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The study was based on Data Journalism Stories In The Cyberspace: Study Of Media Houses In Lagos State. The aim of the study was to investigate data journalism stories in the cyberspace through media houses in Lagos State, how they get data stories,analyse it, and interpret it.In line with the objectives of this research, the instrument of data collection used was the structured questionnaire, distributed to a sample size of 124 media Houses in Lagos State. The data gathered was thereafter analysed, presented and interpreted using the<br/>descriptive data analysis technique; by presenting the data in tables. The result from the data<br/>analyst showed that if journalist give positive attitude towards data journalism, the media organization are in position to use data journalism to report their findings before disseminating information. This project therefore recommends that resources and data<br/>analysis tools should be made available for employees, as well as time should be created to ensure that they have time to practice. Adequate monitoring of progress can ascertain even development of data skills among all the employees. Keywords: data journalism, cyberspace, journalism. |
