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.
Training for HSN Editors
Training PackageDevelop and refine your editing skills with the courses in this training package.
Explore various steps in the editing process: reviewing the basics of grammar, spelling and style; reviewing alternative story forms for factual errors and other problematic copy; fine-tuning awkward passages and removing unnecessary words; and turning complex ideas into engaging, clear copy.
These courses will help you edit with confidence for accuracy, clarity and meaning.
Training for HSN Writers
Training PackageDevelop and refine your writing skills with the courses in this training package.
You'll explore the stages of the writing process as well as ways to communicate effectively with non-traditional forms of writing.
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 Broadcast Producers and Reporters
WebinarHow to build a TV-specific Twitter strategy for your newscasts.
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 Audiences and Their Behavior
Self-Directed CourseDo you know who your audience is, and how to reach them? Learn how to find--and keep--your audience.
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 Journalism Certificate Program
Certificate ProgramDemonstrate your knowledge of the core journalism values and principles by earning this certificate from Poynter's NewsU.
Assessments for this certificate
- Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Handling Race and Ethnicity: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Handling Race and Ethnicity" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Cleaning Your Copy" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making: Course Assessment
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 the Mobile News Audience
WebinarGet the latest research about the current mobile audience as you plan and build your mobile products.
Understanding Video Compression for Journalists
WebinarThe latest techniques to compress and deliver video to the Web.
University of South Alabama Multimedia Storytelling for CA472 (Spring 2013)
Digital Course PackThis Digital Course Pack is for students enrolled in Multimedia Storytelling for CA472, Spring 2013.
Unpublishing Online Content: Fairness and Credibility Guidelines
WebinarPrepare how you'll handle requests to unpublish online content consistent with journalistic principles of accuracy, accountability and transparency.
Useful Lighting Techniques for Today's Video Assignment
Seminar SnapshotLearn how to set up individual or multiple lights — and which lights to avoid.
USF Tampa Digital Course Pack: JOU 4201 Editing (Fall 2012)
Digital Course PackThis Digital Course Pack is for students enrolled in JOU 4201 at the University of South Florida.
USF Tampa Digital Course Pack: JOU 4201 Editing (Spring 2013)
Digital Course PackThis Digital Course Pack is for students enrolled in JOU 4201 at the University of South Florida.
USFSP Digital Journalism and Design: Combined Assessment
Certificate ProgramAn assessment designed to help the University of South Florida St. Petersburg assess the Web-related knowledge and skills of potential students.
Assessments for this certificate
- USFSP Digital Journalism and Design: Combined Assessment
To help University of South Florida St. Petersburg assess the Web-related knowledge and skills of potential students, applicants to the master’s degree in Digital Journalism and Design may take this pre-admission online assessment program, offered by The Poynter Institute. You don’t need to achieve a minimum score in the program in order to be considered for admission to the master’s degree. To earn the certificate, however, you must score an 80 percent or higher.
- USFSP Digital Journalism and Design: Combined Assessment
USFSP Digital Journalism and Design: Individual Assessments
Certificate ProgramA series of nine assessments designed to help the University of South Florida St. Petersburg assess the Web-related knowledge and skills of potential students.
Assessments for this certificate
- PHP 101 Tutorial: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the PHP 101 tutorial at Poynter's NewsU.
- FTP Tutorial: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the FTP tutorial at Poynter's NewsU.
- Programming for Non-Geeks: Essential HTML: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Programming for NonGeeks: Essential HTML" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Developing a Mobile Site: Tips and Techniques: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Developing a Mobile Site: Tips and Techniques" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Programming for Non-Geeks: Easy Interactivity: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the Webinar replay "Programming for Non-Geeks: Easy Interactivity" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Track Your Traffic: Web Analytics for Journalists: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Track Your Traffic: Web Analytics for Journalists" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Understanding Video Compression for Journalists: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Understanding Video Compression for Journalists" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Functional Web Design for Today's News Audiences: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Functional Web Design for Today's News Audiences" at Poynter's NewsU.
- WordPress for Beginners Tutorial: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the WordPress tutorial at Poynter's NewsU.
- PHP 101 Tutorial: Course Assessment
USFSP Digital Masters Program: Introduction to Journalism
Self-Directed CourseThis course about the basic of journalism is specifically for USFSP students.
USFSP News Editing Jou 4201 (Spring 2013)
Digital Course PackThis Digital Course Pack is for students enrolled in Jou 4201 News Editing at the University of South Florida-St. Petersburg.
Using Analytics and Web Metrics to Grow Your Audience: API Training
Seminar SnapshotThis Seminar Snapshot from API's Transformation Tour shows you how to use analytic tools to understand digital audiences and how that information can shape your content strategies.
Using Analytics to Drive Website Success
WebinarIt's easy to get lost in numbers. Here are some tips to stay focused and effective.
Using DocumentCloud: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarHow journalists and newsrooms can use DocumentCloud to analyze and publish documents on the Web.
Using History to Write Sports
Seminar SnapshotSenior Sports Illustrated writer Alexander Wolff covers the ins and outs of writing the historic sports feature.
Using Online Media Tools to Grow and Manage Communities
Seminar SnapshotLearn how to leverage online media tools to build and enhance communities, foster informative conversations and produce community action.
Using Soundslides
TutorialSoundslides makes it easy to create slide shows with audio using your photo images.
Using Spreadsheet Data in Google Maps and Google Earth
TutorialMake interactive maps with your data using free templates to manage content and define style.
UTEP Digital Course Pack: Investigation and Newsgathering (Fall 2012)
Digital Course PackThis Digital Course Pack is for students enrolled in the Investigation and Newsgathering Course at University of Texas at El Paso
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 (2010 Workshop)
Training PackageThe four Seminar Snapshots in this package will show you how to produce creative stories while making immediate deadlines, handle difficult assignments as a solo reporter, cover the same-old story assignments with a fresh spark, and develop your narrative voice.
Video Storytelling with the Pros: Creativity on a Deadline Training Package
Training PackageThe four Seminar Snapshots in this package will help you understand how award-winning professionals work through the creative process of storytelling on a deadline. Learn their tips and tricks, find out how they tell great stories in breaking news situations and also feed information online.