online training for journalist- web2fordev

Posting a post from Ethan Zucker about Web 2.0fordev Conference in Rome where I spoke on online training for journalists
- Kwami Ahiabenu, II from the International Institute for ICT in Journalism (PenPlusBytes) in Accra, Ghana, makes a persuasive case for the importance of basic tools in online education. His team offers free online trainings for journalists on how to incorporate IT into their journalistic practice and better use IT tools for reporting. The courses are offered via email, and while they encourage the use of fairly complex online tools, they’re accessible to anyone who can participate in the email lists, which helps explain their popularity with users throughout Africa, and as far away as Bangladesh and Australia. see full post at
http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/28/if-theyre-speaking-italian/

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