Short Courses of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Knight Center Completes Online Course in Spanish: Mathematics for Journalists The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has concluded its online course in Spanish, Mathematics for Journalists, from Feb. 11 through March 23, 2008. The six-week course, was taught by instructor Sandra Crucianelli of Argentina. The course covered six main themes: •Basic math operations and their journalistic applications •Obtaining and using data for journalistic purposes •Measures of central tendency •Measures of proportion •Interpolation of external data •Infographics: interpretations and applications Students performed several weekly assignments on line. They include viewing at least three video lectures (totaling 15 minutes) and two PowerPoint presentations, reading lecture materials, and participating in discussion forums with the instructor and classmates. They also took a weekly multiple-choice exam. All participants who complete the course will receive a certificate from the Knight Center. Crucianelli has received national and international recognition for her reporting and teaching and is a specialist in precision journalism. She has offered her popular online courses since 2004 as part of the Knight Center's distance education program. She was assisted in the course by Paul Alonso and Rachel Barrera, staff members of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. 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. Its main objective is to help journalists in Latin America and the Caribbean to develop their own self-sustaining training programs to elevate the professional and ethical levels of journalism in the Americas. Added Jun 09, 16:44, 2008 Producing more multimedia stories for a news site: El Salvador's "ElFaro" (The Lighthouse) 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 Former Bush spokeswoman picked to oversee U.S. foreign broadcasts Nov 19 Bolivian broadcast of alleged rape causes uproar Nov 18 Ecuador’s main dailies make collective call for press freedom Nov 18 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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