August 11, 2011
Registration is now closed Rapid changes brought on by the digital age have created new ethical challenges that will be discussed in a Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas webinar on Aug. 16 from 12–2p.m. (CDT). Registration is open. The two-hour webinar "Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age" will be taught in English by Professor Edward Wasserman, Knight […]
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Registration is now closed Sandra Crucianelli believes that journalists who use social media need to do a better job of interacting with their readers instead of acting like company spokespersons. “It’s been proven that people prefer to talk with people not brands,” said the Argentinian reporter and editor who will teach the webinar “The Journalist’s Role […]
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Registrations for Data-driven Reporting closed at 11 a.m. (CDT) on July 26, 2011 The explosion of digital technologies has left journalists with a big challenge--the challenge of having to manage huge volumes of data found online, in documents and databases. Data-driven journalism, or database journalism, is a growing specialization that helps reporters use techniques to filter, […]
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The application period has closed. Alberto Cairo wants to change the way journalists look at infographics. “Part of the problem is that print journalists believe that it is the job of computer graphics designers and artists only, while designers and artists believe that a traditional journalist will never be able to create good graphics,” he says. […]
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Is the business of illegal drugs adequately covered by the media? Is it possible to report on drug trafficking, despite the threat to journalists? These are some of the questions that journalists are tackling in the Knight Center’s online course, “The Coverage of Drug Trafficking.” The course, which ends July 24, is being taught in Spanish by Álvaro […]
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Paola Carvalho decided to take several hours away from her daily work in the newsroom at Diários Associados to participate in the online course “Journalism 2.0," offered by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The result of this “break” to study was a report that won a Sebrae Journalism Prize, one of Brazil's most prestigious awards for […]
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Registration is now closed. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is offering journalists an opportunity to improve their reporting skills with a unique quartet of online seminars called the Knight Center Webinar Series: Digital Toolbox for Journalists. The four webinars to be offered in July will cover the following topics: Writing for the Web (in […]
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The application period has closed. When it comes to using social media, Robert Quigley believes that journalists make a big mistake—they tend to treat it as a one-way street. “Social media, at its heart, is social,” said the journalist, who is the social media editor for the Austin American-Statesman. “When journalists try to treat it like […]
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Corruption, irregularities and complaints were common themes of investigative projects that Latin American reporters tackled during intense online courses and workshops organized by Reporteros de Colombia (Reporters of Colombia) and IPYS (Press and Society Institute) of Peru, using the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas distance learning platform. “The platform is great; it's great!” said El Nuevo Herald reporter Enrique Flor, one […]
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The application period is closed. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is once again offering the Spanish version of the course “Editors in Times of the Internet,” from July 11–Aug. 21, 2011, for editors in Latin America and the Caribbean. The instructor is veteran Colombian journalist María Teresa Ronderos. "The general idea of […]
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