training journalists on data And the global goalsTanzania update

training journalists on data and the global goalsdar es salaam, tanzania

july 11 - July 15, 2016

training journalists on data And the global goals

overviewFrom July 11 - 15, the United Nations Foundation, in partnership with the World Bank, hosted a media training for 12 journalists in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The training was on data and the Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on education.

social media

Tanzania update

Twitter

Key Online Terms During the Training

key themes• You can’t achieve the SDGs without good data. Bad data is worse than having no data.

• Understanding data is critical as data can lie.

• We must strive for quality as much as quantity when it comes to education and learning.

Did You Know?

• The parliament of Tanzania has recently introduced a bill that bars researchers from doing independent research and then having their data published or cited by the press.

• Tanzania recently released its National Five-Year Development Plan, which includes its SDG implementation plan focusing on Goals 1-7, 9 and 17.

• 26% of the Tanzanian adult population is obese and 40% of women are anemic.

#ddjtanzania

Instagram

Periscope• World Bank presentation on data • UNDP Deputy Country Representative’s presentation on SDGs (Kiswahili)

Facebook

training journalists on data and the global goals

top questions and resources

top quotes

• How will the world finance the SDGs?• Can you use old data in new stories if that is all you have

access to or are able to find? E.g. 2012 data in 2016.• Why is there so little data on women and girls and how

do we ensure accountability?• How does a journalist tell the difference between correla-

tion and causation in data when covering development challenges?

• How do you cover stories with data if you can get in trouble by the government if you report on something that they are not happy with?

august roundtableAt the beginning of August, these journalists, along with civil society leaders, communicators, editors, policy makers, and government representatives will come together for a roundtable discussion on the importance of data.

1. World Bank Service Delivery Indicators

2. SDG site

3. Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF)

4. World Bank education site

Each journalist wrote an article on the research of a CEGA Fellow. **These articles have not been published.** Read articles here.

In addition, an article was published about the training in Jambo Leo, one of Tanzania’s leading dailies (left, and see translation here). In the next two weeks, we will track and share all published articles that result from this training.

#ddjtanzania

Articles from the group

Pictures from training

Questions Journalists are Asking Top Resources

Flickr

what journalists

are saying: