Journalism Courses

English for Journalism

15 reviews

This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in developing the skills needed for a career in modern journalism.

• Coursera
• 43 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 12th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Covering Immigration: A Resource for Journalists

3 reviews

Nieman Foundation tends to work with Journalists to advance important conversations on various beats in the industry.

• YouTube
• 13 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Michigan State University

Effectively delivering the news to your audience

290 ratings at Coursera

You will learn the process, planning, requirements of how journalists develop their news reports. There are many ways to report news reports, and you will learn different forms of how to perform reporting and writing to serve different audiences.

• Coursera
• 14 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 19th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CrashCourse

Media Literacy

4 reviews

In 12 episodes, Jay Smooth teaches you Media Literacy! Based on an introductory college level curriculum, this series takes you through the history and psychology of media and gives you the skills to become more media savvy.

• YouTube
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists

Responsible Reporting on Suicide for Journalists is designed to give working journalists and students who are interested in the field an understanding of how news media can impact suicide trends and how that power can be used to improve public health. An…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 26th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Visualization for Data Journalism

62 ratings at Coursera

While telling stories with data has been part of the news practice since its earliest days, it is in the midst of a renaissance. Graphics desks which used to be deemed as “the art department,” a subfield outside the work of newsrooms, are becoming a core…

• Coursera
• 18 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 5th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Michigan State University

Journalism, the future, and you!

342 ratings at Coursera

You will explore areas such as being an international correspondent, self-publishing in journalism, as well as how to freelance in the field.

• Coursera
• 27 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 26th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Michigan State University

What is news?

1081 ratings at Coursera

This course will guide you through the basic elements of professional journalism and the news values and ethics of covering real-world issues and events. The overview and examples of the types of news coverage helps introduce the different types of journ…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 5th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Michigan State University

Gathering and Developing the News

477 ratings at Coursera

Journalists develop information through interviews and sources. The most successful journalists quickly master these important skill sets. The production of journalism relies on several elements: newsgathering, interviewing sources, researching and tryin…

• Coursera
• 22 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

This self-directed course page features course content from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas' massive open online course (MOOC) titled "Investigative reporting in the digital age." The four-week course took place from February 3 to M…

• Independent
• 5 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Michigan State University

Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio

79 ratings at Coursera

This is it! It is time for YOU to be the journalist, and practice and display the skills you have learned through this Specialization journey. You will create your own professional journalistic portfolio, culminating in the creation of your own news repo…

• Coursera
• 16 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 14th Nov, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of the Witwatersrand

Activism and Citizen Journalism through Media

2 reviews

Learn how to use media to promote a social cause.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Intro to Mapping and GIS for Journalists

2 reviews

In this course, you will learn the basics of telling stories with geographic data. We’ll share geographic concepts and best practices from a journalist’s perspective, including what types of datasets make good maps. Then, we’ll dive int…

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

UT Austin;  Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Trust and verification in an age of misinformation

1 review

This is a free course open to anyone located anywhere around the world who wants to learn about the dynamics of trust and transparency in digital journalism and how to verify digital content and debunk online misinformation.

• Independent
• 4 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas;  Google News Initiative

Data Journalism and Visualization with Free Tools

1 review

This resource page features course content from the Knight Center for Journalism in the America's massive open online course (MOOC) titled "Data Journalism and Visualization with Free Tools." The six-week course took place from October 14 to Novembe…

• Independent
• 6 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course