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Digital investigations: New online course teaches journalists how to follow the digital trail of people and entities

The MOOC will be held from Oct. 5 to Nov. 1, 2020 to help journalists obtain the tools necessary to investigate and monitor people and entities behind social media accounts.

‘Equity & ethics in data journalism’ MOOC is now available as a self-directed course

The four-week course addressed tools and techniques to help journalists tell data stories fairly and ethically, offering a hands-on guide through the process of learning to identify inequity and hidden bias.

Chilean journalist could get jail time if convicted of defamation; experts warn about effects on press freedom

The case of Chilean journalist Javier Ignacio Rebolledo Escobar, who faces a possible prison sentence for injuria (defamation), may have negative effects on press freedom in the South American country. The complaint, in which Rebolledo Escobar is accused of defamation and for which he could serve a sentence of up to three years imprisonment, concerns […]

WHO’s director highlights Knight Center’s online course 'Journalism in a Pandemic' during media briefing

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the daily briefing of the director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has been the main source of information for media outlets around the world that have been covering the spread of COVID-19. In his opening remarks of the briefing on Monday, August 24, WHO’s director general […]

ISOJ to be held online-only for first time in its 21-year history; Free registration open

The International Symposium on Online Journalism will be online-only for the first time in its 21-year history. Registration is now open.

How to monitor public spending in Brazil: Register for new Knight Center course

In four weeks, participants of this free course will learn how public budgeting works and how to identify potential cases of taxpayer money misuse.