Online Free Course for Verification of Digital Content to Combat Rumors on the Internet

This free online course gives participants the basic professional techniques that help them to confirm the news and to be able to play the role of reliable sources in their communities. By the end of this course, participants will be able to: recognize the date of verification of news and research methods for digital content; learn how to check the photos and videos; validate geographic locations; work to validate a number of news reports. Prizes will be awarded for the best reports
Training Type: Instructor-Led Online
Target Audience: Citizen journalists, professional journalists, media students and users of checkdesk.org

Online Free Course in Telling Great Stories for Journalists worldwide

After completing this free online training webinar, you will learn useful techniques to tell great stories. You will learn how to: 1) Gather the telling details while chasing the story; 2) Deepen your story with universal characters from folklore and myths; and 3) Use techniques from screenwriting and potboilers to strengthen your writing.

Training Type: Instructor-Led Online

Target Audience: Journalists worldwide

Online Free Course in Economics 101 for Journalists

This free online training webinar June 26-28 will demystify economics for business journalists. In just one hour on each of three days with her, you will get a grounding in how the overall economy works, plus specific insights into the employment and housing markets. And beyond the basics, you’ll see how to apply what you’ve learned to finding fresh story ideas on the economy in your local area.

Training Type: Instructor-Led Online

Target Audience: Journalists worldwide

Online Free Course in How Reuters Journalists Use Social Media to Uncover Today’s Stories

This free online training webinar by Reuters journalists aims to discuss how they use social media to identify story ideas, do research and monitor the marketplace. After the training you will be able to: 1) Learn how best to engage journalists using emerging technology; and 2) Understand the components of a great pitch; and 3) Get your questions answered by the panelists during an interactive Q&A session following the discussion. 

Training Type: Self-Paced 

Target Audience: Journalists worldwide

Online Free Course in Use of Digital Tools in Public Service Reporting

This online free course will get the Participants learn how to identify and adapt emerging technologies; Twitter basics; Understanding and using social media; Reporting through crowdsourcing; Understanding and using mobile, SMS and location-aware services; Visual storytelling techniques; Mapping and mashups for beginners; Writing for the real-time Web; Online video production. The best 28 participants in the online course will then be invited to Cairo for a digital media “boot camp,” where they will have access to experts in technology, multimedia and online marketing who will help them create multimedia projects in public service journalism to illustrate the issues that affect ordinary people in their everyday lives

Training Type: Instructor-Led Online

Target Audience: Open to all journalists, citizen journalists and civil society actors from Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, West Bank/Gaza, and Yemen