This course offers an introduction to internet shutdowns, including an overview of the shutdown problem and examples of different ways governments shut down the internet and other communications channels. It will examine how internet shutdowns exacerbate human rights abuses and interfere with democratic processes. The course looks into who is fighting back and multi-stakeholder advocacy strategies used by the global #KeepItOn coalition to end internet shutdowns.

Introduction to Internet Shutdowns

Advocating and Campaigning Against Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn Campaign Manager, Access Now

Felicia Anthonio

@FelAnthonio

Introduction to the course

The facts on internet shutdowns

How internet shutdowns harm human rights?

Quiz - The basics of internet shutdowns

History of internet shutdowns - From Egypt to Myanmar

Defining internet shutdowns (#KeepItOn definition)

Technical means to shutdown the internet

Quiz - Am I experiencing an internet shutdown

What are internet shutdowns?

Why internet shutdowns are a barrier to elections

Civil unrest, protests and shutdowns

What activists need to know

Case study - Susan Mwape, Common Cause Zambia Case study

Quiz - activity

Cuba Case Study - Norges Rodríguez, Yucabyte

Internet shutdowns and democracy

Tips for planning for shutdowns during elections and civil unrest

About the #KeepItOn Coalition

Internet shutdown monitoring tools

Liaising with national and International institutions over shutdowns

Why the private sector matters

Advocacy and internet shutdowns

Wrap up video

Course survey

Conclusion

Access Now

These days there are very few aspects of running a successful human rights organisation or campaign that don't require design skills to help promote your brand and get your message across. Learn the basics of how to create effective graphic designs on your own!

Design for change: Graphic design for human rights

Stefanie Posavec

stefanieposavec.co.uk

Introduction to course

Introduction to graphic design

What makes a design successful?

Quiz: Graphic Design

Why graphic design matters

Introduction

Writing a graphic design brief

The graphic design process

Quiz: briefing and design process

The big four

The building blocks of graphic design

What is typography?

Basic typeface components

The basics of choosing typefaces

Working with dual languages

Quiz: Typography

Finding and purchasing typefaces

Making your own ecard: Setup & Type

Typography

Making your own ecard: Thinking about layout

Layout

What are graphic elements?

Quiz: Communicating Emotion

Making your own ecard: Adding a graphic form

Graphic elements

Different colour spaces

Selecting the right colours for your project

Make your own colour palette

Making your own ecard: Thinking about colour

Colour

Making your own ecard: Downloading and publishing

Downloading and publishing your ecard

Wrap-up video

Wrap-up

Small Media

Are you interested in data journalism or using data to help your advocacy or social development project? Can data help you understand and analyse your challenges better but you don’t know where to start? This course is a gentle introduction to data basics where you can find data and what to do with it.

Data Gathering for Beginners

Cleaning and Analysing Data

Milena Marin

@milena_iul

Hannah Williams 

@LittleMsNimbus

hannahwilliams.co.za

What is data?

What is data? Quiz!

The Average Trap

Where things can go wrong

Quiz: Avoiding Common Misconceptions

Common misconceptions and how to avoid them

Finding data

Where to find secondary data & data sources

Source verification

Content verification

Quiz: Verifying data sources

Verifying data sources

How to design a good survey

Why validation matters

Being responsible with the data we collect

Quiz: Primary data

Primary data: Collecting your own data - surveys

Wrap up

School of Data

Finding and getting work in a new environment can be a stressful experience. This course will teach you how to navigate the Western media world – UK, US, international and online – with tips and techniques from some Iranian journalists living abroad.

Media match-making for freelance Iranian journalists

Saeed Kamali Dehghan

theguardian.com/profile/saeedkamalidehghan

@SaeedKD

Azadeh Moaveni                   

theguardian.com/profile/azadeh-moaveni

@AzadehMoaveni

Jack Watling

@Jack_Watling

Bozorgmehr Sharafedin

http://www.sharafedin.com

Know your market!

Iranian media vs western media

Quiz

So you want to work in the western media market?

Know yourself!

Role models

Role models: Alireza

Role models: Nargess

Role models: Mohammad

To know your market you must first know yourself

Different Sections of a Newspaper

Different sections: Azadeh Moaveni

Different Sections

Which format and style is right for me?

Which format and style is for me: News

Which format and style is for me: Opinion

Which format and style is for me: Long format

Which format and style is for me: UK, US, and Europe

Spot the difference!

Newspaper anatomy – what do you need to know?

First Impressions

First impressions – the importance of the first pitch

Editorial and commissioning  guidelines

Who do you contact and how do you contact them?

Pitching

What should I say and how should I follow up? Part One: Bozorg

What should I say and how should I follow up? Part Two: Azadeh

What should I say and how should I follow up? Part Three: Jack

Pitching and building relationships

Are you ready to start?

Conclusion – top tips

Tips and tricks

Rory Peck Trust

This course will introduce you to the practical skills needed to analyse data using spreadsheets, allowing you to start looking for stories in data if you’re a journalist or analysing your data for advocacy or social development if you’re an activist.

Introduction to Cleaning and Analysing Data

Examining data: range, count and distribution

Averages: Mean, median and mode

Normalising data: Comparing things

Taming the Fierce Beast: The Math You Need to Start

Spreadsheets: An overview

Creating a spreadsheet and uploading data

Navigating and using the Spreadsheet

Sorting Data

Filtering Data

Working with spreadsheets: formatting, sorting and filtering

Introduction to formulae

Using a formula to add, subtract and multiply values

Using the built-in functions

Visualising data - Creating basic charts

Screencast: Creating basic charts

Working with spreadsheets: formulae and basic charts

Introduction to advanced formulae and pivot tables

More complex formulae

Retrieving data: the vlookup function

Summarising data: Pivot Tables

Quiz: Formulae and pivot tables

Working with spreadsheets: advanced formulae and pivot tables

Introduction to data cleaning

What can go wrong?

Summary and best practices

Quiz: Cleaning Data

Charts and graphs are some of the easiest and best ways to visualise your data. They can help you turn complex datasets into easier to understand visuals that you can share in reports, on websites and on social media. 

This course will teach you how to choose the best chart and graph to fit your dataset and  includes lots of tips and techniques.

Visualise your data with the best charts and graphs

Amr Eleraqi

@aeleraqi

The main types of data

Making data understandable

Getting to know your data

Introduction to graphs and charts

Bar charts

Histograms

Line charts

Pie charts

Bubble charts

Map charts

Treemaps

Charts and graphs summary

Quiz - Charts and Axes

Types of Graphs and Charts

Graphs anatomy

Guidelines for formatting graphs and charts

Mistakes to avoid

Quiz - Labelling graphs and charts

Creating the Right Charts

How to create a graph using a google spreadsheet

Exercise

Draw your data

Infotimes

Risk Assessments are an essential tool for evaluating threats and risks to you as a freelance journalist on assignment. This course will help you to understand the principles of a good risk assessment and show you how to put together your own professional document with tips and techniques from security experts and experienced freelance journalists.

Important: This course does not replace Hostile Environment Training and we recommend that anyone planning to travel to, or work in a hostile environment should undertake certified safety and first aid training. For more about approved course providers and Rory Peck Trust training bursaries for freelance journalists visit http://bit.ly/2aZ8vEW

Risk Assessments for Freelance Journalists

Chris Lawton

Courses

Design for change: Graphic design for human rights

Design for change: Graphic design for human rights

Data Gathering for Beginners

Data Gathering for Beginners

Media match-making for freelance Iranian journalists

Media match-making for freelance Iranian journalists

Cleaning and Analysing Data

Cleaning and Analysing Data

Visualise your data with the best charts and graphs

Visualise your data with the best charts and graphs

Risk Assessments for Freelance Journalists

Risk Assessments for Freelance Journalists

A Gentle Introduction to Scraping Data

A Gentle Introduction to Scraping Data

Five top tips to improve your video skills

Five top tips to improve your video skills

Capturing, Storing & Sharing Video Evidence

Capturing, Storing & Sharing Video Evidence

Social media strategy on a shoestring (Part 1)

Social media strategy on a shoestring (Part 1)

Social media production on a shoestring (Part 2)

Social media production on a shoestring (Part 2)

Recognising and Responding to Online Gender-Based Violence

Recognising and Responding to Online Gender-Based Violence

Developing SMART Goals for Successful Strategies

Developing SMART Goals for Successful Strategies