KNIGHT CENTER NEWS
The Knight Center features stories about our courses, workshops, conferences, and e-books, as well as updates from the journalism organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean that were created or strengthened with our support. You can follow this content through our blog, newsletter, RSS feed, Facebook, Twitter, or by checking back here often.
More than 100 Mexican journalists participate in online training on safety strategies
In the last few months, more than 100 Mexican reporters and editors used the e-learning platform of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas to learn strategies for facing high-risk situations in their day-to-day coverage, due to the widespread violence in their country. Read more »
Technological challenges for newsrooms debated at 5th Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism
About 40 journalists, media executives, and academic researchers from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal met in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 22, for the fifth annual Ibero-American Colloquium on Digital Journalism, organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas. The Colloquium followed up the 13th International Symposium on Online Journalism. Read more »
Largest-ever Int'l. Symposium on Online Journalism spotlights evolving media industry and innovation in newsrooms
A record -- 296 -- number of journalists, media executives, technology experts, and scholars from 22 countries across the globe registered for the 13th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), held Friday-Saturday, April 20-21, at the University of Texas at Austin. Participants in the unique annual conference, which unites industry perspectives with academic research, spotlighted the ever-evolving media environment, and the need for more innovation in journalism. Read more »
Venezuelan journalists can apply now for online course on electoral coverage
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Carter Center (through the Program to Strengthen Journalism in Venezuela) are offering an online course in Spanish on electoral coverage, to be held May 12-June 9, 2012. The course, taught by the Peruvian journalist Jacqueline Fowks, is especially geared toward Venezuelan journalists who work inside the country, including regional correspondents for national outlets. Applications will be accepted through May 4. Read more »
Investigative journalists from across the globe gather in Colombia
Editors, investigative journalists, media managers, professors and students gathered in Bogotá on March 16 and 17 during the V Meeting on Investigative Journalism. Organized by Consejo de Redacción, or Newsroom Council, (CdR in Spanish) with the help of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and other sponsors, the event brought in 247 people. Read more »
Journalists can apply now for Knight Center online course "Narrative Journalism in the Internet Era"
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas will be offering its new online course, "Narrative Journalism in the Internet Era," from April 16 to May 20, 2012. Organized by journalist Paul Alonso, the five-week Spanish-language course includes weekly instruction led by renowned writers such as Maria Teresa Ronderos, Daniel Santoro, Julio Villanueva, Esther Vargas, and Gabriela Wiener. The application deadline is April 6, 2012. Read more »
Registration is now open for the 2012 International Symposium on Online Journalism
The 13th International Symposium on Online Journalism (ISOJ), the annual global conference that brings more than 200 media executives, journalists and scholars from the United States and around the world to the University of Texas at Austin on April 20-21, is now open for registration. Read more »
Course teaches journalists in a virtual world how to cover disasters and crises in the real world
The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas is collaborating with the Virtual Journalism Learning Center (VJLC) to offer a free course in Spanish on “How to Cover Natural Disasters and Crises,” on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 9:30 a.m. (PST) – 12:00 p.m (PST). The training session is conducted entirely in VJLC’s virtual facility in Second Life. The training focuses on helping journalists learn the basic strategies and decision-making skills needed to cover a natural disaster or crisis situation (flood, earthquake, health pandemic, etc.). Specific newsgathering, reporting and storytelling techniques will be covered. Argentinean journalist Sandra Crucianelli will be teaching the three-hour course. Read more »
Strategies for journalists covering areas of risk in Mexico – Apply now for new course online
Many journalists across Mexico face a variety of daily threats and dangers. How can they do their job as effectively and safely as possible in the challenging and hostile environment created by the drug wars? To respond to these difficult situations, the recently created North American chapter of the International News Safety Institute (INSI) is offering its first online course for Mexican journalists, in collaboration with the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the Mexico City based network of reporters and editors, Periodistas de a Pié. Read more »
Spark Camp draws digital problem solvers to UT Austin's School of Journalism
Amy Webb didn’t have to look far for an example of how Spark Camp, an "un-conference" she helps organize that pulls disparate people together for an informal exchange of ideas and problem solving. Co-hosted by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, Spark Camp attracted an impressive variety of talented people to spend three days in January — in Austin — to ruminate on the crossroads of data and online journalism. Read more »
