Train as a digital journalist in this free online course that explains how the internet has changed modern reporting. Today’s journalists make extensive use of the internet to both research and publish their stories. This journalism training course covers the methods, procedures, guidelines relevant to the professional. We then provide professional advice and examine the regulations and ethics governing digital journalism. We describe the impact of the internet on the news industry and describe the skills, tools and applications that today's reporters need.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 195468 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 3-4 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | What You Will Learn In This Free Course • Define ‘digital journalism’ • Identify journalist skills, mobile reporting and apps peculiar to internet publishing • Discuss various internet concepts like FTP, blogging, news photography and graphics • Identify the mobile navigation, voice command and storyboard • Discuss how web design and search engines affect online research • Define the notion of ‘multimedia’ • Outline Northrup's four new phases • Explain the process of multimedia news collection • Outline how to verify photos and videos with technology • Explain social media’s impact on new reporting methods • Discuss the UK’s cyberbullying and journalist protections • Summarise the notions of journalistic ethics, copyright, and media law in the UK |
| Course Code | 5400 |
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