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  • Mastering the Craft of Revision

    Seminar Snapshot

    Learn revision techniques that will help you identify problems in your stories and make the changes, big and small, that make your writing stand out.

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  • Math for Journalists: Help With Numbers

    Self-Directed Course

    Conquer your fear of numbers and handle arithmetic accurately with the math tools essential for all journalists.

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  • Medicare Reform: Reporting Past the Rhetoric

    Webinar

    A how-to-guide on going beyond the sound bites in covering Medicare reform.

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  • Multimedia Reporting: Covering Breaking News

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Multimedia Tools: Your 2008 Shopping List

    Webinar

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

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  • Multimedia Tools: Your 2009 Shopping List

    Webinar

    The latest video cameras, audio recorders, mobile devices and accessories you need for mobile multimedia production.

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  • Navigating Copyright and Fair Use Issues in an Open-Source World

    Webinar

    Learn how to use copyright as a publishing tool, rather than as a reason to not use others’ content.

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  • New Sources of Digital Content: API Training

    Seminar Snapshot

    This seminar snapshot from API's Transformation Tour shows how content contributions from members of the community and user-generated content can transform a digital media platform.

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  • News Sense: The Building Blocks of News

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Newswriting for the Web: Words That Work Online on Deadline

    Webinar

    Learn how to craft effective news writing for the fast-paced scanning habits of online readers.

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  • On the Beat: Covering Cops and Crime

    Self-Directed Course

    Techniques for navigating police departments and mining the beat for story ideas.

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  • On the Beat: Covering Hospitals

    Self-Directed Course

    Step into the shoes of a rookie health beat reporter and investigate local hospitals on deadline.

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  • On the Beat: Writing Obituaries

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn to write engaging, informative and accurate obituaries...and love it!

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  • On the Road with Serious Intent: A Journalistic Approach to Travel Writing (March 2013)

    Online Group Seminar

    The essential skills you need to tell, and sell, travel stories.

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  • Online Media Law: The Basics for Bloggers and Other Publishers

    Self-Directed Course

    Guidelines on copyright, defamation and privacy for anyone who publishes content online.

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  • Online Project Development: Part 1

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Photojournalism for Non-Photojournalists

    Webinar

    Learn how to compose visually robust and newsworthy photographs regardless of how simple or complex your camera. Part of the Essential Skills for the Digital Journalist Webinar Series

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  • Plagiarism in the 21st Century

    Seminar Snapshot

    Examine plagiarism in the context of today's digital publishing.

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  • Political Fact-Checking: Tips and Tricks for the 2012 Election

    Webinar

    Learn tips and tricks about political fact-checking from the editor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning website, PolitiFact.

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  • 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.

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  • Reporting Across Platforms

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Reporting and Writing Scenes

    Webinar

    Learn essential reporting and writing techniques to produce compelling, cinematic scenes that enrich your stories.

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  • Reporting on Religion and Political Candidates

    Webinar

    Learn best practices to execute solid stories about the faith of political candidates.

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  • Reporting on Sexual Violence

    Self-Directed Course

    Explore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.

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  • Reporting on the Euro: What Everyone Needs to Know

    Webinar

    Learn how the euro works and how the current crisis affects the dollar and other world markets.

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  • Reporting With Video: Basics for Print Journalists

    Webinar

    Basic video techniques and principles for print reporters and still photographers making the transition to multimedia storytelling.

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  • Short Narrative Bursts: Social Media Writing

    Webinar

    The art to lively writing in a limited space.

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  • Social Media and Journalism: What Works and Why

    Seminar Snapshot

    Explore current uses, roles, opportunities and challenges in social media when it combines with journalism and some possible future outcomes.

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  • Social Media Credibility: Extending Your Reach

    Webinar

    How traditional news organizations can extend their credibility to coverage on Facebook and Twitter.

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  • Telling Stories with Sound

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • The Be a Reporter Game

    Self-Directed Course

    Practice the basics of newsgathering -- asking questions, verifying information -- while racing against a deadline.

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  • The Powerful Effects of Short Writing

    Webinar

    Learn the power and versatility of short writing from examples across media platforms.

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  • The Science and Art of Story Posting: API Training

    Seminar Snapshot

    This seminar snapshot from API's Transformation Tour shows how you can use analytics to determine how and to post content so that you can maximize your audience.

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  • The State of Metro America: Key Trends for the Future

    Webinar

    Go beyond the numbers to tell better stories about how your community is changing.

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  • The Writer's Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use

    Self-Directed Course

    Techniques to refine your storytelling and write with confidence.

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  • Trauma Awareness: What Every Journalist Needs to Know

    Webinar

    Understanding trauma makes for healthier journalists and healthier journalism.

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  • Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies

    Webinar

    Learn how to use Tumblr to maximize your storytelling, research and social community engagement.

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  • Understanding and Interpreting Polls

    Self-Directed Course

    Find out why polling works, how to evaluate survey methods and what questions to ask about polls.

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  • Understanding Internet Basics for a Better Online News Operation

    Webinar

    What every digital journalist, editor and publisher should know about how the Internet works and what it does with online content.

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  • Using History to Write Sports

    Seminar Snapshot

    Senior Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff covers the ins and outs of writing the historic sports feature.

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