Social Media Search: Maximizing Results
WebinarExplore new social search techniques to expand your reporting and research online.
Social Networks: Engaging Users With News
WebinarHow news organizations are using -- and should use -- social media tools to engage users and present content.
Sound and Voice: Breathe Life Into Your Stories
Seminar SnapshotLearn techniques to capture quality audio and strengthen your narrative voice.
Soundslides for Journalists: Producing Stories with Photographs and Audio
WebinarLearn the elements to produce a good audio slideshow using Soundslides. Part of the Essential Skills for the Digital Journalist Series
Sources, Verification and Credibility
Self-Directed CourseAnalyze and judge the reliability of news and information
Storytelling in the Moment
Seminar SnapshotInvite your audience into your story with techniques that build character and bring the environment to the screen.
Strengthening Your Journalism With Clarity and Accuracy
Online Group SeminarThis course will help you strengthen your reporting and writing skills, especially focusing on reporting on the government, courts, military and NGOs.
Surviving Solo: Be a Better Backpack Journalist
Seminar SnapshotYou don't have to sacrifice the quality of your video stories simply because you're reporting and producing on your own.
Targeting New Audiences: Finding Your Niche
Self-Directed CourseStarting a new print publication or Web site? Explore ways to get to know your audience and get your ideas off the ground.
Telling Stories with Sound
Self-Directed CourseExplore how to create effective narratives by gathering, processing and mixing audio.
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.
The Be a Reporter Game
Self-Directed CoursePractice the basics of newsgathering -- asking questions, verifying information -- while racing against a deadline.
The Craft of Multimedia Journalism
WebinarUnderstand how to use digital storytelling forms to effectively tell your story. Part of the Essential Skills for the Digital Journalist Webinar Series
The Economy in Turmoil: Challenges to the White House, the Statehouse and Your House
WebinarHow to interpret complicated statistics and what the numbers mean for cities, states and households nationwide.
The Editor's Toolkit: Editors' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotPick up the tips, tricks (and, yes, secrets) of successful veteran editors
The Ethical Investigator
Seminar SnapshotBeing ethical doesn't mean being timid. Find out what it takes to get the great stories -- the right way.
The News Biz: What's Happening, What's Next?
WebinarThe bottom line on newspapers' business troubles. When and how can they recover?
The Powerful Effects of Short Writing
WebinarLearn the power and versatility of short writing from examples across media platforms.
The Science of Search: Guiding Online Readers to Your Content
WebinarUse search keywords and other tools to help news aggregators and social media sites point to your online content.
The State of Metro America: Key Trends for the Future
WebinarGo beyond the numbers to tell better stories about how your community is changing.
The Twitter Beat: Tweet Credibility of Government Agencies
WebinarLearn strategies for assessing Tweet credibility of government institutions and how to establish newsrooms standards for when to verify, report, or correct information.
This Ain’t Your Grandma’s Grammar: 4 Concepts to Improve Your Reading and Writing Forever
WebinarLearn four language concepts that will improve your reading and writing forever with our special National Grammar Day Webinar.
Tools for Mobile Journalists
WebinarDiscover the tools, tips and tricks to research, report and publish your coverage.
Track Your Traffic: Web Analytics for Journalists
WebinarLearn the basics of web analytics. Get insight to where users go and how long they spend on your site.
Trauma Awareness: What Every Journalist Needs to Know
WebinarUnderstanding trauma makes for healthier journalists and healthier journalism.
Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies
WebinarLearn how to use Tumblr to maximize your storytelling, research and social community engagement.
Twitter for Journalists: New Channels, New Cycles for News
WebinarDiscover how 140 characters can change the way you practice journalism.
Typography for News Design
Self-Directed CourseLearn the principles of working with type and get fresh ideas to make your pages pop.
Understand Facts and Figures to Report the Truth
Seminar SnapshotHow to accurately report numbers in context and design concise infographics.
Understanding and Interpreting Polls
Self-Directed CourseFind out why polling works, how to evaluate survey methods and what questions to ask about polls.
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.
Understanding Media: Process and Principles
Self-Directed CourseEvery day, we're bombarded with media messages. Learn how to deconstruct and analyze what you see.
Understanding Social Media Tools and Techniques
WebinarLearn what tools can help you make the most of social media for your news organization, and how to use them.
Understanding Video Compression for Journalists
WebinarThe latest techniques to compress and deliver video to the Web.
Useful Lighting Techniques for Today's Video Assignment
Seminar SnapshotLearn how to set up individual or multiple lights — and which lights to avoid.
Using History to Write Sports
Seminar SnapshotSenior Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff covers the ins and outs of writing the historic sports feature.
Video News Editing: The Remixer Game
Self-Directed CourseExplore how video editing influences your perception of news in this activity from Link TV.
Video Storytelling for the Web
Self-Directed CourseThe basics you need to plan, shoot and edit video stories for the Web. This is a good introduction to video concepts.
Video Storytelling with the Pros: Discover the Magic Moments in Breaking News
Seminar SnapshotLearn how to uncover magic moments in a breaking news video story and to use them, along with natural sound, to bring subjects to life.
Video Storytelling with the Pros: Doing It All Efficiently
Seminar SnapshotLearn how short-form techniques like sound bites, transitions, composition, clean sound and moments, can be used in long-form video storytelling.