Training Application: Digital Tools for Newsgathering and Reporting Across Cultures

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and Google invite 25 journalists from the US and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to participate in a 2-day training “Digital Tools for Newsgathering and Reporting across Cultures” taking place in Amman, Jordan, on April 21-22, 2013.

This 2-day workshop will be led in English and Arabic by an international team of experts from Google and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, and hosted by the Jordan Media Institute.

Participants will learn how to use powerful forensic tools to find, extract, and analyze public data, to tell better-informed stories. They will also gain an understanding of how to appropriately converse with their audience using social media tools across cultures and societies, while meeting fellow leaders from various parts of the world in the field of journalism and facilitate cross-cultural exchanges.

Application deadline has already passed.