Journalism today has the opportunity to make use of sophisticated tools that support practitioners in their work of investigation, verification and information retrieval. This is why we have moved to data journalism or data journalism, in which investigations and reportage increasingly make use of the internet and the availability of open data, more commonly known as open data.
To effectively and quickly tap into this amount of information, to detect and understand trends, is an important goal for a journalist to support the effectiveness and accuracy of his or her work.
Most of these powerful and indispensable tools use the Google platform and related products. This course aims to introduce you to the use of these tools so that you can use them effectively.
This course will help you discover all the secrets of data journalism in order to report in-depth and comprehensive news. You will learn how to search, analyse, interpret and present data in new ways.
Tools used: Google Sheets, Dataset Search Quickstart Guide, Google Data GIF Maker, Tilegrams, Flourish, Google Crisis Map, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Trends, Global Forest Watch
Fundamentals of Digital Journalism
This course provides the skills every journalist needs to carry out their profession in the digital age. You will discover a wide range of practical tools that you can use.
Among the tools used: Google Search, Google Alerts, Google Maps, Google Trends, Google Translate, Google Archives, Google Street View, Youtube
Multimedia Storytelling
Stories are the basis of our cognitive and emotional learning. This course will give you the opportunity to go beyond words and take the reader to the heart of the story through effective dynamic and interactive illustrations.
Verification of authenticity of sources and investigative journalism
This course explains time-saving methods for verifying the authenticity and accuracy of images, videos and stories you find on social media or other online sites. It will also help you make use of Internet sources, public data and news archives.
Advanced data search and monitoring systems
This course will help you exploit advanced search systems to find results relevant to your interests. You will discover relevant trends from online data. You will stay up-to-date by constantly monitoring relevant topics. You will be guided in the analysis and understanding of data.
Machine Learning applied to journalism
This course will introduce you to the potential of Machine Learning and help you understand how to use it responsibly to improve your journalistic skills.
