Short Courses of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas Journalists from Nine Countries Start Knight Center's Online Spanish Course on Covering Elections The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas has begun its online course in Spanish "Electoral Coverage and Democracy" from Jan. 20 to Feb. 27, 2009, taught by well-known Colombian journalist and instructor María Teresa Ronderos. Seventy-five reporters and editors from nine countries are enrolled. The course will cover the following themes: *Problems with democracies and the role of journalists *How to cover elections for citizens, not politicians *How knowledge about candidates leads to good electoral decisions *How journalists can contribute to the freedom and legitimacy of elections *How to help voters understand candidates' agendas *Proper use of polls The class will feature online videos and texts. Students will participate in online discussions and conduct exercises on line, following their own schedules, and at their own pace. All students who complete the course will receive a certificate of participation from the Knight Center. Students enrolled in the course are from these countries: Argentina Chile Ecuador El Salvador Honduras Mexico Panama Uruguay Venezuela Electoral Coverage and Democracy is one of several Spanish-language courses offered by the Knight Center as part of its distance education program, which also features courses in English and Portuguese. The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas was created by Professor Rosental Calmon Alves 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. In 2007, the center received funding from the Knight Foundation for five more years, to refocus its work as a digital media training center for Latin American and Caribbean journalists and to expand its work as an incubator for new journalistic organizations. Added May 21, 14:16, 2009 Ecuador's media bill reaches lawmakers amid press freedom concerns Nov 23 Producing more multimedia stories for a news site: El Salvador's "ElFaro" (The Lighthouse) Nov 23 News Corp. may dump Google for Microsoft Nov 23 Web seminar Nov. 25 covers new digital tools for journalists 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 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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