Community radio journalists in Latin American and Spanish-language radio journalists in the Unites States are invited to take an online training course, offered by the International Center for Journalists. The deadline for the first edition is May 28 and for the second is June 28.

During the course, which is part of the program Escucha! Taking Community Radio Digital in the Americas, participants will:

• Learn how to turn your community radio stations into Media Centers, using new media tools.
• Learn new techniques to better inform and engage their local audience.
  
• Start news blogs, create text message news reports, form podcasts, and learn how to share important and interesting audio through an online system.

The course will also help radio stations learn how to create citizen journalists who can help gather and share important stories and information..

To apply, please follow these steps:

• Visit: https://e-learn.icfj.org/
• Login or create a new account if you are a new user
• Click on "Applications and Public Courses"
• Click on "Postule Ahora: Herramientas Digitales para Periodistas de Radios Comunitarias de las Américas."

For more information, click here (in Spanish).