100 Ideas to Make Your Journalism Better
WebinarPrice: $24.95Improve your writing, your digital skills, your visual storytelling and more in this special Poynter faculty event to celebrate our 100th Webinar.
.png)
Access Denied: Your Rights When Government Shuts Media Out
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of Pepper Hamilton LLPThe 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.
After the Texas Shooting: What Journalists Need to Know About Guns and Ammo
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 Webinar is free because we believe strongly in helping journalists handle this important topic.In the wake of multiple mass shootings, learn the basics of key gun laws and the vocabulary of weapons and ammunition in this FREE webinar..
Avoiding Plagiarism and Fabrication
Self-Directed CoursePrice: This $29.95 course is available free of charge thanks to the generous support of the Harnisch Foundation.Plagiarism and fabrication scandals can destroy careers and damage news organizations' credibility. Learn how to detect and avoid these legal and ethical lapses.
Best Feature Ideas: SFJ’s Show and Share
WebinarPrice: $24.95Looking 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
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of SAVEHope it never happens, but be prepared. Learn to cover mass shootings in a way that is least harmful to your community.
.png)
Building Trust on Facebook
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.See what 14 newsrooms learned when they used their social platforms to experiment with trust-building strategies in this FREE webinar.
Conquering Writer's Block: Help! for Writers
WebinarPrice: $24.95Kick-start some of your most creative work with these solutions to help you overcome writer's block.
Covering Climate Change
Self-Directed CoursePrice: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the generous support of Internews.Learn 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 Hate and Extremism, From the Fringes to the Mainstream: An Overview from the Southern Poverty Law Center
WebinarPrice: This webinar is sponsored by The Southern Poverty Law Center and is offered for free.This 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
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.Learn the basics of hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas boom that is sweeping the U.S.
Covering Mass Shootings
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of SAVEHope 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 Sexual Assault
WebinarPrice: FreeExamine how to balance the needs of vulnerable stakeholders against your duty to inform the public.
Covering the American Muslim Community: Ideas and Insights to Guide Your Reporting
WebinarPrice: Free, thanks to the generous support of Democracy Fund.A broad survey of the demographics and lived experiences of American Muslims and the current climate in this free webinar..
Covering War at Home
Seminar SnapshotPrice: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.Strategies for telling the stories of soldiers, their families and citizens on the home front.
Covering Water Quality: What You Need to Know
Self-Directed CoursePrice: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.Understand the complex environmental issues and find resources to tell compelling stories.
Cultivating Local News Communities with Facebook Groups
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of the Google News Lab, American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.Learn best practices in building, engaging and deepening your relationship with audiences using Facebook Groups.
Deadly Force: Using Data to Report Accurately on Community Policing
Self-Directed CoursePrice: $14.95Using police-community relations as a starting point, learn how to use data and solid reporting to turn a hunch or an odd detail into a groundbreaking story.
_0.jpg)
Democracy on Deadline: Take Your Coverage of U.S. Elections to the Next Level
WebinarPrice: Free, thanks to the generous support of Democracy FundExamine current issues, trends and challenges in U.S. elections, and learn tips for effectively reporting local, state and national contests, in this free webinar.
Developing Sources: Reporters' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotPrice: $24.95Learn to build relationships with the people in your community or when you're out on assignment as a reporter.
Document Mining with Overview: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.We'll show you how to use Overview to quickly sort though hundreds, or hundreds of thousands, of documents to find the story.
Drones for Reporting and Newsgathering: The Promise and the Peril
WebinarPrice: $9.95Learn about the kind of drones that are out there that a journalist could use for their newsgathering process.
Engaging Storytelling for Mobile Devices and Tablets
WebinarPrice: $24.95Get a heads up on what it takes to engage readers using touch screens--using location, tap, touch and interactivity for tablets and mobile devices.
Environmental Reporting: An Introduction
Self-Directed CoursePrice: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of Transitions Online.Do better environmental journalism, from idea generation to publication, with confidence and context.
Fact-Check It: Digital Tools to Verify Everything Online
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of the Google News Initiative, American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.Become familiar with various tools to combat the mis- and disinformation that runs rampant on the internet.
Find Stories in Data Faster and Collaborate Better with data.world: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of the Google News Lab, American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.Add depth to your reporting and extend the life of your stories with this digital tool.
Finding the Heart of the Story
Seminar SnapshotPrice: $24.95Learn essential writing techniques to produce compelling, sharply focused stories with strong underlying themes.
Five Steps to Multimedia Storytelling
Self-Directed CoursePrice:Discover the basic steps necessary to organize a story in a multimedia format.
Follow The Money: Fraud and the Affordable Care Act
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.Get the tools and information you need to uncover fraud and make your stories complete, balanced and useful to your audience.
Generating Story Ideas: Reporters' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotPrice: $24.95Learn to encourage your own curiosity about the world and find the true potential behind any story.
Generating Story Ideas: Seeing Stories All Around You
Seminar SnapshotPrice: $24.95Learn proven techniques to recognize and refine your best story ideas.
Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision
Self-Directed CoursePrice: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.Review your work with fresh eyes to fine-tune awkward passages.
Getting Beyond Stereotypes: Better Disability Journalism
WebinarPrice: This $34.95 webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.
Save 20 percent on all Poynter training by becoming a Poynter Prepared Member. Learn more and register now.The disability community has its own stories. Discover what your audience has been missing.
Getting in the Door to Get Access to Sources: Reporters' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotPrice: $24.95Learn how to get people to talk to you, especially if they don't want to talk to you.
Google Research Tools: Search, Trends, Correlate and Public Data Explorer
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 Broadcast is free thanks to the support of the Google for Media team.Google's search tools will help you research stories and discover new trends.
Handling Race and Ethnicity
Self-Directed CoursePrice: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.Examine whether and how to use racial and ethnic descriptions in news stories.
How to Build and Engage Your Audience: Taking a New Approach with Analytics
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of Parse.ly.Rethink your approach to analytics. Learn how easy-to-use, actionable metrics can empower your team and engage your audience.
How to Cover the Business of Agribusiness
WebinarPrice: $9.95From 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.
How to Use Housing Data on Your Beat
WebinarPrice: This $29.95 Webinar is free due to the generous support of Zillow.In 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.
How to Work with Campaign Finance Data
WebinarPrice: $9.95Learn how to use and understand campaign finance data, including producing simple data visualizations and maps using free tools.