Mediabistro hosts intro to social media

Mediabistro.com is holding an online introduction to social media course, to help you expand your reach through networking sites such as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube.
The course, being held on Wednesday evenings for four weeks July 29 - August 26, will help journalists learn the ins and outs of social media, and the tie ins that using social media can have to advance career opportunities.
Topics of the online course include web 2.0, blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds, viral video, and social media news releases.
View all the details here.

Deadline for ICFJ personal finance for Hispanic journalists June 8

The application deadline for International Center for Journalists' two online personal finance training courses is now June 8.
Hispanic journalists and U.S. journalists covering Hispanic issues in the U.S. and Puerto Rico can take the courses in Spanish or English from June 15 to September 14.
The courses will teach journalists about credit, lending, housing, mortgages, retirement planning and investing, and other issues.
Three participants will receive a McGraw-Hill Personal Finance Award and cash prizes of US$2,000, US$1,000 and US$500 at the end of the course. The winners will also participate in the McGraw-Hill Forum for Hispanic Financial Literacy.
For more information and online application click here.

SmartMoney editor leads writing course

SmartMoney senior editor, Beverly Goodman will teach an online course on Mediabistro.com next month to help journalists hone their business writing skills.
The four week financial writing course, being held June 2- June 30, will offer an interactive experience for writers to achieve timely and original business angles in these challenging economic times.
Find complete course details here.