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.
9 Ways You Drive Readers Away (And 9 Tips to Keep Them Reading)
WebinarUse these strategies to make sure the readers you've drawn in to your writing aren't driven away.
A Guide to Difficult Conversations
WebinarYou can’t be too nice to have a tough conversation. Learn how to be strategic and carry out difficult conversations with confidence.
A Road Map for Surviving Digital Transformation
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October 13 WebinarFind out where digital transformation efforts stand and what key issues to expect in 2017.
Advertising Revenue Boosters
Seminar SnapshotThis replay is one of five in the Poynter Conference Broadcast series, "A Post-Recession Advertising Strategy: Where Will the Money Go."
Advice for the Newly Named News Director
Self-Directed CourseTips, strategies and advice from veteran news directors to anyone stepping into the position.
Analytics 101: Understanding Digital Metrics
Self-Directed CourseLearn about digital analytics: how to interpret and apply them to real-world situations.
Anatomy of a Multimedia News Organization
Self-Directed CourseLearn how an online-only news organization functions as a business by exploring its structure, departments and business model.
API-Poynter Digital Storytelling Summit
Seminar SnapshotStudents will learn key skill sets to navigate the digital media environment, expand networking opportunities and share ideas
Audience Growth and Digital Content Strategies (Gannett 2015)
Self-Directed CourseYour guide to key strategies for your digital content that can help your organization improve its digital presence and grow audience.
Avoiding Plagiarism and Fabrication
Self-Directed CoursePlagiarism and fabrication scandals can destroy careers and damage news organizations' credibility. Learn how to detect and avoid these legal and ethical lapses.
Best of Photojournalism: What Makes a Winner
Self-Directed CourseGo behind the scenes of the annual National Press Photographers Association contest to explore the elements of award-winning photojournalism.
Best Practices for Using Eyewitness Footage
WebinarSurveillance video, terrorist executions and other graphic footage can need special care. Learn the questions to ask in this webinar.
Best Practices for Working with Citizen Journalists
WebinarLearn how to best collaborate with people who contribute user-generated content to your news organization.
Beyond the Byline: A Journalist's Guide to Personal Branding
WebinarLearn why and how to effectively build your personal brand as a freelance or full-time journalist.
Big Ideas with a Payoff for Your Newsroom
WebinarLearn what products, processes and projects are working in newsrooms these days.
Brainstorming Great Ideas: Editors' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotHow to brainstorm for breaking news, ongoing stories and enterprise, plus six keys to brainstorming.
Break Through the Noise: SEO and Online Content Sharing for PR and Marketing
WebinarLearn to increase content visibility through an integrated marketing plan that catches readers’ eyes without compromising style and ethics.
Build and Engage Local Audiences Online
Self-Directed CourseGet to know your local online audience and see what the power of local content can mean for you.
Build and Monetize Reader Relationships with Parse.ly: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn what data can tell you about your readers, and how you can use that to create products that they’re willing to pay for
Building Strong, Profitable Relationships with Digital Audiences
WebinarTurn digital users into customers and create strong, profitable relationships that serve and engage your audience.
Business Models and Strategies (Gannett 2015)
Self-Directed CourseHow digital-only sales and services can boost revenue and help you stay competitive in the digital world.
Challenging Conversations: A Step-by-Step Guide for Great Bosses
WebinarGet concrete tips to avoid conflicts, resolve problems and improve performance among your team.
Changing Workflow to Create a Mobile First Newsroom
WebinarPreparing your newsroom to best serve the growing mobile audience.
Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More
Self-Directed CourseFinding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.
Coaching Writers: 7 Questions Every Editor Should Ask
WebinarCoaching a writer requires that you know how they work. This Webinar explains how to interview a writer in order to coach her effectively.
Coaching Writers: Editors' Boot Camp
Seminar SnapshotLearn strategies, techniques and questions that can help you coach writers to produce stories that are clear, focused, powerful and compelling.
Color in News Design
Self-Directed CourseLearn how the visual elements of color, contrast and dimension complement the written word.
Community Building for Columnists: Poynter-Gannett Online Group Seminar (Oct. 2016)
Online Group SeminarIn this online group seminar you will learn some of the essential ingredients that make a well-read columnist.
Community Engagement and Your News Organization
WebinarLearn how to keep the focus of your news organization where it belongs: on the people you aim to attract, hold on to and serve.
Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 1
Self-Directed CourseAnalyze three approaches to telling visual stories that connect with readers. Based on 2005 ASNE Contest
Content and Context: How to Create Native Advertising Content Without Feeling Icky
WebinarYour guide to creating quality branded content that resonates with readers and generates new revenue.
Copyright Law and Fair Use for Journalists
Self-Directed CourseThis course will help journalists understand what constitutes fair use of content, particularly online content, and debunk copyright myths.
Core Skills for the 21st Century Journalist
WebinarLearn what makes a journalist successful; what skills, attributes, and knowledge areas are important. Based on the findings of Poynter's 2014 report, Core Skills for the Future of Journalism
Covering a Presidential Campaign from Outside the Beltway
WebinarGet ideas for developing smart coverage of national campaigns that’s meaningful for your audience in this FREE Webinar.
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
WebinarHow to tackle the privacy and safety issues around the rising use of drones by law enforcement, companies and others.
Covering Hydraulic Fracking and Its Impact on Economy and Environment
WebinarLearn the basics of hydraulic fracturing and oil and gas boom that is sweeping the U.S.
Covering the Green Jobs Debate
WebinarTell stronger stories about the impact of green jobs in your community.
Covering the U.S. Visa System and Its Flaws
WebinarThis FREE Webinar will provide documents, data, and human resources for covering the U.S. Visa system and its flaws.