Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Courses

Learn to develop investigative stories by tracing people, data, and documents, verifying evidence, and presenting accurate, ethical reporting.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Trust and verification in an age of misinformation

2 ratings

This is a free course open to anyone located anywhere around the world who wants to learn about the dynamics of trust and transparency in digital journalism and how to verify digital content and debunk online misinformation.

• Independent
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

Intro to Mapping and GIS for Journalists

2 ratings

Learn to use QGIS and geographic data to create maps and tell stronger stories as a journalist.

• Independent
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

Data Visualization for Storytelling and Discovery

2 ratings

Learn to explore data, communicate findings, and create ethical static and interactive visualizations using charts, maps, and narrative design.

• Independent
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

Mobile Journalism: How to use your phone to produce great videos and build a social audience

1 rating

Learn mobile journalism by discovering stories, producing and editing videos with a phone, and building audience engagement on social platforms.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Data Journalism and Visualization with Free Tools

1 rating

Learn to find, prepare, analyze, visualize, and turn data into journalistic stories using free tools.

• Independent
• 6 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

Equity & ethics in data journalism: Hands-on approaches to getting your data right

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Learn to identify inequity and hidden bias across seven stages of the data journalism lifecycle and communicate data stories fairly and ethically.

• Independent
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Learn the mobile journalism workflow, from smartphone reporting and multimedia production to designing and planning mobile news products.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

How to report safely: Strategies for women journalists and their allies

Learn to build risk assessments, communication plans, and personal safety strategies for women journalists facing field hazards, harassment, and gender-based violence.

• Independent
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Certificate

No rastro digital do dinheiro público: como fiscalizar gastos da União, Estados e Municípios

Curso prático para investigar, com fontes oficiais online, a qualidade e a legalidade dos gastos públicos e identificar suspeitas de mau uso em diferentes níveis de governo.

• Independent
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Periodismo sin etiquetas: tratamiento informativo sobre desplazamiento forzado en América Latina y el Caribe

Herramientas y contenidos basados en evidencia para practicar un periodismo sensible a la diversidad al informar sobre desplazamiento forzado y migración en América Latina y el Caribe.

• Independent
• 4 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Python for Data Journalists: Analyzing Money in Politics

Learn to use Python, pandas, and Jupyter Notebook to analyze and publish reproducible investigations of campaign-finance data.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Introducción al Periodismo Inmersivo: Realidad Virtual & Video 360

Explora cómo crear periodismo inmersivo con realidad virtual y video 360, desde formatos, cámaras y software hasta los retos éticos del medio.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Crafting Data Stories

Learn to transform sourced, analyzed data into compelling narratives while communicating uncertainty through data storytelling.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Videojornalismo: narrativas visuais para plataformas digitais

Aprenda a criar narrativas jornalísticas em vídeo para plataformas digitais, combinando roteiro, entrevistas, montagem, fotografia, trilha sonora e smartphones.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course