Registration is now open for the free online course, promoted by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas in partnership with .
The training, offered in English and Spanish, is aimed at journalists interested in in-depth coverage of the climate crisis. Registration can be made until June 12th.
Over four weeks, participants will learn to investigate how climate change affects different areas of society, such as energy, food systems, biodiversity, health and public policy. The course seeks to show how the climate crisis crosses different editorials and how to identify power, financing and accountability relationships linked to the topic.
The program combines investigative reporting techniques, case studies and practical investigative tools. Topics covered include the role of the fossil fuel industry, lobbying and disinformation strategies, the use of satellite images in environmental reporting, the impacts of extreme heat on health and work, and checking climate promises made by governments and companies.
Diego Arguedas Ortiz, a journalist specializing in , and Toby McIntosh, senior consultant at the GIJN Resource Center and author of the organization’s climate coverage guides, will provide the training.
The activities will be carried out asynchronously, with video classes, readings, discussion forums and questionnaires. Participants who complete the mandatory tasks will receive a certificate.
Registration can be made using the form available. More information is available in the course.
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