Conference on "Climate Crisis and Data Journalism" on the 25th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seomideum] The 2022 Data Journalism Korea Conference, themed "Climate Crisis and Data Journalism," will be held on the 25th at the International Conference Hall on the 20th floor of the Korea Press Center.

The first part will feature expert lectures. Presentations include ▲Byun Young-hwa, Team Leader of the Climate Change Prediction Research Team at the National Institute of Meteorological Sciences, with "The Climate Crisis Shown Through Data" ▲Yoo Byung-hyuk, Manager of the Social Value Innovation Office at the Korea National Park Service, with "Approaches to Climate Crisis Analysis Using Satellite Public Data" ▲Associate Professor Kim Hyung-joon of the MoonSul Graduate School of Future Strategy at KAIST, with "Climate Crisis and Earth Metaverse Technology" ▲Lee Joo-yeon, Editor-in-Chief of Danbi News, with "Why Danbi News is Serious About Climate Crisis Reporting," among others.

The second part will focus on case studies of the latest data journalism technologies. ▲Kang Tae-young, CEO of Underscore, will introduce news database utilization reporting through "How Good Data Analysis Enables Quality Storytelling? Collaborative Content Production Using the Korea Press Foundation's BigKinds News DB." ▲Kim Min-ki, CEO of Sliver, will share interactive storytelling techniques through "Making All News Interactive." ▲Journalists Yoon Hyun-jong of Hankook Ilbo, Yoo Sung-ae of OhmyNews, and Kim Jo-eun, an activist at the Information Disclosure Center for a Transparent Society, will present and discuss "Data Work on Local Council Members' Assets and Concurrent Positions."

The third part will share outstanding data journalism reports of this year. ▲Park Jin-young, reporter at KBS Andong Broadcasting Station, will present "GPS and Handcart: A Report on the Reality of Scrap Collection Labor" ▲Jo Hyung-guk, reporter at Kyunghyang Shinmun, will share his experience on "Familiar Data Journalism." Following this, presentations by this year’s Korean Data Journalism Award winners will continue. ▲Park Da-hae of Hankyoreh21 will present "Femicides Viewed Through Data" ▲Cha Ju-ha of KBS Changwon Broadcasting Headquarters will present "Hidden Crimes: Autopsy of Child Abuse," among other award-winning articles. Additionally, Choi Yoon-won, team leader of the Newstapa data team and recipient of this year’s Notable Data Journalist Award, will also give a presentation.

The conference will be held in a hybrid format, both online and offline. Online viewing will be available from 10 a.m. on the 25th via the Data Journalism Korea Conference YouTube channel.

The conference is jointly hosted by the Korea Press Foundation, Data Journalism Korea, a nonprofit organization in the data journalism field, and Konkuk University Digital Communication Research Center.

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