BIRN Albania Trains Reporters on Data in Health Journalism

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The Balkan Investigative Reporting Network in Albania held a two-day training session in Tirana on March 23rd to 24th, on transparency in health through data journalism.

BIRN Albania Trains Reporters on Data in Health Journalism

The course formed part of “Transparency in Health Through Data Journalism,” a project which is supported by the United States Development Agency, USAID.

A group of 20 journalists from national and local outlets received training in the basic techniques of data gathering in health and visualization, the organization of the health service in Albania, open data sources and access to patients’ rights organizations.

The goal of the course was to strengthen the capacities of local journalists to cover more in-depth stories on the health sector in Albania through data and investigative journalism.

The course will be followed by a call for data-driven stories that will be published on BIRN Albania’s award winning website Reporter.al.