The courses will be available through Blueprint, Facebook's global training programme. PHOTO AFP
ISLAMABAD: Facebook has launched online training courses for journalists, focusing on the three core pillars of the news cycle: discovering content, creating stories and building an audience.
The courses are available through Blueprint, Facebook's global training programme.
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Journalists – who want to learn about the most popular social media network’s products, tools and services to use in their work – can access free e-learning courses. Each module contains case studies in journalism as well as best practices and guidelines from Facebook.
PHOTO: FACEBOOKCourses include “How journalists can best utilise Facebook and Instagram,” along with product courses on Facebook Live, 360° videos & photos and Instant Articles.
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To access these courses, users would need to link their Facebook account to Exceed LMS, the third-party learning management system that powers Blueprint.
The platform also offers a guide for journalists explaining how to get started on Facebook or simply grow their presence. It is also starting a series of webinars tailored to journalists.
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