100 Ideas to Make Your Journalism Better
WebinarImprove your writing, your digital skills, your visual storytelling and more in this special Poynter faculty event to celebrate our 100th Webinar.
Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2012)
Online Group SeminarBuild the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.
Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2013)
Online Group SeminarBuild the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.
Brainstorming Great Ideas: Editors' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotHow to brainstorm for breaking news, ongoing stories and enterprise, plus six keys to brainstorming.
Clarity is Key: Making Writing Clean and Concise
WebinarLearn to clarify and streamline your writing by using straightforward words and stronger nouns and verbs.
Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More
Self-Directed CourseFinding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.
Content Curation and Creation with Spundge: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn how Spundge helps you cover a beat, research stories, collaborate with colleagues, and create content and curated streams.
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.
Covering Drones in U.S. Airspace and in Your Community
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June 28 WebinarHow to cover the rising use of drones in commercial airspace – by companies, law enforcement and others.
Covering Veterans' Issues: What Happens When Soldiers Come Home
WebinarUnravel the web of state and federal programs for veterans and analyze their effectiveness.
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.
How to Write Short and Well
WebinarLearn the most reliable tools for writing short – across media platforms – and well.
Hunt and Gather Details for Your Story
Seminar SnapshotLearn how to research and report the kinds of human detail and vivid scenes that make your writing come alive.
Interactive Storytelling with Zeega: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn to easily tell beautiful immersive stories combining personal content with media curated from across the web.
Lousy Listeners: How to Avoid Being One
Self-Directed CourseBetter listeners are better leaders. Learn how to break bad listening habits and improve your listening skills.
Making Dull Stories Sizzle
Seminar SnapshotLearn how to make a mundane assignment into a memorable video story.
Making Words, Pictures and Sound Work Together
WebinarDon't let text, pictures and audio compete for the viewer's attention. Learn how words and images can work together to engage your audience.
Multimedia Tools: Your 2008 Shopping List
WebinarLearn which tools you need to produce digital video, audio and still photos.
Multimedia Tools: Your 2009 Shopping List
WebinarThe latest video cameras, audio recorders, mobile devices and accessories you need for mobile multimedia production.
Navigating Copyright and Fair Use Issues in an Open-Source World
WebinarLearn how to use copyright as a publishing tool, rather than as a reason to not use others’ content.
On the Beat: Writing Obituaries
Self-Directed CourseLearn to write engaging, informative and accurate obituaries...and love it!
Photojournalism for Non-Photojournalists
WebinarLearn 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
Quick, Quality Video News Stories
Seminar SnapshotExplore go-to video storytelling strategies on deadline.
Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches
Self-Directed CourseReligion intersects nearly every story you cover. Learn how to tell those stories with greater context, skill and thoughfulness.
Reporting on Sexual Violence
Self-Directed CourseExplore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.
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
Telling Stories with Sound
Self-Directed CourseExplore how to create effective narratives by gathering, processing and mixing audio.
The Powerful Effects of Short Writing
WebinarLearn the power and versatility of short writing from examples across media platforms.
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.
Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies
WebinarLearn how to use Tumblr to maximize your storytelling, research and social community engagement.
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.
Video Storytelling with the Pros: Shooting Efficiently on Deadline
Seminar SnapshotLearn tips and tricks for being prepared for the unexpected during a video shoot for a story.
Video Storytelling with the Pros: Shooting for the Web
Seminar SnapshotLearn how the instant nature of the web affects what you do and how it differs from TV.
Writing for the Ear
Self-Directed CourseWhether you're new to audio storytelling or want to improve your radio broadcasts, podcasts, slide shows or videos, you'll learn how to tell compelling stories.