I have been in the newspaper field for the past 9-years, but would like to go into the Communications/Public Relations/Media Relations/Public Affairs. There are more job openings in those fields than in the newspaper field. In order for me to switch fields, I was told by several newspaper reporters, who are close to retiring, to get some certifications in the PR or those other fields. Do you know of any free online training courses offered, not including the BCC or Poynter University one's?
slcaruso32, could you give us links to the "BCC [and] Poynter University [ones]" please? Some of us aren't familiar with them but probably wouldn't mind at least taking a quick look!
Poynter runs "News University" Poynter's News University | Journalism Training. Online Courses. Anytime, Anywhere. The BBC offers various free online courses here: BBC - Learning - Online Courses