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Data Policy: How do we collect and protect it?

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This course aims to help media organizations comply with the data policy standards of the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI). You will learn the meaning of data, the different types of data and how and why data needs to be protected. 

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This training course aims to help media organizations comply with the data policy standards of the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI). It consists of two lessons, each containing several detailed sections supplemented by practical exercises. The aim is to provide a better understanding of the topic and implementation of best practice by an organization.  

You will learn more about the meaning of data and discover what data is, its types and sources and how to protect data using the basic principles of the General Data Protection Regulation.
By the end of this course you will:

  • Be able to run serious journalistic reporting based on integrity and transparency according to JTI standards
  • Be able to include an appropriate privacy policy on the website by mastering the provisions of the GDPR
  • Learn how to distinguish between quantitative data and qualitative data
  • Learn how to analyze, research, create and formulate data using modern method
Walid Al-Majiri is an investigative journalist and trainer in visual narrative techniques and investigative journalism. He is interested in issues related to immigration in Tunisia and the Arab world. He participated in establishing media and journalistic institutions after the revolution and has authored an academic booklet entitled “Citizen Journalist’s Guide”.
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is Canada’s leading media development organization. 
Since 2002, JHR has worked around the world in over 29 countries to train and engage local journalists, media outlets, civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen and improve human rights coverage in local contexts. Our work helps create an enabling environment where objective media can flourish and the public can have their voices heard.