• Poynter.org
  • About Us
  • Training
  • Media News
  • Support Poynter

Login or Create a New Account

Poynter's News University

  • Home
  • Courses
  • Resources
  • Tools for Educators
  • About
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Press Room
  • Home
  • Courses
  • All Courses

Browse Courses By:

Type

  • All Types
  • Online Group Seminar
  • Webinar
  • Self-Directed Course
  • Seminar Snapshot
  • Training Package
  • NewsU Tech Course
  • Video Tutorial
  • Tutorial
  • Broadcast
  • Certificate Program
  • Digital Course Pack

Category

  • All Categories
  • Advertising & Sales
  • Broadcast
  • Design, Graphics, Typography
  • Diversity
  • Editing
  • Ethics
  • Journalism Basics
  • Leadership, Management
  • Media Audiences, Convergence
  • Newspapers, Print
  • Online, Multimedia
  • Photojournalism
  • Reporting
  • Software and Technical Training [NewsU Tech]
  • Tutorials
  • Writing

Role

  • All Roles
  • Advertising dept. manager / executive
  • Advertising dept. staff
  • Artist
  • Blogger
  • Cartoonist
  • Circulation dept. manager/executive
  • Circulation dept. staff
  • Columnist
  • Communications Writer
  • Copy Editor
  • Designer
  • Developer
  • Editor
  • Freelance or Independent Journalist
  • News Director
  • News Researcher
  • NIE [education] coordinator
  • Other
  • Photojournalist
  • Picture Editor
  • Producer
  • Public / Just Interested In Journalism
  • Public Relations Executive
  • Public Relations Staff
  • Publisher
  • Reporter
  • Station Manager
  • Student, College
  • Student, High School
  • Student, Other
  • Teacher, College
  • Teacher, High school
  • Teacher, Other
  • Writer

Price

  • Any Price
  • Free to $25
  • $26 to $50
  • $51 - $100
  • $101 - $250
  • $251 - $500
  • More than $501
  • Print
  • Share
  • Highlighted
  • Recommended
  • Popular
  • Newest
  • All Courses
  • Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use (University of Scranton, Spring 2013)

    Self-Directed Course

    Practice the fundamentals of grammar and composition so you can write with greater confidence.

    Learn More
  • 10 Things You Can Do For Free on Your Website

    Webinar

    Discover a variety of reader engagement tools you can start using today for free on your Web site.

    Learn More
  • 100 Ideas to Make Your Journalism Better

    Webinar

    Improve your writing, your digital skills, your visual storytelling and more in this special Poynter faculty event to celebrate our 100th Webinar.

    Learn More
  • Advice for the Newly Named News Director

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Anatomy of a Multimedia News Organization

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn how an online-only news organization functions as a business by exploring its structure, departments and business model.

    Learn More
  • Anatomy of a Newspaper: Understanding the Business

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn how a newspaper functions as a business by exploring the structure of its departments -- from newsroom to advertising to circulation.

    Learn More
  • Best in Design: Lessons from SND Competition 2010

    Webinar

    Get a judge's perspective from this year's SND newspaper design contest and improve your print layout, technique and style.

    Learn More
  • Best of Photojournalism: What Makes a Winner

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Brainstorming Great Ideas: Editors' Boot Camp

    Seminar Snapshot

    How to brainstorm for breaking news, ongoing stories and enterprise, plus six keys to brainstorming.

    Learn More
  • Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Clarity is Key: Making Writing Clean and Concise

    Webinar

    Learn to clarify and streamline your writing by using straightforward words and stronger nouns and verbs.

    Learn More
  • Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Color in News Design

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 1

    Self-Directed Course

    Analyze three approaches to telling visual stories that connect with readers. Based on 2005 ASNE Contest

    Learn More
  • Covering Climate Change

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn the science and policies behind climate change and pick up the reporting and writing skills needed to tell stronger stories about global climate change.

    Learn More
  • Covering Sexual Assault

    Webinar

    Examine how to balance the needs of vulnerable stakeholders against your duty to inform the public.

    Learn More
  • Covering the Green Jobs Debate

    Webinar

    Tell stronger stories about the impact of green jobs in your community.

    Learn More
  • Covering Water Quality: What You Need to Know

    Self-Directed Course

    Understand the complex environmental issues and find resources to tell compelling stories.

    Learn More
  • Dealing With Difficult Conversations

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Describing Your Content: Metadata and What It’s Good For

    Webinar

    Learn how to tag your online content so users can find and filter it quickly.

    Learn More
  • Don’t Get Fooled Again: Best Practices for Online Verification

    Webinar

    Learn how to spot online hoaxes and verify content, images and video you find on social networks.

    Learn More
  • Easy Interactivity with Meograph: A Digital Tools Tutorial

    Webinar

    The two most viral types of media are videos and infographics. Learn how you can do both with Meograph.

    Learn More
  • Ethics and Credibility of Breaking News Online

    Webinar

    Be first. Be the best. Be credible. Develop standards for reporting breaking news in digital platforms.

    Learn More
  • Face-to-Face: "Testing Grounds"

    Seminar Snapshot

    Reporters Kris Hundley and Kathleen Flynn discuss their experience in producing "Testing Grounds," an award-winning story about drug testing in India.

    Learn More
  • Face-to-Face: Lessons of an International Backpack Journalist

    Seminar Snapshot

    Learn how a backpack journalist survives and reports in such places as Haiti, Juarez Mexico and East Africa.

    Learn More
  • Face-to-Face: Reporting on Revolution

    Seminar Snapshot

    See Egypt through the eyes of independent journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous.

    Learn More
  • Face-to-Face: Reports From Gaza and The West Bank

    Seminar Snapshot

    Learn methods on how to report from the West Bank or Gaza Strip from a veteran journalist.

    Learn More
  • Face-to-Face: Undercover in Bahrain

    Seminar Snapshot

    Mae Ying Welsh discusses how she produced the award-winning documentary "Bahrain: Shouting in the Dark"

    Learn More
  • Five Steps to Stronger Data Visualization

    Webinar

    Learn how well-edited data can reveal patterns and connections to a bigger picture.

    Learn More
  • Flash for Journalists: 10 Things You Need to Know (2009 edition)

    Webinar

    Learn what Flash is, what it can do and how it works to create multimedia storytelling. Plus handout.

    Learn More
  • Freedom of Information

    Self-Directed Course

    Use FOI laws to strengthen your reporting with public documents.

    Learn More
  • Frontline Editors Introduction: Understanding Leadership Styles

    Self-Directed Course

    Work through more than 20 scenarios to understand the leadership skills a frontline editor needs.

    Learn More
  • Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision

    Self-Directed Course

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

    Learn More
  • Getting Started With Google Fusion Tables

    Webinar

    Learn how Fusion Tables can help you host, visualize and publish your data as maps, charts and timelines.

    Learn More
  • Getting Your First Job in Journalism (2009)

    Webinar

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

    Learn More
  • Help! for Writers

    Self-Directed Course

    Unlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.

    Learn More
  • Innovation at Work: Helping New Ideas Succeed

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn ways to make your organization more innovative.

    Learn More
  • Innovation on the Front Lines of Journalism

    Webinar

    Harness the latest digital technology – including blogs, social media and databases -- to take control of your future in journalism.

    Learn More
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • next ›
  • last »
Follow NewsU: Twitter Facebook

A project of The Poynter Institute funded by The Knight Foundation