Every journalist can and should be a data journalist because data is almost always the underlying asset in any fact-based piece, says Nicolas Kayser-Bril, a data journalism expert, for Media.ba.

He defines himself as an information architect. He teaches journalists the skills of data driven journalism. We asked Mirko Lorenz about the future of data journalism, its introduction into newsrooms and learning the skills.

“The Web is a visual medium and the journalists who can demonstrate a command of the visual, text and data story forms will emerge as the leaders of the next generation of top editors”, says Robb Montgomery, an international consultant devoted to digital journalism strategies and data journalism.

Paul Bradshaw lectures at two British universities and he is the author of the popular Online Journalism Blog and books targeting journalists, including one on data scraping. He talks about data driven journalism for Media.ba.