New course will show journalists how machine learning can improve their reporting | Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of images or documents, or hours of video footage you needed to sort through for a report?, continues Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas.

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Training a machine to do the work for you may be the answer.

Learn how artificial intelligence can improve your reporting with the new course from the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas and instructor John Keefe, “Hands-on Machine Learning Solutions for Journalists.”

The four-week Big Online Course (BOC) runs from Nov. 18 to Dec. 15, 2019 and costs $95, which includes a certificate for those who successfully complete the course requirements. Register today!...

Additionally, Keefe said this hands-on course will benefit journalists who report on machine learning and AI by helping them understand the mechanics behind the topic.

“Reporters and editors from around the world are eager to know more about the impact of AI and machine learning on their newsrooms. Many are taking baby steps in that direction. And they need help,” said professor Rosental C. Alves, Knight Center’s founder and director.
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About the Knight Center

The Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas was created in 2002 by Professor Rosental Alves, Knight Chair of Journalism at the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas, thanks to the generous donations of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Knight Center’s distance learning program began in 2003 and is funded in part by the Knight Foundation. Over the past six years, the Knight Center MOOCs have reached more than 193,000 people in 200 countries and territories.

Source: Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas