Get the best Internet Training

  • Lost on the web?  Can never find what you want?
  • Have you already hooked up reporters to the Internet but no one knows how to use the Web effectively?
  • Are you missing out on stories?
  • Do you want your newsroom colleagues to overcome their net-phobia, without falling for all the net-hype?


    • Get training for your newsroom staff  from an experienced investigative journalist and the webmaster of one of the most popular journalism sites on the web.

    No geek talk, no techno-babble.  Just simple, news-oriented tips to help reporters and editors make the Internet work for them.

    Here is what top world news executives and critics say about JournalismNet:

    Chris Cramer, President of CNN News International:

    ">Favourite sites? I have to say CNN.com, of course. My absolute favourite is JournalismNet, which is Julian Sher's site. Because I live in Atlanta, it takes me straight into the UK and European

    Richard Sambrook, Deputy Director, News, BBC:

    "The internet holds a wealth of opportunities for journalists and can greatly enhance and reinforce programmes. Julian Shers courses have helped our journalists take advantage of those opportunities, extended their skills and get items on air which would not otherwise have been possible."  

    US:  Columbia Journalism Review:  
    "...an excellent overview of journalism-related cybersources."

    United Kingdom:  UK Plus:
    "Not just for investigative journalists, not just for journalists, but a staggering array of online resources and search facilities that will take you - eventually - to practically any person or story on the Net."

    Canada: Robert Fulford, Maclean's Magazine: 
    "...The best thing on the Net? My favourite site is the one on investigative journalism set up by Julian Sher"

    Click here for more reviews.

     Newsroom training:

    Julian Sher, J-Net's creator and webmaster, offers in-person training in your newsroom for journalists and others who want to learn how to use the Internet. Send an e-mail message by clicking here  if you are  interested. 

    Course topics include:

    • Advanced search tips and tricks:  How to find things fast
    • Spy on People:  How to find what people are saying and doing on the web
    • Find People: Find phone numbers, addresses, criminal records, etc.
    • Government information online:  What's there, how to use it
    • Mailing lists and Newsgroups: How to find ordinary people for your stories
    • Fnding experts:  For clips, background or features
    • Personalized news service:  Make the news come to you
    • News archives:  Where to find print, TV and radio stories
    • Databases:  What's free and online
    • Audio/visual online:  Listen and watch the best radio and TV
    • Ethics online:  The do's and don'ts of web journalism
    • Software tools and file management:  The cheap and best ways to save time and money

    Tutorials: Train yourself online

    Want a sample of some easy tips on using the Net? You can teach yourself the basics by reading from these sources: