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.
9 Ways You Drive Readers Away (And 9 Tips to Keep Them Reading)
WebinarUse these strategies to make sure the readers you've drawn in to your writing aren't driven away.
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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.
Break Through the Noise: SEO and Online Content Sharing for PR and Marketing
WebinarLearn to increase content visibility through an integrated marketing plan that catches readers’ eyes without compromising style and ethics.
Clarity is Key: Making Writing Clean and Concise
WebinarLearn to clarify and streamline your writing by using straightforward words and stronger nouns and verbs.
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.
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 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 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 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..
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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.
Editing Entertainment and Pop Culture Writing
WebinarStyle remains serious business, even if the topics are entertaining. Learn the difference and similarities with traditional editing.
Engaging Storytelling for Mobile Devices and Tablets
WebinarGet a heads up on what it takes to engage readers using touch screens--using location, tap, touch and interactivity for tablets and mobile devices.
Fact-Checking 101
WebinarWhether you work behind-the-scenes with reporters or need to review your own work, here’s a process to keep sources and facts straight.
Find Stories in Data Faster and Collaborate Better with data.world: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarAdd depth to your reporting and extend the life of your stories with this digital tool.
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.
Follow The Money: Fraud and the Affordable Care Act
WebinarGet the tools and information you need to uncover fraud and make your stories complete, balanced and useful to your audience.
Getting Beyond Stereotypes: Better Disability Journalism
WebinarThe disability community has its own stories. Discover what your audience has been missing.
Getting Off the Beaten Path: Opportunities for Journalists in Marketing
WebinarLet’s talk about what it’s like for journalists in marketing – and if it’s for you.
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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.
Google Research Tools: Search, Trends, Correlate and Public Data Explorer
WebinarGoogle's search tools will help you research stories and discover new trends.
How to Power Your Reporting With Social Media
WebinarExplore the best ways to be a digital reporter in the digital age. We’ll show you how to be as confident working a beat from your laptop as you are walking a beat in your community.
How to Use Housing Data on Your Beat
WebinarIn this free Webinar, learn how to unlock stories about crime, culture, politics and much more by learning to use housing metrics available for free online.
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How to Write Sharper Social Headlines
WebinarBring more readers to your stories with headlines that pop on social feeds.
How to Write Short and Well
WebinarLearn the most reliable tools for writing short – across media platforms – and well.
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.
Improve Your Storytelling Through Restorative Narrative
WebinarAn introduction to Restorative Narratives -- a storytelling genre that has the potential to strengthen media coverage & communities.
Investigative Reporting: From Numbers to Narrative
WebinarIn this two-part webinar, you'll learn resources for finding data and strategies for uncovering the story in the data.
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It's All About the Voice: How to Make Your Writing Sing
WebinarThis 30-minute training session will help you tune your writing, revealing practical strategies of sound and rhythm that will help you achieve an authentic voice.
Jumpstarting Your Freelance Career: Marketing and Business Basics
WebinarHow to find contacts, target your pitch and build your business in the freelance market.
Law, Order and Algorithms: Understanding Racial Patterns in Police Data
WebinarExplore the intersection of race and policing, and the key findings for your audience.
LinkedIn for Journalists and Educators
WebinarLearn how to find potential sources, break news stories and promote your content on LinkedIn.
Money in Politics: Investigating Campaign Finance in Your State and Nationally
WebinarInvestigate political money in your state or nationally using www.followthemoney.org.
Narrative Storytelling in a Corporate World
WebinarHow your company can respond to the higher stakes in corporate communications with compelling narrative storytelling.
National Grammar Day 2015: Avoid Errors, Ensure Clarity
WebinarConquer your grammar fears and Celebrate National Grammar Day 2015
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.
Newswriting for the Web: Words That Work Online on Deadline
WebinarLearn how to craft effective news writing for the fast-paced scanning habits of online readers.
Privacy in a Selfie World
WebinarExplore what questions we should ask before grabbing content on the go from social media.
