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Boot Camp for Scholastic Journalism Advisers (July Session)

Gain the skills you need to train tomorrow's journalists and news consumers.

Getting Your First Job in Journalism: A Poynter/NewsU Webinar Replay

Job-hunting techniques to prepare new college graduates for a challenging job market.

Writing Better Print Headlines (Fall 2008)

Identify key words and pinpoint strong, specific verbs that will draw readers into a story. Apply by Aug. 11.

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Be An Editor

Think it's easy to get the paper out every day? Try it yourself in this game from the Newseum.

How to Watch TV News

There's more to TV news that just passively watching. Take this course and learn how to watch news with a critical eye and become a better news consumer.

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Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

Write, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.

Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

Get to know your local online audience and see what the power of local content can mean for you.

Covering Climate Change: A Seminar Snapshot

Explore the crucial issues involved in covering global climate change.

Local Readers and the Newsroom: The Online Credibility Gap: A Webinar Replay

Hear where readers and journalists agree -- and disagree -- about news site credibility and join the discussion about key findings in this landmark study.

Broadcast

Advice for the Newly Named News Director

Tips, strategies and advice from veteran news directors to anyone stepping into the position.

Covering High-Profile Stories with Byron Pitts: A Poynter/NewsU Conversation

The CBS correspondent shares lessons he's learned from his own reporting on some of the biggest stories of the last decade.

Handling Horrible Images: A NewsU Webinar Replay

Explore the tough choices newsrooms face before publishing explicit images.

Journalism and Trauma

Learn how to compassionately interview victims and how covering traumatic events affects you.

Lessons from a Contest: Inside NPPA 2008: Broadcast A Poynter/NewsU Conversation

Hear the judges discuss pacing, storytelling techniques and other topics in this year's competition.

Telling Stories with Sound

Explore how to create effective narratives by gathering, processing and mixing audio.

Telling Untold Stories: Reporting Across Cultures

Improve your reporting and writing skills. Sharpen your coverage of cultures and communities.

Design, Graphics, Type

Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

Write, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.

Color in News Design

Learn how the visual elements of color, contrast and dimension complement the written word.

Converting to Tabloid: A Seminar Snapshot

Explore how The Wall Street Journal redesigned its international editions, moving from broadsheet to tabloid.

Mario Garcia on WSJ Tabloid Design: A Seminar Snapshot

Examine the tools and techniques used by the international editions of The Wall Street Journal.

Typography for News Design

Learn the principles of working with type and get fresh ideas to make your pages pop.

Diversity

Covering Race in the Presidential Race: A Poynter/NewsU Webinar

How to cover the white-hot issue of race and politics – and to recognize when race is not the story.

Handling Race and Ethnicity

Examine whether and how to use racial and ethnic descriptions in news stories.

Telling Untold Stories: Reporting Across Cultures

Improve your reporting and writing skills. Sharpen your coverage of cultures and communities.

Editing

Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

Write, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.

Cleaning Your Copy

Finding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors in your copy.

Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

Working with teen journalists can be a challenge. Find the assistance and resources you need in this course.

Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision

Review your work with fresh eyes to fine-tune awkward passages.

Handling Horrible Images: A NewsU Webinar Replay

Explore the tough choices newsrooms face before publishing explicit images.

Math for Journalists

Conquer your fear of numbers and handle arithmetic accurately and easily. From reducing fractions to estimating crowd size, this course provides you with math tools essential for all journalists.

Same-Sex Marriage: A Conversation About Coverage: eSeminar Replay

Explore the legal, sexual and cultural issues surrounding the topic with Poynter faculty.

Writing Better Print Headlines (Fall 2008)

Identify key words and pinpoint strong, specific verbs that will draw readers into a story. Apply by Aug. 11.

Writing Better Print Headlines (Summer 2008)

Identify key words and pinpoint strong, specific verbs that will draw readers into a story.

Writing Headlines for the Web: A NewsU Webinar Replay

How to write direct, compelling headlines that engage your online readers.

Ethics

Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making

Get the tools and techniques needed to confront complex ethical issues by exploring contemporary case studies and understanding principles and processes.

Journalism 101

Boot Camp for Scholastic Journalism Advisers (July Session)

Gain the skills you need to train tomorrow's journalists and news consumers.

Boot Camp for Scholastic Journalism Advisers (May Session)

Gain the skills you need to train tomorrow's journalists and news consumers.

Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

Working with teen journalists can be a challenge. Find the assistance and resources you need in this course.

First Amendment for the High School Journalist

Gain a better understanding of freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

Freedom of Information

Use FOI laws to strengthen your reporting with public documents.

Getting Your First Job in Journalism: A Poynter/NewsU Webinar Replay

Job-hunting techniques to prepare new college graduates for a challenging job market.

Handling Race and Ethnicity

Examine whether and how to use racial and ethnic descriptions in news stories.

Journalism and Trauma

Learn how to compassionately interview victims and how covering traumatic events affects you.

Math for Journalists

Conquer your fear of numbers and handle arithmetic accurately and easily. From reducing fractions to estimating crowd size, this course provides you with math tools essential for all journalists.

News Sense: The Building Blocks of News

What makes an idea or event a news story? Explore the who, what, when, where, why and how of news.

The Order of the Word: The Secret to Powerful Prose: A NewsU/Poynter Webinar Replay

How to put words in the right place at the right time for maximum effect. With Poynter's Roy Peter Clark.

The Be a Reporter Game

This simulation game lets you practice the basics of newsgathering - asking questions, verifying information - while racing against a deadline. Created by Freedom Forum's Newseum.

Leadership, Management

Advice for the Newly Named News Director

Tips, strategies and advice from veteran news directors to anyone stepping into the position.

Anatomy of a Newspaper: Understanding the Business

Learn how a newspaper functions as a busines by exploring the structure and function of the departments of a newspaper - from newsroom to advertising to circulation.

Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

Get to know your local online audience and see what the power of local content can mean for you.

Dealing with Difficult Conversations: A Guide for Managers and Others

From preparation to follow up, explore how you can conduct tough conversations with confidence.

Frontline Editors Introduction: Understanding Leadership Styles

Work through more than 20 scenarios to understand the leadership skills a frontline editor needs and get specific training resources for this unique role.

Frontline Editors, Personal Edition: Job Aptitude and Analysis

Get a detailed analysis of your preferred working style and how it fits with the job of a frontline editor. You will receive a personal 'job fit' report based on this extensive survey.

Local Readers and the Newsroom: The Online Credibility Gap: A Webinar Replay

Hear where readers and journalists agree -- and disagree -- about news site credibility and join the discussion about key findings in this landmark study.

Lousy Listeners

Better listeners are better leaders. Learn how to break bad listening habits and improve your listening skills.

News, Improved: Strategies for Change: A NewsU Webinar Replay

Help your newsroom improve its content, workplace culture and capacity to meet today's challenges.

Media Audiences, Convergence

New Habits of News Consumers: A Seminar Snapshot

Andrew Heyward, former president of CBS News, analyzes how technology is changing news media.

Newspapers, Print

Anatomy of a Newspaper: Understanding the Business

Learn how a newspaper functions as a busines by exploring the structure and function of the departments of a newspaper - from newsroom to advertising to circulation.

Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

Write, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.

Converting to Tabloid: A Seminar Snapshot

Explore how The Wall Street Journal redesigned its international editions, moving from broadsheet to tabloid.

Mario Garcia on WSJ Tabloid Design: A Seminar Snapshot

Examine the tools and techniques used by the international editions of The Wall Street Journal.

NewsU Development

NewsU: Crafting a Course and Developing NewsU E-learning

This module is open only to NewsU development partners. It is not a public course. Access is limited.

NewsU: Our Tools Showcase

This is a course designed for NewsU's partners or potential partners. It is not open to the public.

Online, Multimedia

Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

Get to know your local online audience and see what the power of local content can mean for you.

Five Steps to Multimedia Storytelling

For reporters who want to tell stories in a multimedia format. Discover the simple steps to organize and produce a story that goes beyond the printed page.

Lessons from a Contest: Inside NPPA 2008: Broadcast A Poynter/NewsU Conversation

Hear the judges discuss pacing, storytelling techniques and other topics in this year's competition.

Lessons from a Contest: Inside NPPA 2008: Still Photography and Web Sites: A Poynter/NewsU Conversation

Hear the judges discuss trends in multimedia, editing and other topics in this year's competition.

Local Readers and the Newsroom: The Online Credibility Gap: A Webinar Replay

Hear where readers and journalists agree -- and disagree -- about news site credibility and join the discussion about key findings in this landmark study.

Multimedia Reporting: Covering Breaking News

Explore the groundbreaking work of six sites, and prepare yourself and your newsroom for deadline coverage.

Multimedia Tools: Your 2008 Shopping List: A Poynter/NewsU Webinar Replay

Learn which tools you need to produce digital video, audio and still photos.

Online Project Development: Part 2

Three models of excellence show you how to plan, report, produce, market and assess Web projects.

Online Project Development: Part 1

Examine the five steps for creating successful Web projects and how they were used in award-winning work.

Reporting Across Platforms

Explore the different approaches you need to report for online, print and broadcast stories.

Telling Stories with Sound

Explore how to create effective narratives by gathering, processing and mixing audio.

Writing Headlines for the Web: A NewsU Webinar Replay

How to write direct, compelling headlines that engage your online readers.

Photojournalism

Best of Photojournalism: What Makes a Winner

Go behind the scenes of the annual National Press Photographers Association contest to explore the elements of award-winning photojournalism.

Community Service Photojournalism: Lessons from a Contest (2005)

Analyze three approaches to telling visual stories that connect with readers.

Community Service Photojournalism: Lessons from a Contest (2006)

Examine four approaches: localizing stories, watchdog photojournalism, connecting with under-covered communities and commentary through photo columns.

Handling Horrible Images: A NewsU Webinar Replay

Explore the tough choices newsrooms face before publishing explicit images.

Journalism and Trauma

Learn how to compassionately interview victims and how covering traumatic events affects you.

Language of the Image

Develop the visual vocabulary to analyze and discuss the journalistic value of images.

Lessons from a Contest: Inside NPPA 2008: Still Photography and Web Sites: A Poynter/NewsU Conversation

Hear the judges discuss trends in multimedia, editing and other topics in this year's competition.

Reporting

Beat Basics and Beyond

Starting a new assignment? Identify the key issues, sources and resources to start writing today.

Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

Write, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.

Covering Climate Change: A Seminar Snapshot

Explore the crucial issues involved in covering global climate change.