Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists
Self-Directed CourseWorking with teen journalists can be a challenge. Find the assistance and resources you need in this course.
Coaching Writers: 7 Questions Every Editor Should Ask
WebinarCoaching a writer requires that you know how they work. This Webinar explains how to interview a writer in order to coach her effectively.
Coaching Writers: Editors' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotLearn strategies, techniques and questions that can help you coach writers to produce stories that are clear, focused, powerful and compelling.
Color in News Design
Self-Directed CourseLearn how the visual elements of color, contrast and dimension complement the written word.
Community Building for Columnists: Poynter-Gannett Online Group Seminar (Nov. 2016)
Online Group SeminarIn this online group seminar you will learn some of the essential ingredients that make a well-read columnist.
Community Building for Columnists: Poynter-Gannett Online Group Seminar (Oct. 2016)
Online Group SeminarIn this online group seminar you will learn some of the essential ingredients that make a well-read columnist.
Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 1
Self-Directed CourseAnalyze three approaches to telling visual stories that connect with readers. Based on 2005 ASNE Contest
Connecting as a Columnist: Your Voices, Your Choices
WebinarWhat goes into creating a distinctive -- and appealing -- columnist's voice?
Copy Editor Essentials: What You Should Know in Your Sleep
WebinarReview the essentials that make a great copy editor great – or make a writer an editor’s best friend.
Copyright Law and Fair Use for Journalists
Self-Directed CourseThis course will help journalists understand what constitutes fair use of content, particularly online content, and debunk copyright myths.
Core Skills for the 21st Century Journalist
WebinarLearn what makes a journalist successful; what skills, attributes, and knowledge areas are important. Based on the findings of Poynter's 2014 report, Core Skills for the Future of Journalism
Covering a Presidential Campaign from Outside the Beltway
WebinarGet ideas for developing smart coverage of national campaigns that’s meaningful for your audience in this FREE Webinar.
Covering Climate Change
Self-Directed CourseLearn the science and policies behind climate change and pick up the reporting and writing skills needed to tell stronger stories about global climate change.
Covering Common Core: Telling Classroom Stories
WebinarLearn the story behind Common Core and build a reporting plan to cover your state's implementation
Covering Communities in a Time of Change: Reporting With Patchwork Nation
WebinarGo beyond the red/blue metaphors and get new tools for understanding your audience and the nation.
Covering Drones in U.S. Airspace and in Your Community
WebinarHow to tackle the privacy and safety issues around the rising use of drones by law enforcement, companies and others.
Covering Hate and Extremism, From the Fringes to the Mainstream: An Overview from the Southern Poverty Law Center
WebinarThis FREE webinar will canvass the current hate group and antigovernment landscape, discuss how the SPLC identifies hate groups and examine key factors driving the growth of hate and extremism.
Covering Hydraulic Fracking and Its Impact on Economy and Environment
WebinarLearn the basics of hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas boom that is sweeping the U.S.
Covering Immigration Enforcement
WebinarLearn how to cover immigration enforcement, including arrests, detention and deportation, amid rapid changes in policy and practice.
Covering Immigration from the Border to the Heartland
WebinarLearn to tell the unfolding immigration story in your community with sensitivity, depth and context.
Covering Mass Shootings
WebinarHope it never happens, but be prepared. Learn to cover mass shootings in a way that is least harmful to your community, in this free webinar.
Covering Poverty in the Suburbs
WebinarLearn how to find and tell powerful stories about a growing class of Americans: the suburban poor.
Covering Sex Trafficking
WebinarLearn how to work with survivors, police and advocates to find and tell your community’s hidden story.
Covering the American Muslim Community: Ideas and Insights to Guide Your Reporting
WebinarA broad survey of the demographics and lived experiences of American Muslims and the current climate in this free webinar..
Covering the Election Online, From Tweet to App
WebinarYour digital audience cares about politics, but may not be political junkies. Learn how to reach them in this webinar.
Covering the Green Jobs Debate
WebinarTell stronger stories about the impact of green jobs in your community.
Covering Water in a Changing World
WebinarWhether it’s lead in drinking water, “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico or drought in the arid West, water issues are everywhere. Get up to speed on covering timely topics in your community.
Covering Water Quality: What You Need to Know
Self-Directed CourseUnderstand the complex environmental issues and find resources to tell compelling stories.
Covering Your Own Story: A Conversation with WDBJ Staff
WebinarHow WDBJ carried on and what you can learn about reporting when tragedy strikes the newsroom
Craft Effective Direct Outreach Messages: Digital Experiences That Drive Results, Part 3
WebinarLearn strategies for delivering digital content directly to targeted audiences with the use of newsletters and mobile messaging.
Creative Stand-ups: Upping Your Game as a TV and Multimedia Reporter
WebinarThe master of creative stand-ups will show you how to create compelling on-camera segments for social, digital and broadcast.
Credibility and Social Media in Your News Organization
WebinarHow your news organization can create credible Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites for readers and the community.
Cultivate Innovation: Make Room for Play at Work
WebinarWork and play belong together, especially when building a new team or new products.
Cultivating Local News Communities with Facebook Groups
WebinarLearn best practices in building, engaging and deepening your relationship with audiences using Facebook Groups.
Curating Content: How to Aggregate Coverage
WebinarHow do make sense of the news on the Web for your readers? Get the tools you need to curate content quickly, accurately and effectively.
Data Journalism and Mobile-Ready Visualizations with Silk.co: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn to use Silk.co to quickly convert any spreadsheet into a data journalism story with publish-ready maps, charts, tables and image galleries
Data Visualization for Journalists: Stripping the Dread from the Graphics
WebinarLearn how to make data visualizations, because it's not just for the designers and programmers anymore.
Dealing With Difficult Conversations
Self-Directed CourseFrom preparation to follow up, explore how you can conduct tough conversations with confidence.
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Democracy on Deadline: Take Your Coverage of U.S. Elections to the Next Level
WebinarExamine current issues, trends and challenges in U.S. elections, and learn tips for effectively reporting local, state and national contests, in this free webinar.
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Designing Beyond Print: Owning Your Work Across Platforms
WebinarStill designing primarily for print? This webinar will help you expand to any platform.