By Rachel McAthy
An free online learning centre has been launched by the International Center for Journalists to to give students around the world access to journalism training.
ICFJ Anywhere will offer a range of courses, looking at topics such as digital journalism, how to cover social issues, and international coverage of religion and investigative reporting, with specific geographical needs taken into account.
Topics will either be self-taught, or led by instructors, who will teach the classes in local languages, with daily translations from foreign participants.
In a release, the ICFJ say the move will "encourage discussions and debate."
"ICFJ Anywhere allows us to train in countries where it's difficult to send instructors," ICFJ president Joyce Barnathan says in a release. "Now there are no limits to where we can work."
The website is funded by the United States Institute of Peace, along with sponsorship from the Aljazeera Media Training and Development Center, Carnegie Corporation of New York, McCormick Foundation, the McGraw-Hill Companies, and the National Endowment for Democracy.
The ICFJ say since offering their first online course in 2008, more than 1,500 people have taken 55 courses in seven languages.
Courses are available in a variety of languages including English, Arabic, Persian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish and French.
~ Journalism.co.uk ~
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