100 Ideas to Make Your Journalism Better
WebinarImprove your writing, your digital skills, your visual storytelling and more in this special Poynter faculty event to celebrate our 100th Webinar.
Access Denied: Your Rights When Government Shuts Media Out
WebinarThe media has a First Amendment right to be treated without discrimination based on the content of its reporting. Do you know your rights? Find out in this FREE webinar.
Be the Newsroom Cutup: Video Editing Basics
WebinarYou’ve got your video files, now learn how to get comfortable in your video editing software.
Best Feature Ideas: SFJ’s Show and Share
WebinarLooking for fresh approaches for your storytelling? Get great ideas from the winners of the Society for Features Journalism’s 2013 awards.
Best Practices for Reporting on Mass Shootings
WebinarHope it never happens, but be prepared. Learn to cover mass shootings in a way that is least harmful to your community.
Beyond the Byline: A Journalist's Guide to Personal Branding
WebinarLearn why and how to effectively build your personal brand as a freelance or full-time journalist.
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 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.
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.
Designing Beyond Print: Owning Your Work Across Platforms
WebinarStill designing primarily for print? This webinar will help you expand to any platform.
Effective News Videos with Videolicious: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn quick and effective techniques to start reporting the news with video.
Engage Audiences with Interactive Video with Verse: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn how interactivity can unleash new storytelling creativity while engaging users to watch more video
Finding and Nurturing the Secret Stories Others Miss
WebinarLearn to look at the landscape of your writing territory with a new vision, in a webinar to help you find and develop the great stories others miss.
Flourish, Don’t Flounder, at Your First Journalism Job or Internship
WebinarIn this FREE webinar, learn all of the things you need to know but were afraid to ask about succeeding in your first big journalism gig.
Getting Serious about Freelance Food Writing
WebinarEverybody is writing about food, but is anyone making any money? Learn to recognize and respond to what the market wants so you can get what you want.
Grow Audience Via Social Media: Digital Experiences That Drive Results, Part 4
WebinarLearn strategies for increasing the number of followers, likes and shares on social media.
How and When to Shoot Video with a Smartphone
WebinarWhether you find yourself in a breaking news situation without a camera or never use a camera, you can make professional news video with your smartphone.
How News Organizations Can Make The Most Of Snapchat
WebinarHow to make Snapchat work for your newsroom (selfies encouraged).
How to Cover the Business of Agribusiness
WebinarFrom food safety to farms to energy and pollution, agribusiness is one of the biggest topics in the world. Get the sources and resources you need to tackle the topic.
Images on a Deadline
WebinarResearch says that visuals increase social media engagement, but where those images come from can make a huge difference to your audience.
Immersive Storytelling with 360-Degree Video and 3D Virtual Reality
WebinarA primer for producing compelling 360-degree videos and 3D virtual reality content.
Improve Search Optimization: Digital Experiences That Drive Results, Part 2
WebinarLearn strategies for maximizing results through search optimization.
Interactive Storytelling with Zeega: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn to easily tell beautiful immersive stories combining personal content with media curated from across the web.
Interviewing: The Art of the Two-Way Conversation
WebinarFrom newscasts to podcasts, learn how to turn formal, stiff and boring interviews into lively and complete stories.
Leveraging Your Visual Journalism Skills Within the Organization
WebinarBecoming indispensable in your organization can both protect and help advance your career.
Lighting Tips and Tricks for Better Pictures and Video
WebinarThere is a quantum leap between good lighting and great lighting. Improve your work right away with the skills and tricks in this Webinar.
LinkedIn for Journalists and Educators
WebinarLearn how to find potential sources, break news stories and promote your content on LinkedIn.
Making a Side Hustle Work for Your Journalism Career
WebinarLearn to plan, execute and promote a side project (at work or after hours) that will feed your creativity and further your career.
Making Fun and Innovation Happen on a Shoestring
WebinarWorkplace fun and innovation aren’t luxuries — they’re things every newsroom should focus on to stay competitive and keep employees happy
Mobile Video Storytelling with Videolicious: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarYou already have the power to capture video with a smartphone or tablet. Learn how to capture, edit and post video stories right from where news is happening in a way that appeals directly to your audience.
Navigating Copyright and Fair Use Issues in an Open-Source World
WebinarLearn how to use copyright as a publishing tool, rather than as a reason to not use others’ content.
NewsU at 10: Top Lessons from a Decade of E-Learning
WebinarJoin our birthday celebration as we share the most valuable lessons from 10 years of News University teaching.
Photojournalism for Non-Photojournalists
WebinarLearn how to compose visually robust and newsworthy photographs regardless of how simple or complex your camera. Part of the Essential Skills for the Digital Journalist Webinar Series
Planning and Executing Your Strategy: Digital Experiences That Drive Results, Part 5
WebinarLearn to identify and track key performance indicators, report them and use them to make data-driven decisions moving forward.
Privacy in a Selfie World
WebinarExplore what questions we should ask before grabbing content on the go from social media.
Say No To Clickbait: How To Make (Good) Shareable Content
WebinarYou can’t plan whether stories and videos will go viral, but you can ensure that your best work is optimized for social.
Small Camera for the Big Story: Video on the Run
WebinarThe trend is for every big story to have a video component. We’ll show you how to integrate it smartly into your everyday routine.
Target and Engage Your Audience: Digital Experiences That Drive Results, Part 1
WebinarLearn how a simple planning process and content framework can help grow your audience.
Tell Your Story in One-Minute-Forty: Creating Powerful Video Stories
WebinarWhen viewers give you the gift of their time, you have to deliver your story clearly and powerfully. So we will show you how to tell your story in less than 100 seconds.