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  • Anatomy of a Multimedia News Organization

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn how an online-only news organization functions as a business by exploring its structure, departments and business model.

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  • Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2012)

    Online Group Seminar

    Build the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.

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  • Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2013)

    Online Group Seminar
    Apply by
    May 30 for this Online Group Seminar

    Build the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.

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  • Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

    Self-Directed Course

    Write, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.

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  • Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

    Self-Directed Course

    Get to know your local online audience and see what the power of local content can mean for you.

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  • Building Effective News & Information Websites

    Online Group Seminar

    This hands-on, project-based course will help you develop web publishing skills from the ground up – no prior programming experience necessary.

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  • Building Effective News & Information Websites: HTML & CSS (March 2013)

    Online Group Seminar

    This hands-on, project-based course will help you develop web publishing skills from the ground up – no prior programming experience necessary.

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  • Building Effective News & Information Websites: jQuery & WordPress (July 2013)

    Online Group Seminar
    Apply by
    July 1 for this Online Group Seminar

    This hands-on, project-based course will help you create interactive, dynamic websites with cutting-edge tools and techniques.

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  • Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More

    Self-Directed Course

    Finding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.

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  • Covering Climate Change

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn the science and policies behind climate change and pick up the reporting and writing skills needed to tell stronger stories about global climate change.

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  • Freedom of Information

    Self-Directed Course

    Use FOI laws to strengthen your reporting with public documents.

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  • Help! for Writers

    Self-Directed Course

    Unlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.

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  • Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use (Alcatel-Lucent Edition)

    Self-Directed Course

    This primer on the basics of writing and composition is for participants enrolled in the Alcatel-Lucent Effective Writing Certificate Program.

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  • Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use (Ohio University Edition)

    Self-Directed Course

    This primer on the basics of writing and composition is for students enrolled in J202 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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  • Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use (University of Wisconsin Edition)

    Self-Directed Course

    This primer on the basics of writing and composition is for students enrolled in J202 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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  • Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use (University of Wisconsin Spring 2013 Edition)

    Self-Directed Course

    This primer on the basics of writing and composition is for students enrolled in J202 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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  • Lousy Listeners: How to Avoid Being One

    Self-Directed Course

    Better listeners are better leaders. Learn how to break bad listening habits and improve your listening skills.

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  • Math for Journalists: Help With Numbers

    Self-Directed Course

    Conquer your fear of numbers and handle arithmetic accurately with the math tools essential for all journalists.

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  • Multimedia Reporting: Covering Breaking News

    Self-Directed Course

    Explore the groundbreaking work of six sites, and prepare yourself and your newsroom for deadline coverage.

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  • News Sense: The Building Blocks of News

    Self-Directed Course

    What makes an idea or event a news story? Explore the who, what, when, where, why and how of news.

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  • On the Beat: Writing Obituaries

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn to write engaging, informative and accurate obituaries...and love it!

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  • Online Media Law: The Basics for Bloggers and Other Publishers

    Self-Directed Course

    Guidelines on copyright, defamation and privacy for anyone who publishes content online.

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  • Online Project Development: Part 2

    Self-Directed Course

    Three models of excellence show you how to plan, report, produce, market and assess Web projects.

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  • Online Project Development: Part 1

    Self-Directed Course

    Examine the five steps for creating successful Web projects and how they were used in award-winning work.

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  • Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches

    Self-Directed Course

    Religion intersects nearly every story you cover. Learn how to tell those stories with greater context, skill and thoughfulness.

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  • Reporting Across Platforms

    Self-Directed Course

    Explore the different approaches you need to report for online, print and broadcast stories.

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  • Reporting on Sexual Violence

    Self-Directed Course

    Explore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.

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  • Targeting New Audiences: Finding Your Niche

    Self-Directed Course

    Starting a new print publication or Web site? Explore ways to get to know your audience and get your ideas off the ground.

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  • Telling Stories with Sound

    Self-Directed Course

    Explore how to create effective narratives by gathering, processing and mixing audio.

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  • Video Storytelling for the Web

    Self-Directed Course

    The basics you need to plan, shoot and edit video stories for the Web. This is a good introduction to video concepts.

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  • Writing Better Headlines & SEO Essentials (May 2013)

    Online Group Seminar

    In this intensive two-week course, you'll learn practical ways to write better headlines on the Web.

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  • Writing Better Headlines & SEO Essentials (September 2013)

    Online Group Seminar
    Apply by
    August 24 for this Online Group Seminar

    In this intensive two-week course, you'll learn practical ways to write better headlines on the Web.

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  • Writing for the Ear

    Self-Directed Course

    Whether you're new to audio storytelling or want to improve your radio broadcasts, podcasts, slide shows or videos, you'll learn how to tell compelling stories.

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  • Writing Online Headlines: SEO and Beyond

    Self-Directed Course

    Write headlines that work everywhere online, from search results to article pages to RSS feeds to mobile apps.

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  • Чувство новости: конструируем историю

    Self-Directed Course

    Что делает из события или идеи новость? Изучите где, когда, кем, как, почему и зачем рождается новостная история.

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  • دوره آموزشی درک خبر: آشنایی با اجزای سازنده خبر

    Self-Directed Course

    چه چیزی یک خبر یا ایده را ارزش خبری می بخشد؟ عناصر اصلی خبر را بررسی کنید.

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  • دوره تهیه گزارش ویدئویی اینترنتی

    Self-Directed Course

    مبانی لازم برای برنامه ریزی، فیلمبرداری و تدوین گزارشهای ویدئویی اینترنتی را خواهید آموخت. این یک معرفی مفید برای مفاهیم ویدئو است.

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