News Corp Australia and Google have joined forces to establish a groundbreaking digital news training initiative, which will develop and enhance the online skills of journalists.
In a world-first partnership between Google and a media company, the Digital News Academy will provide on-the-ground reporters, editors and publishers with the latest tools, techniques and insights on online news gathering and multimedia storytelling.
The nine-month course will be open to journalists at News Corp , as well as those from leading regional publisher Australian Community Media and some smaller media partners.The program will welcome its first cohort of 50 journalists in March, and it’s expected 750 media professionals will complete the course over the first three years.
“Journalism’s importance to the health and wellbeing of our communities cannot be overstated,” he said.The initiative was the brainchild of Mr Miller and Melanie Silva, Google Australia’s managing director.“We shared an ambition and belief that we could work together on a world-leading program … that would ensure this generation of journalists and future generations of journalists tell stories in increasingly engaging ways.
“No, there wasn’t a concern. Mel and I are very aligned on the impact we want to have on journalism, and therefore on Australia,” he said.
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