Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Short Courses of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Brazilian Journalists Conclude Online Course On \'Coverage of Human Development\'Brazilian Journalists Conclude Online Course On \'Coverage of Human Development\'

The Brazilian Association for Investigative Journalism (Abraji) began on July 16 its third online course 'Coverage of Human Development' in partnership with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The four-week course ended on Aug. 7, 2007.

The course was conducted entirely online and covered basic topics and measures of human development, including efforts to reduce poverty, improve education, and control the spread of AIDS. The instructor was José Roberto de Toledo, an investigative reporter and Abraji project 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 two 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 Feb 08, 15:28, 2008