Data Visualization Bootcamp
Master the art of telling stories with numbers. 3-day intensive course in Dar es Salaam.
Deadline: Feb 10, 2025
Grant Pool
Scholarship Available
Duration
3 Days
Tip: Early submissions receive preliminary editorial feedback if sent before the review cycle begins.
“Excel templates, python scrapers, and infogram maps. Learn how to transform raw government spreadsheets into rich, high-fidelity visual investigative articles.”
Telling Stories with Data
Numbers hold some of the biggest public interest stories, but they are often buried inside unreadable, hundreds-of-pages-long government budget PDFs. This intensive, hands-on 3-day bootcamp in Dar es Salaam is designed to teach investigative reporters how to find and visualize the truth.
What you will Learn
- Data Scraping: Automated tools to extract tables from locked PDFs and websites.
- Data Cleaning: Filtering and sorting spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel and Python Pandas.
- Data Visualization: Designing clean, responsive charts, interactive heatmaps, and spatial maps using Infogram and Tableau.
Scholarships and Eligibility
TMF provides 30 fully-funded scholarships covering travel, lodging, and catering for selected journalists traveling from upcountry regions. Open to all Tanzanian journalists with basic computer literacy.
Who Can Apply?
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Contact Desk
Sarah Juma
Digital Innovation Lead
