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AVAILABLE NOW:
All of these courses require a rudimentary understanding
of the basic elements of using the web. If you are a
complete beginner, click
here for a free introductory guide to the web.
COURSE #1.
HEADLINE NEWS
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FIND NEWS HEADLINES:
Find
reliable news from trusted sources around the world
WHAT IT IS: One of
the most frustrating things about web research is
that it is so hard separating reliable news from junk.
Put in a keyword like "anthrax" in a search
engine and you can find all kinds of crazies and gossip,
but not necessarily hard news.
This courses reveals powerful news search tools that
give you access to reliable news from the best of
the world's newspapers, broadcasters and agencies.
You'll learn how to hunt for headlines on your topic
of choice, how to get background on key stories, how
to research the wire services and news agencies and
how to search for news by country.
WHO IS IT FOR: For
anyone working in a newsroom or research position.
This is a non-technical, easy-to-learn course that
requires little web experience.
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COURSE
#2. NEWS DOSSIERS
 >>FIND
NEWS FEATURES, DOSSIERS:
Find background news
and story leads
WHAT IT IS: One of
the challenges facing journalists is to become instant
experts on a story. It's fine to find the headlines,
but where do you go if you need some history on the
story, timelines, background features and some pointers
to other web sites, interest groups and experts.
This courses reveals comprehensive search tools that
give you access to background news and features from
some of the best media outlets -- in the US, the UK,
Canada and the world. Plus a look at the most reliable,
alternative news sources.
WHO IS IT FOR: For
daily and long-term reporters and researchers. It
is preferable if you have taken the FIND
NEWS HEADLINES courses above.
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COURSE
#3. GOOGLE
>> FIND IT FAST:
Mastering
Google's secrets
WHAT IT IS: Most
web users these days know that Google is by far the
best search engine, consistently returning the most
relevant results. But few people know why this is
so - or how to take advantage of all of Google's advanced
technology. This course will unlock the secrets of
Google's power for you. You'll learn how to hunt for
phrases, how to eliminate bothersome words or web
sites and how to find hidden treasures in web pages
you thought had disappeared.
WHO IS IT FOR: For
beginner to intermediate web users, but also for more
advanced researchers who need to brush up on tips
and tricks they forgot, or maybe never even knew.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1: Ranking How
Google ranks results
2:The Hidden + Sign Why Google
works better
3. Feeling lucky What
the button means
4: Refine your search Adding
keywords
5: Using "OR" No
stemming, so what do you do?
6: Using "quotes" Forcing
an exact phrase search
7: Using the "+" sign Exceptions
to the rule
8: Using the "-" sign Eliminating
confusion
9: Similar pages Finding
the web of connections
10: Google's cache Hidden
treasures when you're stumped
11. Search in results Going
one step further
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COURSE
#4. GOOGLE ADVANCED
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POWER SEARCHING:
Unlocking
Google's advanced features
WHAT IT IS: Few
journalists venture beyond the basic Google page to
explore the impressive power of the Google Advanced.
This course will teach you how to refine your search
with amazing precision -- how to search within a single
country, or even a single web site. How to search
for titles, slide shows and spreadsheets. Even how
to get Google to search in foreign languages for you
--and come back with translations!
WHO IS IT FOR: Essential
for more advanced web researchers. You should definitely
take the Basic Google Course above and have
a complete grasp of all of Google's essential functions
and tricks before signing up for this course.
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OTHER COURSES COMING SOON:
 >>FIND
MEDIA:
Find newspapers by
name, city, country or language. Plus TV, radio and
magazines
WHAT IT IS: It's
not hard to find the New York Times or Le Monde on
the web. But let's say you need to track down a story
in the major newspaper of Barcelona -- and you don't
even know its name, much less how to say "newspaper"
in Spanish?
This course will show you easy tools and tricks to
find any newspaper you want or need within 30 seconds.
You'll be able to search by city, language or type.
Plus instant access to the world's magazines. And
efficient ways to listen to and watch radio and TV
broadcasters around the globe.
WHO IS IT FOR: For
anyone who needs to cover news across their country
or the world, especially assignment editors, foreign
news editors and national news people. This is a simple
course that requires little techinal web experience.
You should take the FIND NEWS course above
first to get a grounding in the basics.
>> FINDING PEOPLE: CANADA
WHAT IT IS: One of the
most common -- and challenging -- tasks for journalists
is finding people -- ordinary people, experts, criminals,
professionals. This course takes you through some
easy and often little-known web sites and tools that
makes finding someone in Canada much easier than you
had imagined.
We'll look at finding ordinary people through phone
books, finding neighbours and reverse checks; finding
court and property records; finding email addresses
and in some cases spying on email chat; and how to
find experts, professionals such as government bureacrats,
doctors and lawyers.
WHO IS IT FOR: For
Canadian journalists, researchers and other professionals
around the world who need to locate people in Canada.
Courses for Finding People in the US and Finding
People in the UK will be available shortly.
...AND THESE COURSES
IN THE WORKS ...
NEWS:
Find News Archives
Choose your news
Translate the news
Finding Visuals
Researching countries
PEOPLE:
Find people in the US
Find people in Europe
Find criminal records
Spy on chat groups
Find experts
Protecting Your Privacy
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