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Journalism Courses

Gestão de produtos jornalísticos

Self-directed online course in product management now available to take in Portuguese

A free, self-directed online course for journalists to adopt product thinking in their newsrooms is now available to take at any time and at your own pace. “News product management: How to adopt ‘product thinking’ in your newsroom” is taught in Portuguese by Paty Gomes.

Explain This! Explanatory Journalism MOOC

Explain this! Learn explanatory journalism in a self-directed course based on our successful global MOOC

What is explanatory journalism and how can it improve your journalism? Learn the answers thanks to a free, self-directed online course from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. This new program is based on the successful massive open online course (MOOC) offered earlier this year that reached more than 3,000 people from 153 countries.

Learn how to elevate your reporting with solutions journalism; Sign up for new free online course

In the course, instructor Hugo Balta will dispel common misconceptions about solutions journalism and will give students insights into how solutions journalism can apply to a variety of beats in a variety of mediums, including print, online, and broadcast. He’ll also talk about the impact of solutions journalism, drawing upon related research.

Data journalism 2.0: Online course in Spanish will teach how to create and manage data journalism teams

Data journalism has been a top priority for many newsrooms around the world over the past decade. Lately, however, editors have incorporated data not only into special projects, but also into daily coverage and breaking news. Our “Data Journalism 2.0: How to create and manage a dynamic and productive data journalism team” course in Spanish will run from April 17 to May 14, 2023.

Gestión de productos periodísticos: Cómo adoptar el ‘product thinking’ en tu redacción

Learn to adopt product thinking in your newsroom; Register for free online course in Portuguese today

“News product management: How to adopt ‘product thinking’ in your newsroom” is a massive open online course (MOOC) in Portuguese that runs from Feb. 13 to March 12, 2023. At the end of the course, students will understand which skill sets they need in order to work with product in a newsroom, and they will be able to start adopting a product approach.

Explanatory journalism MOOC

Explanatory journalism MOOC will teach how to craft journalism that informs and engages audiences

A new massive open online course (MOOC) on explanatory journalism will teach how to make the torrent of news more manageable and understandable for your audience. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, with support from the Knight Foundation, is organizing a four-week massive open online course (MOOC) on explanatory journalism. The course will run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 12, 2023.

Self-directed course: Information and elections in the digital era

‘Information and Elections in the Digital Era’: Knight Center and UNESCO launch self-directed online course in four languages

A multilingual course in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish that looks at the impact of the digital era on global elections is now available to take at any time, from anywhere around the world. As a MOOC, the training took place from Sept. 19 to Oct. 23, 2022, and reached 5,330 students from 162 countries and territories. All the modules are now available to take as self-directed courses at your own pace and on your own schedule.

How to cover the climate crisis - and fight disinformation

MOOCs on covering the climate crisis attract more than 3,800 and can now be taken at anytime, from anywhere

A recent multilingual course on covering the climate crisis is now available as a self-directed course after reaching 3,810 students from 151 countries. Check out our self-directed course in English, Spanish or Portuguese, today!

Introduction to Photogrammetry

Learn how to use photogrammetry in journalism with new self-directed course

Nearly 1,000 journalists took our course with instructor Ben Kreimer to learn how photogrammetry enhances reporting by immersing readers and viewers in the story. Now, that massive open online course (MOOC), “Introduction to photogrammetry in journalism: Capturing your world in 3D,” is available as a self-directed course and can be taken at any time, from anywhere in the world, for free.

Knight course banner for mental health course in Spanish

Mental health and well-being for journalists: Sign up now for free online course in Spanish and Portuguese

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, with support from Google News Initiative and in collaboration from The Self-Investigation, is offering a free online course to teach journalists how to mind their mental health and emotional well-being, as well as how to promote healthy habits in newsrooms and the industry. “Journalists and mental health: How to take care of ourselves and promote a healthy profession” runs from Oct. 24 to Nov. 20, 2022.

Digital storytelling for the next generation of Latinx journalists

Special online course on digital storytelling for Latinx journalists attracts students from across the U.S. and is now available as a self-directed course

More than 250 Latinx college and university students from the United States registered for a free online course from the Knight Center to help them grow as digital storytellers. This free online course was offered in collaboration with Microsoft, and ran from June 20 to July 17, 2022. It was taught by Amara Aguilar. It is now available as a self-directed course.

Segunda Conference Latinoamericana sobre Diversidad en el Periodismo

Knight Center announces second Latin American Conference on Diversity in Journalism as a virtual event on September 9 - 10

In continuation of its initiatives to help journalists interested in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in newsrooms and journalism in Latin America, the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas will host the Second Latin American Conference on Diversity in Journalism. The DEI program is sponsored by Google News Initiative. Registration for the conference, which will be held virtually and in Spanish, is free.