Media monitoring & discourse analysis
Understand how coverage, narratives and framing change across sources and over time.
Discuss a monitoring projectInfoTimes / Toronto / Since 2014
Where Data
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Data journalism and journalist training since 2014. We help organisations monitor media and analyse discourse, localize and govern newsroom AI, build tools grounded in their data, and automate repeated tasks across existing workflows.
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About Our Institution
Who We Are
InfoTimes is a Toronto-based Arabic data journalism institution, founded by Amr Eleraqi in 2014 and a GEN Award recipient in 2018. We connect reporting and training with media monitoring, discourse analysis, newsroom AI localization and governance, and custom tools for organisations’ own data.
Meet the institution and founderOur Vision
Every Arabic-speaking journalist should have the skills and tools to ask questions of data.
Our Mission
We bring what we learn in newsrooms into teaching, and the tools we build back into editorial work.
What We Offer
What we do
Three connected areas of work: investigating with data, sharing skills and building newsroom tools.
Journalism
Investigations and interactive stories that start with a question and work towards evidence readers can verify.
Training
Practical courses in Python, R and data visualisation, taught in Arabic with examples from real reporting.
AI tools
Tools for monitoring news and analysing Arabic text, including the NewsScope news intelligence platform.
Services for organisations & newsrooms
Monitor discourse. Adapt AI. Build tools. Connect workflows.
Alongside data journalism and training, we offer four areas of collaboration. We agree on the question, deliverables and scope with you before work begins.
Newsroom AI localization & governance
Adapt AI to Arabic and editorial workflows, with usage policies, human oversight and evaluation.
Discuss your newsroom’s needsCustom tools & apps connected to your data
Turn your organisation’s data into working tools, including chatbots grounded in your own documents and sources.
Discuss a custom toolWorkflow automation & integrations
Connect your team’s existing tools to automate repeated tasks, from collecting and organising data to updating reports and alerts, with human review scoped to the project.
Discuss your workflowOur Platforms
Our Educational and Media Platforms
Three platforms for learning, reading investigations and monitoring media coverage.
The work in numbers
2014Year founded
120+Tools in the Newsroom Arsenal
50+Countries covered by NewsScope
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Our Partners
Our Partners
We collaborate with leading organizations committed to fact-checking, digital literacy, and responsible media.
Anmat Initiative
Independent initiative applying machine learning to uncover bias in media coverage
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Awan
Digital media and communications company supporting media organizations in building their online presence
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Aaber Platform
An independent Iraqi journalism platform covering human rights, documenting violations and fact-checking
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Open-access educational and media platforms powered by data science and AI — from data analytics references to intelligent journalism and AI tools
Excel Cheat Sheet
31 Commands
Stats Cheat Sheet
26 Terms
Python Cheat Sheet
Data Analysis
Newsroom Arsenal
120+ Tools
Tableau Cheat Sheet
Visualization
Power BI Cheat Sheet
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We work with newsrooms, organisations and universities on training, media monitoring, data tools and workflow automation. Write to us; we aim to reply within two working days.