Highlighted Courses
Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2013)
Online Group SeminarApply by
May 21 for this Online Group Seminar
Build the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.
Interactive Storytelling with Zeega: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarSign up now for the
May 23 Webinar
Learn to easily tell beautiful immersive stories combining personal content with media curated from across the web.
Poynter Producer Project (Summer 2013)
Online Group SeminarApply by
July 8 for this Online Group SeminarExpand your expertise as a TV producer with new writing, storytelling, coaching and ethical decision-making skills.
Reporters' Boot Camp 2013: A Poynter Broadcast
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June 24 BroadcastGet expert advice in building sources, generating better story ideas and interviewing to get at the heart of a story.
Help! for Writers
Self-Directed Course
Unlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.
Reporting on Sexual Violence
Self-Directed Course
Explore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.
Editors' Boot Camp 2013: A Poynter Broadcast Training Package
Training PackageExpert advice from the three Seminar Snapshots in this package will help you work with writers to generate better story ideas and tell them in ways that resonate with readers.
In a world where speed is of the essence, editors have more work than ever before. Yet the heart of the job stays the same: to help writers discover powerful stories and tell them in ways that will resonate with readers.
Get expert, practical advice from award-winning editors. You'll learn how to work with writers to generate better story ideas and shape those stories.
Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies
WebinarLearn how to use Tumblr to maximize your storytelling, research and social community engagement.
Don’t Get Fooled Again: Best Practices for Online Verification
WebinarLearn how to spot online hoaxes and verify content, images and video you find on social networks.
Getting Started With Google Fusion Tables
WebinarLearn how Fusion Tables can help you host, visualize and publish your data as maps, charts and timelines.
Using Analytics to Drive Website Success
Webinar
It's easy to get lost in numbers. Here are some tips to stay focused and effective.
Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches
Self-Directed Course
Religion intersects nearly every story you cover. Learn how to tell those stories with greater context, skill and thoughfulness.
Five Steps to Stronger Data Visualization
WebinarLearn how well-edited data can reveal patterns and connections to a bigger picture.
Preventing Plagiarism and Fabrication in News Publishing
WebinarGet real-world recommendations for preventing and handling issues of plagiarism.
Five Steps to Multimedia Storytelling
Self-Directed Course
Discover the basic steps necessary to organize a story in a multimedia format.
State of the News Media 2013
WebinarGet the latest on the health of American journalism from the annual report by The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.
Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More
Self-Directed Course
Finding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.
Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use
Self-Directed Course
Practice the fundamentals of grammar and composition so you can write with greater confidence.
Understanding and Interpreting Polls
Self-Directed CourseFind out why polling works, how to evaluate survey methods and what questions to ask about polls.
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.
The Art and Science of Editing
WebinarLearn to identify when you need to edit something, when you don’t and how to explain your changes to others.
Clarity is Key: Making Writing Clean and Concise
WebinarLearn to clarify and streamline your writing by using straightforward words and stronger nouns and verbs.
Easy Interactivity with Meograph: A Digital Tools Tutorial
Webinar
The two most viral types of media are videos and infographics. Learn how you can do both with Meograph.
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Deadlines for Poynter Training
Including In-Person Seminars, Online Seminars, Webinars, and more
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May 21, 2013Online Group Seminar
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May 23, 2013Webinar
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Jun 20, 2013Webinar