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Teaching Online Journalism

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Apply for Spanish-language course in online journalism

A new online course, in Spanish, will focus on online journalism skills for current journalists. The class will take place entirely online and will cover these five areas:

  • Introduction to Journalism 2.0. Understand the opportunities and challenges of practicing journalism in the digital age.
  • Web 2.0 and an Eye on the Future. Learn how Web 2.0 sites expand the realm and responsibilities of today’s journalists.
  • Blogs, Breaking News, and Headlines (Writing for the Web). Explore and critique the world of blogs, and learn to write strong web headlines.
  • Multimedia Basics. Explore basic practices in photography and video production, and experiment with the technology.
  • Multimedia Planning. Learn what makes a good multimedia story and how to produce these pieces.

Apply online until July 6, 2008, at 5 p.m. CDT (-5:00 GMT) here.

More information: Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas.

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