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 for Arab Digital Journalists

UNESCO and SMEX are developing an Arabic-language online course and open curriculum for independent media. The eight-week course will cover a range of topics, including a review of some basics with a digital spin, and new paths in journalism, such as data visualization and mobile reporting. Course content will draw from existing resources, reports, and guides; and will encourage learners to experiment with novel modes of journalism while developing a new portfolio of work

Participants will also engage with each other through discussion forums and “editorial meetings,” where they can exchange on issues related to ethics and media law, for example, as well as seek guidance during the course. Pop-up hangouts will feature guest speakers, allowing learners to talk to practitioners about the opportunities and challenges they face in the field. In addition, participants will complete a companion course in digital security for digital journalists, which will focus on their safety and the safety of their sources, and will be administered in parallel to the thematic module delivered every week. Participants who successfully complete the course will qualify for coaching as they pursue a capstone project. Exceptional participation and production during the course will be rewarded with an invitation to an on-site workshop with top-level digital journalists in Beirut 

Online Free Course on Savvy Strategist

This free online course about Savvy Strategist will teach you how to develop a savvy social media advocacy strategy that will help your team achieve its campaign goals. By the end of this skill set you will be able to develop a measurable digital strategy that supports advocacy efforts for a cause, organization, or campaign in your community

By the end of this training you will Earn the Savvy Strategist Badge after Master the Following Skills to 1) Defining Digital Advocacy; 2) Writing SMART Digital Goals; 3) Identifying Stakeholders & Creating Audience Profiles; 4) Messaging Strategy: Developing Messages; 5) Messaging Strategy: Delivering Messages; 6) Choosing & Implementing Tactics; 7) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

Training Type: Instructor-Led Online
Target Audience: Open to all

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 free online course will get the 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

Online Free Course in Citizen Journalism and Empowerment for Women Leaders

This online free training provides critical training in new media, citizen journalism and empowerment to this new generation of grassroots women leaders driving the revolution for change. Over five-months, thirty women are given the skills and knowledge they need to actualize and vocalize their visions for themselves, their communities and the world.
Training Type: Instructor-Led Online
Target Audience: Women from around the world

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

Online Free Course in Building News Websites for Egyptian Citizen Journalists

This online free course will get the participants learn how to use free tools available for journalists to build news websites from scratch; how to manage the editorial agenda of a news website; adding multimedia content; building and promoting a news website domain; knowing the audience and much more. Successful graduates will receive a graduation certificates, issued by the International Center for Journalists. The best participants will receive seed funding to further develop their news websites.

Training Type: Instructor-Led Online

Target Audience: Open to all Egyptian citizen journalists