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Joshua Olufemi

Joshua Olufemi is a media development practitioner, entrepreneur and the Founder of Dataphyte, a media and data analytics company. Since its establishment, Dataphyte has pioneered several data access, data journalism and AI-powered products, including Nubia AI, Goloka, and Anfani. Prior to the launch of Dataphyte, Joshua was the pioneer Program Director at the Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism (now CJID).

At PTCIJ, Joshua launched several social accountability and media development platforms such as Dubawa (fact-checking), UDEME (budget accountability), CampusReporterNG, Press Attack Tracker, Spoor, and PriceBoard. He has done great data-driven investigations and reporting of corruption, failure of regulatory agencies, and human rights abuses, and is dedicated to achieving a better society where justice and fairness prevails. Joshua was the only data journalist among the Premium Times’ Team that published the multiple award-winning Panama Papers and Paradise Papers.

He holds a Bachelor in Economics and Education and a Masters in Measurement and Evaluation. Joshua is an alumnus of the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School. He is a Reagan-Fascell Democracy Fellow.

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From the potential to erode trust through deep fakes and AI-powered misinformation, to dangers around undermining job security and creative innovation, there are genuine threats and challenges that this technology poses to both journalism and wider society.
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