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A New Digital Journalism Center Takes Root in Mexico
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Ximena Peredo, columnist for El Norte in Monterrey, and Erick Falcon, who writes for various Mexican publications, learn to use new digital tools to cover the environment and sustainable development during a class led by Fellow James Breiner and sponsored by UNESCO.
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with the University of Guadalajara, one of the country's largest educational institutions, to produce a new generation of digitally savvy journalists throughout Latin America. Knight Fellow James Breiner has created the Digital Journalism Center, the first of its kind in the region. The Center provides online and in-person courses on the latest trends and tools in online media.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Launched Digital Journalism Center's Web site, a resource for Spanish-speaking journalists seeking digital tools and information.
- Developed and taught public service journalism course. Participants for the first time produced multimedia reports on issues including the financial crisis in Latin America, swine flu in Mexico and the United States, taxi safety in Peru, river resources in El Salvador, and the impact of climate change on water supplies in Bolivia.
- Won a $20,000 grant from UNESCO for a new course on land use, water resources and economic development in Latin America.
- Created new online journalism award in honor of NBC News broadcaster Tom Brokaw to single out examples of excellence in new media. The winner received tuition for a training program at the Digital Journalism Center at the University of Guadalajara.
- Developed and taught online and in-person course on Entrepreneurial Journalism: How to launch a news Web site.
- Led a course for journalists from rural Jalisco, Mexico, to improve their digital skills, use of statistics, and understanding of ethics.
- Taught course on writing for the Web.
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about the fellow
 James Breiner was a business journalist for 19 of his 32 years in the news business, first as editor of a weekly in Columbus, Ohio, and then 11 years as president and publisher of the weekly Baltimore Business Journal.
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About the Partner
 The University of Guadalajara is the second oldest university in Mexico with more than 180,000 students.
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