This course offers an introduction to internet shutdowns, including an overview of the shutdown problem and examples of different ways governments shut down the internet and other communications channels. It will examine how internet shutdowns exacerbate human rights abuses and interfere with democratic processes. The course looks into who is fighting back and multi-stakeholder advocacy strategies used by the global #KeepItOn coalition to end internet shutdowns.

Introduction to Internet Shutdowns

Advocating and Campaigning Against Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn Campaign Manager, Access Now

Felicia Anthonio

@FelAnthonio

Introduction to the course

The facts on internet shutdowns

How internet shutdowns harm human rights?

Quiz - The basics of internet shutdowns

History of internet shutdowns - From Egypt to Myanmar

Defining internet shutdowns (#KeepItOn definition)

Technical means to shutdown the internet

Quiz - Am I experiencing an internet shutdown

What are internet shutdowns?

Why internet shutdowns are a barrier to elections

Civil unrest, protests and shutdowns

What activists need to know

Case study - Susan Mwape, Common Cause Zambia Case study

Quiz - activity

Cuba Case Study - Norges Rodríguez, Yucabyte

Internet shutdowns and democracy

Tips for planning for shutdowns during elections and civil unrest

About the #KeepItOn Coalition

Internet shutdown monitoring tools

Liaising with national and International institutions over shutdowns

Why the private sector matters

Advocacy and internet shutdowns

Wrap up video

Course survey

Conclusion

Access Now

Data are everywhere - if you know where to look. This course will show you who is publishing data, and how to find it. Using publicly available data to tell stories is becoming more and more important for journalists today. Learning how to source and verify data is essential to finding important stories. But before you begin telling a story, how do you go about finding open data in the first place?

Open data research for journalists

Jonathan Stoneman

Introduction to course

Who publishes open data?

What can data do for me? Interview with Megan Lucero

How open is open data?

Open data quiz

What is open data?

Main sources of data

Quiz: Sources for data

Official sources of data

Government and other sources

Searching for data: Using advanced search techniques

What if it's a PDF?

Exercise: Find the table

Scraping data

Interview with data journalist Leila Haddou

Quiz: Handling datasets and scraping

Trusted sources

Privacy and the law

Quiz: Handling data and privacy

Data privacy and the law

Making progress with data

Iran Spotlight

In this course we’ll dive into the technical work of podcasts and audio by examining equipment and software. We’ll look at developing your own podcast concept and how you can implement your idea.

Audio for Advocacy: Podcasts and Storytelling

Making Your Own Podcast

Ramsey G. Tesdell

@ramseygeorge

Who is your audience?

Telling your story

Researching your story

Who to interview?

Podcast style

Quiz: Basics in podcasting

Making your own podcast

Vocabulary and basics of audio writing

How to write like we talk

Script format

The script

Interview preparation

At the interview

Editing before the reporting

Music and storytelling

Edit with your ears

Interview production

How do you publish

Where do you publish?

Outreach and promotion

Publishing

Wrap up

Sowt

This course will discuss audio storytelling and the emerging world of podcasts. Radio and audio reach large numbers of people, and are an effective way of conveying powerful messages. This course will examine what podcasts are, how they can be useful to our work, and what are inspiring examples of shows out there.

What is a podcast?

The best place to find podcasts

Why podcasting?

Inspiring examples: Narrative driven podcasts

Audio storytelling

Why use audio?

Quiz

Audio for advocacy

Podcatchers and audio networks

Existing infrastructure

Importance of your audience

Outreach

Networking with radio and media organisations

Co-publishing

Complementing audio

Partnerships

This course will provide you with an overview of what you need to consider when you are filming in an environment where human rights violations may be taking place. You’ll learn about different ways of filming and the importance of maintaining the integrity of your video content so it can potentially be used as evidence in a court of law.

Five top tips to improve your video skills

Capturing, Storing & Sharing Video Evidence

Raja Althaibani 

@rajaalthaibani

Documenting Human Rights Violations During Internet Shutdowns

Yvonne Ng

@ng_yvonne

Safety First

Video for legal purposes

Quiz: Safety

Introduction

Your role: The intentional documenter

What, Who & How

The Collection Plan

Quiz: What, who and how

Getting ready to film

Metadata: What is it?

More metadata tips

Filming Tips

Writing a camera report

Quiz:  Filming key points

Filming

Chain of custody

Protecting your footage

Managing your media

Organising and tracking your footage

Quiz: Protecting your footage

Protect your footage

Sharing your footage with a trusted few

Sharing your footage publically

Quiz: Sharing your footage

Sharing your footage

WITNESS

How can you make your videos stand out from the crowd? This course teaches you five ways to take your video production skills to the next level. We cover depth of field, sound, video formats, metadata and archiving.

The rise of video production

All about depth of field

Quiz: Depth of field

The Protest - Part 1

Video and depth of field

The importance of good sound

Sounds good to me

Testing, testing...Your chance to record good sound

Recording good sound

Let’s get technical - Deconstructing digital video

Techie quiz - What’s the difference between 1080p and 720i

Video formats - Technical basics

Introduction to metadata

Meta what? Test your understanding of metadata

The Protest - Part 4

Data about data

Shelf life: How to archive video

On the shelf - Video archiving case study quiz

Shelf life

It’s a wrap - Overview of the course

Get Shooting wrap video

It's a Wrap

Risk Assessments are an essential tool for evaluating threats and risks to you as a freelance journalist on assignment. This course will help you to understand the principles of a good risk assessment and show you how to put together your own professional document with tips and techniques from security experts and experienced freelance journalists.

Important: This course does not replace Hostile Environment Training and we recommend that anyone planning to travel to, or work in a hostile environment should undertake certified safety and first aid training. For more about approved course providers and Rory Peck Trust training bursaries for freelance journalists visit http://bit.ly/2aZ8vEW

Risk Assessments for Freelance Journalists

Chris Lawton

Olly Lambert 

Jenny Kleeman

Risk Assessment Overview

Assignment plan

Risks and threats

Quiz - Threats and risks

The what, why and how of risk assessment

Profile

Online profile and resources for female journalists

Teamwork

People

Documentation

Documentation Part I

Travel and transport Part I

Travel and transport Part II

Accommodation

Working with others/fixers

Money matters

Travel and accommodation

Health and the environment

First aid - When things go wrong

Safety training and first aid resources

Personal protective equipment resources

Quiz - Personal protective equipment

Insurance for freelancers

Health and insurance

Professional Equipment

Rushes, recordings, notes and materials

Digital security

Digital Security

Communications plan

Useful security apps and tools

Proof of life

Kidnap stories and resources

Communications

Continuous reassessment

Risk Assessment in Action

Rory Peck Trust

Successful advocacy strategists set goals. Donors demand them. But not all goals are equal in getting you where you want to be. Improve your effectiveness by learning the different types of goals and how to make them SMART with this course by the digital media and advocacy experts at Social Media Exchange.

Developing SMART Goals for Successful Strategies

Courses

Open data research for journalists

Open data research for journalists

Making Your Own Podcast

Making Your Own Podcast

Audio for Advocacy: Podcasts and Storytelling

Audio for Advocacy: Podcasts and Storytelling

Capturing, Storing & Sharing Video Evidence

Capturing, Storing & Sharing Video Evidence

Five top tips to improve your video skills

Five top tips to improve your video skills

Risk Assessments for Freelance Journalists

Risk Assessments for Freelance Journalists

Developing SMART Goals for Successful Strategies

Developing SMART Goals for Successful Strategies