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WAIT A SEC… THIS PROBLEM ISN’T SPECIFIC TO
AFRICA, LET’S GO GLOBAL!
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IN THIS SESSION WE WILL:
➔ Learn what’s sensor journalism
➔ See examples from around the
world
➔ Answer some of the questions
you may have about sensor
journalism
➔ Contribute to the Sensor
Journalism Toolkit (group chat)
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WHAT’S SENSOR
JOURNALISM?
“Sensor journalism can be defined as the use of
sensors to generate or collect data, then analyzing,
visualizing, or using the data to support journalistic
inquiry.”
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QUESTION FOR YOU:
What sort of data can
you collect with
sensors?
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An accelerometer detects changes in gravitational
acceleration in a device it's installed in, such as a
smartphone or a game controller, to determine
acceleration, tilt and vibration.
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A photosensor detects the presence of visible
light, infrared transmission (IR) and/or
ultraviolet (UV) energy.
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“GPS units inside phones gets a ping from a satellite up in
space to figure out which part of the planet you’re standing on
(or driving through). They don’t actually use any of your
phone’s data, which is why you can still see your location when
your phone has lost signal, even if the map tiles themselves
are a blurry, low-res mess.”
SOURCE: DAVID NIELD OF GIZMODO
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TO DO SENSOR JOURNALISM YOU CAN:
- USE EXISTING SENSOR DATA
- COLLECT DATA BY PUTTING SENSORS AROUND
- COLLECT DATA FROM SENSORS DEPLOYED BY
THE GENERAL PUBLIC
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REMEMBER I TOLD YOU ABOUT OUR
PROJECT TO BUILD A SENSOR
JOURNALISM TOOLKIT?
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WHAT’S OUR PROJECT ABOUT?
An easy-to-use sensor journalism toolkit that empowers journalists by
helping them understand, find or gather datasets using sensor tech.
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FOR ALL JOURNALISTS, EVERYWHERE
IN THE WORLD. FIRST IN ENGLISH,
THEN IN OTHER LANGUAGES.
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WHAT’S IN THE TOOLKIT?An online platform gathering:
- A Sensor Journalism Handbook in
English and French
- A Sensor Guide
- A template to visualise data from
sensors
- A ready-to-use SMS query system for
to help journalists push alerts to the
public
- A forum
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+ A PILOT
PROJECT
At launch, the Sensor Journalism
Toolkit will also feature pilot projects
showcasing the usefulness of this
initiative and the possible outcome of
sensor-driven journalism.
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WHERE/WHEN WILL IT START?
We are looking for partners around
the world for a launch in 2018.
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1.WHAT ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT COME TO YOUR MIND WHEN THINKING
ABOUT SENSOR JOURNALISM?
2.WHAT SCARES YOU ABOUT IT? WHAT FASCINATES YOU ABOUT IT?
3.WHAT’S THE PRIORITY: FAST, ACCURACY, COST, VERIFICATION?
4.WHAT SHOULD THE TOOLKIT LOOK LIKE?
WHAT SHOULD IT FEATURE?
5.WHAT ISSUES DOES SENSOR JOURNALISM BRING? ETHICS, PRIVACY, ETC.