Digital storytelling certificate BETA

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  • How to Automate Data-Driven Stories

    Learn how to write data-driven templates in this content automation training for reporters and editors.


  • Covering Natural Disasters: Preparedness Training

    There are multiple resources journalists can prepare ahead of a natural disaster. Data + Journalism author and trainer Mike Reilley of University of Illinois-Chicago walks USA TODAY Network journalists through tools you may not have considered using.


  • How to move searchers through the subscriber funnel

    How to move searchers through the subscriber funnel

    Using your unique content to turn visitors into subscribers.


  • Digital strategies and best practices

    Digital strategies and best practices

    Readers in our growth audience segments tell us these are key parts of the day when they’re seeking to engage in news.


  • Google tools for journalists

    Google tools for journalists

    Google Fact-Check Explorer, Google Public Data Explorer, Google Trends, Google search shortcuts/advanced search), MapChecking for crowd size estimates, PhantomBuster, VisualPing for tracking website updates and other cool tools and hacks.


  • Cool tools for journalists

    Cool tools for journalists

    We’ll dig into several investigative and productivity tools you can incorporate into your reporting right now. We’ll explore VisualPing.io for tracking website updates, PhantomBuster.com for scraping Google Maps, the Salo App for recording front/back camera videos on your phone, 123apps.com for file conversion and dozens of phone apps and other tools


  • Transcription and translation in Microsoft Word

    Transcription and translation in Microsoft Word

    In this session, we’ll teach you how to create transcripts of your interviews in Word on the web. We’ll explore Word’s dictation features and highlight its ability to translate between different languages.