Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

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Brazilian Journalists Conclude Online Course in Human DevelopmentBrazilian 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