The importance of data journalism and how its application in Indonesia's media
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07/05/2025 18:19 Data Journalism is a journalism field that utilizes large data sets in its journalistic products. The advancement of technology benefits its development. Several countries in Europe and the United States were among the first to develop data journalism, followed by Asia.
Indonesia has seen rapid development in Data Journalism despite some challenges.
Utami Diah Kusumawati is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the School of Media and Communication at the RMIT's College of Design and Social Context in Melbourne, specialising in Data Journalism research. Credit: Supplied/Utami Diah Kusumawati Lecturer and practitioner of Data Journalism Utami Diah Kusumawati is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the School of Media and Communication at the College of Design and Social Context, RMIT Melbourne, specialising in Data Journalism research. "We are exposed to data from various sources on a daily basis. But the question is whether the data we see is reliable or not," said Utami when asked about the importance of Data Journalism.
'The public sometimes has no idea how the data was obtained, what method of collection was used, whose version was presented, and so on,' she said. 'For example, only the good figures are selected, but when everything is combined and calculated properly, the results are not necessarily good.'
The comprehensive and unwavering support from journalistic organisations such as the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) Indonesia, Journocoders Indonesia, and the Indonesian Data Journalism Network (IDJN) has allowed Data Journalism to grow in Indonesia. How is the development of Data Journalism in Indonesia and what are the challenges? Listen to the full podcast. Listen to every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday at 3 pm. Follow us on and and listen to our .
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