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Key facts
Counted staff
3
self-reported band not used
Founded
2022
4 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Educational
self-reported
Description
The Digital News Academy, a partnership between News Corp Australia and Google and delivered by Melbourne Business School, is a world’s first program to train working journalists in digital skills. The Academy's nine-month program includes mobile journalism, multi-channel and vertical storytelling, statistics, verification, the business of storytelling and data journalism.
Learners have represented more than 25 newsgroups across Australia including rural, regional, hyperlocal, metropolitan, national newsrooms, as well as culturally and linguistically diverse publications.
The Academy, led by Campbell Reid and Sonja Heydeman, has received global recognition, taking top honours in the 2022 CLO Learning in Practice Awards for Excellence in Academic Partnership. It was also a finalist in the University of Melbourne Faculty of Business and Economics & Melbourne Business School Deans' Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards.
#journalism #professionaldevelopment #journalismeducation #mobilejournalism #datajournalism #digitalskills #digitaljournalism #verification #socialmedia #collaboration
Specialties
All 13 specialties
- Journalism
- Data Journalism
- Digital Journalism
- Mobile Journalism
- Digital Skills
- Photography
- Social Media
- Vertical Storytelling
- Statistics
- Verification
- Visualisation
- Audio Visual Journalism
- Investigative Reporting
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Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | AU |
All codes: AU
Addresses
- AUMelbourne, VIC 3053Primary
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People & contacts
2 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at Digital News Academy?
3 counted staff profiles at January 2026. The brand's self-reported band sits above that count and is not published as a headcount.
Where does Digital News Academy have offices?
One address on record, Australia only. Primary: Melbourne, VIC 3053.
Has Digital News Academy raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
What does Digital News Academy list as its specialties?
13 tags on the brand's own list, among them visualisation, verification and social media.
Which companies are listed alongside Digital News Academy?
Eight peer profiles on record: Women In Media Australia and News Corp Australia.