CNN Academy's biggest simulation yet takes place in Abu Dhabi

140 participants gather in the United Arab Emirates to test their storytelling skills in the age of AI

CNN Academy brings its successful training programs to the U.S.

60 students from six U.S. universities spent a week learning from CNN’s journalists at our Atlanta headquarters.

CNN Academy’s first-ever simulation in Latin America

CNN Academy teamed up with Ibero University in Mexico City for a week-long simulation exercise.

What we do

Empowering the next generation of journalists

CNN Academy is designed to empower and upskill the next generation of journalists. It builds on a long tradition established by CNN’s founder, Ted Turner, to train and nurture future talent by developing skills, forging links, and opening doors.

From Dublin to Kuala Lumpur, we bring the newsroom to the classroom by connecting participants with CNN’s top correspondents and teaching them what it takes to be a successful multimedia journalist.

Ways to learn with CNN Academy

Online Learning

The CNN Academy hub is an interactive e-learning platform featuring self-paced courses on journalism fundamentals, newsroom case studies and best practices.

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Courses

From Abu Dhabi to Hong Kong, CNN Academy teams up with universities, organizations and foundations from across the world to train up the journalists of the future.

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Master's Degrees

Study Journalism and International Affairs in Ireland at University College Dublin with our one year master’s degree program. Now available as a study abroad option for U.S. students.

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Simulations

These immersive programs unite emerging journalists in a week-long experience of intensive journalism training. Faced with a breaking news story unfolding in real-time, participants test and refine their skills in a realistic news environment.

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Masterclasses

CNN Academy Masterclass is a show that gives all our participants the opportunity to interact with CNN’s journalists as well as experts on subjects ranging from AI to health reporting.

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Workshops

CNN Academy works with organizations around the world to organize workshops on subjects ranging from digital journalism, TV production and mobile storytelling.

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Ways to learn

Explore

Weaving dreams: How climate change has left a Filipino tribe fighting for its future

The Mexican community fighting climate change to keep tortillas on our tables

Resilience on the Nile: Egyptian islanders are fighting back against climate change by turning to recycling

From engineer to globetrotting correspondent

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CNN’s Chief Climate Correspondent discusses engaging storytelling

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Exclusive CNN Masterclass: The Age of AI with Bill Gates

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Global South Climate Storytelling Program

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MA in Journalism and International Affairs

Dublin, Ireland

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CNN Academy Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Statistics

CNN Academy in numbers

CNN Academy’s reach stretches around the world to help us train up the next generation of journalists.

1000

Registered users globally on our CNN Academy hub

50

CNN journalists who have led or participated in our workshops

20

Nationalities represented at our 2024 simulation in Abu Dhabi

Our team

Meet the experts behind CNN Academy

CNN Academy draws on the expertise of current CNN journalists to teach the network’s best practices and share their experiences with our participants.

Alireza Hajihosseini

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Francho Barón

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