Web News Observer Launches India’s First E-learning Platform For Data Journalism

If there’s one field in journalism that is bound to boom in the coming years, it’s data journalism. It goes without saying that data journalism is all set to become one of the highest-paid jobs in the near future. However, not many are skilled in it, and the fact that people are still unaware of the opportunities it has to offer is saddening.

This is why Web News Observer, a Mysore-based media outlet, is planning to build a platform that would provide journalists with extensive training in data journalism and would make them job-ready for the field. This would be the first dedicated platform in India that would train people free of cost for data journalism.

This e-learning platform would offer recorded videos and interactive courses that would help people learn about data journalism and how to implement it. It would be free to use and easily accessible by all who want to pursue the training.

“Data journalism has immense opportunities to offer. At a time when technology and data studies is ruling the world, data journalism would prove to be an asset for journalists. It’s important to note that during COVID-19, it was through data journalism that many predictions were made as to analyze the spread of the virus,” says Ehraz Ahmed, Founder of Web News Observer.

The platform is focused on journalists who want to learn data journalism and make a career out of it. Furthermore, Web News Observer is also planning to partner with universities and colleges to provide data journalism training to aspiring journalists.

Not only this, but the media outlet is also hiring interns and providing opportunities to freshers to grow, get skilled and earn, all at the same time.