Hello again, reporters! This TFR is a little self-promotional:
I’ve joined the Society of Professional Journalists as a Google News Lab trainer. This means I travel to universities, newsrooms, and other organizations to spread the gospel about free digital tools for making journalism better.
I dig Google’s suite of news tools because they’re free, easy to figure out and surprisingly powerful. This morning I took 360º VR photos with WWNO New Orleans. This afternoon I’m flying to Miami to teach Google Maps at FIU.
The best part is, it’s totally free, in-person training!
Google underwrites the program while SPJ organizes it. Check out the guide on SPJ’s website. All you have to do is request a training session through this form, and one of these kickass trainers will come to your newsroom, classroom, living room or wherever 👩🏼🏫