Thomson Foundation

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Thomson Foundation

Thomson Foundation

Thomson Foundation is the world’s oldest international media development organisation, with a 60-year history of training journalists in ethical standards and quality reporting. The foundation works with media organisations, governments, civil society bodies and commercial entities wishing to sponsor professional excellence in communications. It has three main areas of activity: Training; Strategic communications; Consultancy.

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CPD Courses & Workshops

Information Technology

JN01: Journalism Across Multiple Platforms

Thomson Foundation

This course discusses the significance and challenges of using multiple media platforms. The instruc...

Online Course

Information Technology

JN03: Editorial Skills: Engaging and growing your...

Thomson Foundation

This course is designed to help practicing journalists to explore their audience - that is; identify...

Online Course

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JN04: Social Media Newsgathering

Thomson Foundation

This course is designed to make journalists aware of Advanced Search techniques using Social Media t...

Online Course

Information Technology

JN05: Social Media Strategy:

Thomson Foundation

The aim of this course is to help journalists and editors clearly identify and understand the reason...

Online Course

Information Technology

JN02: Building trust and reputation

Thomson Foundation

What is the difference between a journalist and a communicator? This course will introduce the learn...

Online Course

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JN07: The Ethical Journalist’s Toolkit

Thomson Foundation

This course is designed to provide learners with a framework by which to understand the ethics of jo...

Online Course

Information Technology

JN11: The Photographer’s Ethical Toolkit

Thomson Foundation

This course is designed to introduce participants to some key principles in photography ethics. It i...

Online Course

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JN14: Mobile Journalism: Getting Started

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This course is designed to get you started in using your phone to produce more professional quality...

Online Course

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JN12: Audience Research

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This course covers various topics around quantitative and qualitative research. It will guide you th...

Online Course

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