A pioneer in data journalism in the Middle East, Amr Eleraqi leads a program to expand data-generated storytelling in the region. As an ICFJ Knight Fellow, he will work with the Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ), developing a data journalism training program and guiding journalists across the MENA region in the production of evidence-based investigative storytelling.
An Egyptian journalist and trainer, Eleraqi was the driving force behind the launch of Arab Data Journalists’ Network, an online resource in Arabic, English and French that features training materials, tools and techniques for data-generated storytelling.
In 2012, he founded InfoTimes, a website specializing in data journalism. Eleraqi serves as executive editor of InfoTimes, which has won multiple awards including the 2018 GEN award for best small newsroom.
He is the author of two books on data journalisms, including “Data Journalism Fundamentals,” which was published in 2016 and is the first book on the topic in Arabic. Eleraqi is also a journalism instructor at the American University in Cairo.