za founder, Verashni Pillay. The two-hour workshop focused on the basics of digital news publishing and included real-life examples of how Pillay puts together a content schedule and measures its success. There was an exercise on how to create an avatar to ensure an audience-centric approach as well as practical tips on how to repurpose legacy media content for digital platforms and use free tools to create great digital content. You can read our learnings article here

Accountability journalism training with Viewfinder

Video journalists from Crown TV in Zambia and CITE in Zimbabwe were amongst the trainees at a series of Viewfinder accountability journalism workshops held in Johannesburg and Cape Town recently. Viewfinder founder and editor, Daneel Knoetze, outlined the tried-and-tested methodology used in their investigations which focus on exposing institutional abuses of power and accountability failures that negatively affect society’s most vulnerable. The training is an element of the wider editorial support offered as part of the Viewfinder fellowship initiative geared towards developing collaborative productions for their television broadcast partner Carte Blanche.

NMT asks the Experts

Namibia Media Trust launched the third season of their #AskTheExperts series with a focus on the dispute between the City of Windhoek and contract workers who have taken to the streets to protest their working conditions. Host Rosevitha Ndumbu speaks to City of Windhoek PRO Lydia Amutenya to shed light on the contentious issues  and possible sustainable solutions to resolving the challenges and keeping the city clean. You can watch the full episode – with sign-language interpretation – here.

MHC inspiration on working with data

Data Bites is the newsletter from Media Hack Collective filled with tips, tools and techniques for better communicating with data. It is aimed at those that love learning and expanding their data skills and fresh inspiration is published every two weeks. The latest edition includes a one-minute video on how to sort information in a spreadsheet and resources on how to combine data visualisations and animations with maps and news clips to create short, engaging explainers. For those looking for data, the team has compiled a useful spreadsheet of the official statistical bureaus in Africa. You can read the newsletter here or subscribe to receive every edition of Data Bites.

QTW profiled in IJNet article

IJNet profiled Quote This Woman+ in a recent article, highlighting how women sources are still underrepresented in Africa – only 22% of the people seen, heard or read about in the news are women according to a recent report, fueling stereotypical images of women and biased reporting. The article outlined the challenges and value of the QW+ database, which now includes over 600 African woman+ experts and has been used by over 1000 journalists, including top outlets. Read the article here

Last year Daily Maverick’s First Thing with John Stupart won the award for best newsletter at the WAN-IFRA 2022 Digital Media Awards Worldwide. So, our cohort were fortunate to be learning from the best when John Stupart presented a full day workshop on newsletter development, management and monetisation. The hybrid workshop was hosted by our NAMIP colleagues in Abuja, Nigeria and attended virtually by Southern African participants. The workshop covered everything an African newsroom needs to get started, or grow a newsletter product, beginning with the basics of what makes a newsletter great from both a content and a technical perspective. You can also subscribe to the Nigeria Media Innovation Program’s new newsletter here.

SMWX hits 100K views

The first SMWX episode of the year, entitled ‘SA in Crisis’ has officially gone viral! The show, hosted by Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, features Prof JJ Tabane, host of Power to Truth, discussing his interview with President Cyril Ramaphosa, loadshedding, the 2024 elections and the moral collapse of the country. Within a week the show clocked over 100 000 views – you can watch it here. Fans can also help to spread the fire by subscribing to the channel, membership gives you access to various benefits including monthly interactive livestream chats.

The return of the Wrap

After a short hiatus, The Wrap is back, delivering a weekly dose of rigorously checked, independent and easy-to-understand news! explain.co.za’s award-winning news summary breaks down the most important topics for busy South Africans and already boasts a 30k subscriber tribe. The strengthened editorial team, led by Vershni Pillay, produces specially curated content, explainers and special reports for readers that don’t have time to grapple with the technical details of every news story, but want to stay informed and empowered. You can subscribe to the Wrap here and get the week’s news delivered to your phone by whatsapp or email in text and audio formats every Thursday. The product is sponsored by the explain agency division which specialises in content marketing for purpose-driven organisations.

Radio Workshop hosts listening party

Radio Workshop, formerly known as Children’s Radio Foundation, will be hosting a listening party in Cape Town to showcase nine intimate audio stories about young people living in the mother city. The stories were produced during a 10-day workshop titled ‘Level up your audio storytelling’ led by US-based producers Rob Rosenthal and Sam Broun.

Recruiting for top talent

Quote This Woman+ is looking to recruit a part time fundraising consultant to assist with their crowdfunding and grant applications. If you are a passionate new business developer and believe that women and other marginalised voices deserve to be heard, apply here to be part of the small, agile team; the remote position includes a stipend and generous commission. And in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, the Centre for Innovation and Technology (CITE) is looking to recruit an experienced sales and marketing officer to develop their commercial division.

In mid-November regional SAMIP participants Namibia Media Trust and CITE partnered with MISA Malawi and DW Akademie to host a 3-day hybrid conference on Journalism Education in Southern Africa. Themed Digital Disruptions: Crafting Journalism Education for Viable Media the conference was held on consecutive days in Windhoek, Bulawayo and Lilongwe with sessions streamed on zoom and Facebook. Academics and media experts weighed in on topics ranging from podcasting and Tiktok for newsrooms to political disinformation and digitalising newsrooms for survival. You can watch the recordings on the youtube channels of the NMT and CITE

Building global media business connections 

Volume, Seen, Scrolla and Food for Mzansi were among the 22 global media startups selected to attend the Global Media Congress in Abu Dhabi, UAE in mid-November. The conference, which attracted close to 15 000 delegates, offered a platform to facilitate business connections globally and showcased products crucial to the evolving media industry. The SAMIP startups exhibited in a dedicated area where they interacted with delegates and potential investors.

The Gathering to find the solutions

This November marked the return of Daily Maverick’s flagship event, The Gathering, held at the Cape Town Convention Centre and streamed online. With the tagline of ‘Because every problem has a solution,’ the Gathering2022 was designed to inspire hope and action with the line-up of top experts in politics, business and civil society tasked with tabling solutions on how to build the South Africa we want and deserve. Topics covered energy and Eskom, the economy, pandemic preparation, organised crime, the role of civil society and political will. The audience could join the conversation by sending questions to the moderators and live chat with fellow attendees on the conference platform. As with all Daily Maverick content the virtual conference was available to all for free.

Women Voices of 2022 recognises women+ finding the spotlight

A queer consciousness blogger, a disabled writer/sex worker advocate and a PhD candidate working to disrupt faith-based narratives around gender and sexualities: these are just three of the experts recognised by Quote This Woman+ in its inaugural Voices of the Year awards. Research indicates that women’s voices are only a quarter of those featured in the South African media so the awards set out to recognise women+ who go the extra mile to ensure that the most marginalised voices are given a chance to be amplified through media platforms. You can read the winner profiles here

Training masterclasses for Africa’s top investigative journalists

SAMIP participants shared their expertise and showcased some of their groundbreaking work at this year’s African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC), held on the Wits University campus in early November, and several shared their skills in training masterclasses. Paul McNally from Volume/Alibi Investigations outlined how to produce an investigative podcast and Daneel Knoetze from Viewfinder presented on how to analyse and interpret data and generate impact using their Police Accountability Tracker as a case study. The Media Hack Collective team presented masterclasses at the IJ pre-conference hosted by Norwegian non-profit SKUP and offered four hands-on sessions as part of the conference’s training stream, including how to use technology to do better journalism, how to make custom maps for journalists who can’t code and a gentle introduction to using data in your reporting. They also put together this great overview on the value of digging data, featuring comments from some of the key AIJC speakers.