A group of journalism educators from around the world, all passionate about data journalism, gathered in a sunny classroom of Paris’ Dauphine University, keen to find a way forward. Less than half an hour in there was a clear divide, almost becoming tense, between two schools of thought. The first was the argument that we need to start teaching students about coding, and that the failure to do so is irresponsible. The dismayed other side lamented that their students lacked ability, confiden...
