Short Courses of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Brazilian Journalists Conclude Online Course in Human Development The Brazilian Association for Investigative Journalism (Abraji) has concluded the first in a series of online courses about human development, from March 26–April 22, 2007, with assistance from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The four-week course, conducted entirely online, covered basic themes and measures of human development, including efforts to reduce poverty, increase primary education, and halt the spread of AIDS/HIV. The instructor was José Roberto de Toledo, Abraji’s project and course coordinator. Abraji developed the course in partnership with the Ayrton Senna Institute, a non-profit organization that works to combat social inequality, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). More information about the courses can be found at the Journalism for Human Development site or from Abraji. The course will be offered four more times throughout 2007, on site and online. The course marks the most recent collaboration between the Knight Center for Journalism and Abraji, an organization formed in December 2002, with the Knight Center’s assistance. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas was created at the University of Texas at Austin School of Journalism in August 2002 thanks to a generous donation from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Added May 17, 17:42, 2007 Media groups in Ecuador criticize communications bill Nov 23 Producing more multimedia stories for a news site: El Salvador's "ElFaro" (The Lighthouse) Nov 23 News Corp. may dump Google for Microsoft Nov 23 Web seminar Nov. 25 covers new digital tools for journalists Nov 23 Mexican police reporter vanishes after reporting arrest of crime boss Nov 20 Ahead of protests, Nicaragua's opposition media report new threats and harassment Nov 20 Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez grabs Washington's attention Nov 20 Guatemala's president creates radio program to correct "wrong information" Nov 20 Argentina eliminates jail time for defamation Nov 20 CPJ honors five top journalists and seeks new support for expanded work Nov 20 IAPA lauds Argentine court ruling that returns journalist's killer to prison Nov 19 Opposition TV president says Chávez wants him in jail Nov 19 Visit our blog for latest news on journalism in the Americas Take a Tour! Look inside an online course and learn about how you can enroll in our distance learning program. Read More Search Knight Center News You can search our entire database by entering a keyword. Subscribe to Newsletter Receive our weekly newsletter about journalism in the Americas. Choose your language: English   Español   Português    Please enter your e-mail address. Read more about the Knight Center Newsletter.

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