November 28, 2012
Data-driven journalism – or the set of skills to filter information, analyze it and create databases – has become an indispensable tool for journalists trying to help audiences make sense of ever-growing sources of information. For a second time, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is offering the two-hour webinar “Data-driven Reporting,” with Aron […]
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November 21, 2012
This course took place from January to February 2013. It is now closed. After the successful launch and high popularity of its first massive open online course (MOOC), the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas will offer in January 2013 the same course: “Introduction to Infographics and Data Visualization,” with Alberto Cairo. In just […]
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Despite the major upheavals and the challenges news organizations face in today’s market globally, the area of investigative reporting remains alive and strong. Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean can learn about investigative journalism and its role in today’s digital landscape during the two-hour webinar entitled, “The Elements of Investigative Journalism: Principles and Practicalities,” […]
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October 29, 2012
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas’ first MOOC (massive open online course) started on Sunday, Oct. 28, reaching more than 2,000 people from 109 countries. The demand for the course was so high that registration for the massive class had to be limited due to concerns about server capacity. More than 1,000 people are already […]
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The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas will be offering a four-week online course on “Interactive Journalism: Animation and Visualization of Data,” in English from November 12 to December 9, 2012. The instructor will be Mariana Santos, motion and interaction designer at The Guardian. Applications are now closed. This course is intended for designers, […]
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For the second time, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas will be offering a four-week online course on “The Production of Interactive Maps." The instructor, Carlos Martínez de la Serna will be teaching the course in Spanish from November 5, 2012 through December 3, 2012. The course was first offered in August of […]
+ MoreOctober 11, 2012
The mobile device is quickly becoming another important tool in the reporter’s toolbox today. Mobile devices today allow you to grab video, take a photo, gather audio, and post text updates all at the same time to a website or social media platform while out in the field. Do you know how to use your […]
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Before the elections on Sunday, Oct. 7, granted Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez six more years in office, dozens of journalists participated in an online course and in-person workshop on election coverage offered by the Carter Center's Program to Strengthen Journalism in Venezuela and the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The Spanish-language online course, offered by the Carter Center, […]
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October 7, 2012
Where is journalism heading? What is the role of entrepreneurship in today’s complicated media landscape? Journalists from Latin America and the Caribbean can learn about these and other topics during the two-hour webinar, “Journalism's Future: Conversation, Data, Entrepreneurship,” that will be offered in English on Tuesday, Oct. 16, by the Knight Center for Journalism in […]
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October 5, 2012
UPDATE: The Knight Center’s first massive open online course reached our system limit, so registrations have been suspended. We are preparing a second edition of the same course that will start on January 12, 2013 and registration will open soon. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is launching its first “massive open online […]
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