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  • Anatomy of a Newspaper: Understanding the Business

    Self-Directed Course
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    Learn how a newspaper functions as a business by exploring the structure of its departments -- from newsroom to advertising to circulation.

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  • Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

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

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  • Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More

    Self-Directed Course
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    Finding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.

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  • Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

    Self-Directed Course
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    Working with teen journalists can be a challenge. Find the assistance and resources you need in this course.

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  • Covering Climate Change

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Free

    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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  • Dealing With Difficult Conversations

    Self-Directed Course
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    From preparation to follow up, explore how you can conduct tough conversations with confidence.

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  • Freedom of Information

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This course is free to registered users of News University.

    Use FOI laws to strengthen your reporting with public documents.

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  • Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Ethics is not separate from the daily work of journalists. Learn the process before you're faced with a tough call on deadline.

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

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: $12.95

    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
    Price: $12.95

    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
    Price: $12.95

    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
    Price: $12.95

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

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  • News Sense: The Building Blocks of News

    Self-Directed Course
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    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
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    Learn to write engaging, informative and accurate obituaries...and love it!

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  • Online Project Development: Part 1

    Self-Directed Course
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    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
    Price: Thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation, this course is available free of charge to registered users at NewsU.

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

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  • Reporting on Sexual Violence

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to a grant by National Sexual Violence Resource Center

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

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  • Social Media: Strategies and Tools for News

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: $14.95

    Explore the strategy and tools to effectively integrate social media into all aspects of your journalism--including newsgathering, verification, audience engagement and distribution.

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  • Targeting New Audiences: Finding Your Niche

    Self-Directed Course
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    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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  • Writing for the Ear

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to support by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

    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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  • Чувство новости: конструируем историю

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

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  • شبكات الإعلام الاجتماعي: استراتيجيات وأدوات للأخبار

    Self-Directed Course
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    Understand the impact of social media on journalism and learn to effectively integrate social media into your newsgathering.

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