O.P. Jindal Global University launches India's 1st PG diploma in data journalism

In what promises to be a game-changer for journalism, media and communications industries in India, the O.P. Jindal Global University, an Institution of Eminence declared by the government of India, has launched the countrys first one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Data Journalism. The Jindal School of Banking & Finance and the Jindal School of Journalism & Communication have jointly launched two tracks of this Data Journalism programme – a Residential PG Diploma for recent graduates, and an Executive PG Diploma for working professionals to learn industry-relevant programming languages and practitioner-oriented analytical and visualization tools in addition to courses such as journalism ethics and writing; business and financial markets; primer for journalists and media professionals in Statistics-Analytics-Finance-Economics ; and courses on socio-economic and political issues of contemporary relevance in India and the world. "The PG Diploma in Data Journalism offered JGU will create a new generation of journalists who will benefit from an interdisciplinary curriculum that promises to infuse much-needed data skills." Professor Ashish Bharadwaj, Dean of Jindal School of Banking & Finance said that "the vision of India's first PG Diploma in Data Journalism is reflected in its unique curriculum".