Mining Trending Topics: How to Use Social Media to Tell Stories Your Audience Cares About
WebinarGet the social media tools, tips and techniques to find out what matters to your audience.
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.
Audience, Brand, Platform: Making Sense of the Digital Landscape
WebinarSree Sreenivasan, the former chief digital officer of Columbia University and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, will show you how to be smart, strategic and sustainable with your time online.
Dig it Out: Find the Stories Your Viewers Need
WebinarAl Tompkins will discuss methods and tools for digging deeper to break big stories wide open.
InstaSnap: Reporting Live Video 10 Seconds at a Time
WebinarBreaking down the formula for effective storytelling on mobile video platforms.
Hooked on Junk News: Breaking Bad Habits and Rebuilding Trust in the Media
WebinarJoin NewseumED, the Newseum’s education department, for a look at how news consumers view issues like "fake" news and media bias in this free webinar.
10 Keys to Improve Recruitment and Retention of a Diverse Staff
WebinarIn this webinar, we will discuss proven strategies to attract and retain diverse journalists in your newsroom.
Planning and Design for the Big Story
WebinarLearn how designers can help drive storytelling discussions when the big story breaks.
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
Advice for the Newly Named News Director
Self-Directed CourseTips, strategies and advice from veteran news directors to anyone stepping into the position.
Managing Millennials: Helping the Next Generation of Journalists Succeed in Your Newsroom
WebinarUnderstand who the newest generation of newsroom employees are and learn how you can help improve your working relationship with Millennials.
Чувство новости: конструируем историю
Self-Directed CourseЧто делает из события или идеи новость? Изучите где, когда, кем, как, почему и зачем рождается новостная история.
دوره آموزشی درک خبر: آشنایی با اجزای سازنده خبر
Self-Directed Courseچه چیزی یک خبر یا ایده را ارزش خبری می بخشد؟ عناصر اصلی خبر را بررسی کنید.
Six Essential Skills to Maximize Your Storytelling Process
Seminar SnapshotBe an efficient reporter by how you gather sound, video and moments.
Plagiarism in the 21st Century
Seminar SnapshotExamine plagiarism in the context of today's digital publishing.
Understanding Internet Basics for a Better Online News Operation
WebinarWhat every digital journalist, editor and publisher should know about how the Internet works and what it does with online content.
Open APIs in Action: Your Website and Your Content
WebinarLearn how NPR's API has helped drive audience, build apps and distribute content. An ONAvation Webinar.
Environmental Reporting: An Introduction
Self-Directed CourseDo better environmental journalism, from idea generation to publication, with confidence and context.
The Powerful Effects of Short Writing
WebinarLearn the power and versatility of short writing from examples across media platforms.
Key Elements to Compelling Video Storytelling
WebinarExplore the essential steps in the video storytelling process and practical storytelling strategies. Part of the Essential Skills for the Digital Journalist Webinar Series
Tablet Design and Storytelling: Poynter EyeTrack Research
WebinarHow do you keep readers engaged on tablets? It's all about touch. Learn more in latest findings from Poynter.
How to succeed with selling new types of ads and business services
Seminar SnapshotLearn to focus on emerging products that drive results for the client.
Mobile Metrics: Truth and Myths
WebinarMobile traffic is almost 50 percent of the digital audience for many media companies. Learn to use mobile analytics for business and editorial growth.
The Storyteller as an Investigator: How to Turn a Tip into an Investigation
WebinarPair storytelling techniques with an investigative mission for impact.
Grading the Teachers: Writing about Teacher Evaluation
WebinarStates across the U.S. are quickly adopting new teacher evaluation systems that are radically different than the way teachers were judged in the past. Learn what this trend means for teaching and how to provide your audience with an insider’s view.
Write Tight: How to Cut Wasted Words and Write to Your Video
WebinarUseless adjectives and flabby verbs go nowhere. Energetic writing keeps your audience tuned in. Let us show you the difference that the right word makes.
New Approaches to Multimedia Storytelling: Lessons from The New York Times
WebinarExplore new approaches to designing and building experiences around storytelling content.
Cleaning Up "Messy" Data: Data Analysis for Journalists
Seminar SnapshotGet the tools to tell powerful stories enriched by or driven by data. Learn how to clean up data in this Seminar Snapshot.
Poynter-Cronkite Certificate Program for Adjunct Instructors
Certificate ProgramA practical, economical way to help adjuncts transition from newsroom to classroom.
Assessments for this certificate
- Managing Your Class and Engaging Students: Course Assessment
- Building a Syllabus and Course Schedule: Course Assessment
- Teaching Tools and Teaching Methods: Course Assessment
- Grading, Evaluation and Testing: Course Assessment
- Preparing for and Measuring Your Teaching: Course Assessment
Poynter-Gannett Engagement Editor Certificate
Certificate ProgramThis Poynter-Gannett Engagement Editor Certificate Program is for Gannett employees.
Assessments for this certificate
- Solutions Journalism: Covering What Works, Without the Fluff: Course Assessment
- Business Models and Strategies: Course Assessment
- LinkedIn for Journalists and Educators: Course Assessment
- Social Media and Analytics: Strategies and Metrics You’ll Actually Use: Course Assessment
- How News Organizations Can Make the Most of Snapchat: Course Assessment
- Say No To Clickbait: How To Make (Good) Shareable Content: Course Assessment
- You Are what You Tweet: Course Assessment
McClatchy Video Essentials Certificate
Certificate ProgramThis certificate is for McClatchy employees who want to improve their video storytelling skills.
Assessments for this certificate
- Natural Sound Packages: Course Assessment
- Lighting Tips and Tricks for Better Pictures and Video: Course Assessment
- Writing Headlines for Digital and Mobile Media Course Assessment
- Copyright Law and Fair Use for Journalists: Course Assessment
- How and When to Shoot Video with a Smartphone: Course Assessment
Headlines, Not Cheaplines or Borelines
WebinarWe know we can’t write headlines like we used to, but writing well today doesn’t mean being cheap or boring.
Social Media Certificate Program
Certificate ProgramThe core skills you need to connect with sources, find story ideas, promote your brand and engage your audience.
Assessments for this certificate
- You Are what You Tweet: Course Assessment
- Using Facebook as a Reporting Tool: Course Assessment
- How News Organizations Can Make the Most of Snapchat: Course Assessment
- LinkedIn for Journalists and Educators: Course Assessment
- Social Media and Analytics: Strategies and Metrics You’ll Actually Use: Course Assessment
The Nuts and Bolts of Setting a Digital Strategy
WebinarDrafting your digital strategy can seem daunting. Learn how to marry the journalism to the business, know your audience and make the most of your resources.
How to Be a Coach, Not a Fixer
WebinarA 60-minute guide to helping your staff to improve their work (and reduce the number of fires you put out over and over again.)
Short Documentary Storytelling: How to Create Successful, Shareable Video
WebinarLearn the techniques to make compelling short videos that people want to share.
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.
Strengthening Journalism Through Social Media: Creating a Social Media Strategy (for Indian Journalists in Kolkata)
WebinarThe Poynter Institute and US Consulate in Kolkata, India, are offering a program for Indian journalists who want the latest insights into emerging technology, innovation and social networks.
Untangling the Weeds: Strategies for Substantive Editing
WebinarThis course will teach an approach for untangling convoluted copy.
Cultivating Local News Communities with Facebook Groups
WebinarLearn best practices in building, engaging and deepening your relationship with audiences using Facebook Groups.