Generative AI for journalists: Discovering what data can do (Knight Center, on demand)
From Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas (University of Texas at Austin)
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What you'll learn
You learn what AI models are, then use them to pull facts and structure out of your own documents and run models yourself, ending with a project that puts the steps together for a story.
- But what are models?
- Discover the data in your documents
- Run and use AI models
- Putting it all together
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Is this right for you?
- Level
- Intermediate People with some experience who want to go further or prove what they know.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
What you will payLearning is freeNo free award is included. Any exam or certificate is a separate cost.
- Time
- Four week course, now on demand; total hours not published
- Before you start
- Free journalismcourses.org account.
- How you are tested
- Online, self directed with asynchronous exercises
- Renewal
- None stated.
- Full cost details
- Free ($0).
- Where it applies
- Online, worldwide; taught in English.
Checked at the source Oct 23, 2026
Sources and what we verified
Knight Center course page: free, on demand, English, five modules ↗What we verified: The page shows $0, on demand access and an intro plus four modules first run in Nov and Dec 2023. Certificate not mentioned, so award is none.
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