Language Primer: Basics of Grammar, Punctuation and Word Use (University of Scranton, Spring 2013)
Self-Directed CoursePractice the fundamentals of grammar and composition so you can write with greater confidence.
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.
Advice for the Newly Named News Director
Self-Directed CourseTips, strategies and advice from veteran news directors to anyone stepping into the position.
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.
Anatomy of a Newspaper: Understanding the Business
Self-Directed CourseLearn how a newspaper functions as a business by exploring the structure of its departments -- from newsroom to advertising to circulation.
API Transformation Tour: Business Model Innovation Resources and Links
Self-Directed CourseLearn about key business model innovations and map implementation programs in this course by API and Poynter's NewsU.
API Transformation Tour: Content Strategies Resources and Links
Self-Directed CourseLearn about key digital content strategies and map implementation programs in this course by API and Poynter's NewsU.
API Transformation Tour: Digital Publishing Revenue Resources and Links
Self-Directed CourseFind new ways to drive revenue from your content in this workshop course by API and Poynter's NewsU.
API Transformation Tour: Selling Digital Products Resources and Links
Self-Directed CourseLearn to take advantage of the strenghts of sales teams, product knowledge and focus on emerging products.
Audience Growth and Digital Content Strategies: API Training
Self-Directed CourseYour guide to key strategies for your digital content that can help your organization improve its digital presence and grow audience.
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.
Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms
Self-Directed CourseWrite, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.
Big Ideas with a Payoff for Your Newsroom
WebinarLearn what products, processes and projects are working in newsrooms these days.
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.
Business Model Innovation and Growth Strategies: API Training
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.
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.
Color in News Design
Self-Directed CourseLearn how the visual elements of color, contrast and dimension complement the written word.
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
Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 2
Self-Directed CourseExamine four approaches: localizing stories, watchdog photojournalism, connecting with under-covered communities and commentary through photo columns. Based on 2006 ASNE Contest
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 Sexual Assault
WebinarExamine how to balance the needs of vulnerable stakeholders against your duty to inform the public.
Covering the Green Jobs Debate
WebinarTell stronger stories about the impact of green jobs in your community.
Covering Water Quality: What You Need to Know
Self-Directed CourseUnderstand the complex environmental issues and find resources to tell compelling stories.
Dealing With Difficult Conversations
Self-Directed CourseFrom preparation to follow up, explore how you can conduct tough conversations with confidence.
Document Mining with Overview: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarWe'll show you how to use Overview to quickly sort though hundreds, or hundreds of thousands, of documents to find the story.
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.
Easy Interactivity with Meograph: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarThe two most viral types of media are videos and infographics. Learn how you can do both with Meograph.
Five Steps to Stronger Data Visualization
WebinarLearn how well-edited data can reveal patterns and connections to a bigger picture.
Flash for Journalists: 10 Things You Need to Know (2009 edition)
WebinarLearn what Flash is, what it can do and how it works to create multimedia storytelling. Plus handout.
Freedom of Information
Self-Directed CourseUse FOI laws to strengthen your reporting with public documents.
Getting Started With Google Fusion Tables
WebinarLearn how Fusion Tables can help you host, visualize and publish your data as maps, charts and timelines.
Getting Your First Job in Journalism (2009)
WebinarJob-hunting techniques to prepare new college graduates for a challenging job market.
Help! for Writers
Self-Directed CourseUnlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.
Illustrating the Story: Comics and Illustrated Journalism
WebinarUse new forms of visual storytelling, including comics and multimedia illustration, to engage audiences.
Innovation at Work: Helping New Ideas Succeed
Self-Directed CourseLearn ways to make your organization more innovative.
Innovation on the Front Lines of Journalism
WebinarHarness the latest digital technology – including blogs, social media and databases -- to take control of your future in journalism.
Interactive Storytelling with Zeega: A Digital Tools Tutorial
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May 23 WebinarLearn to easily tell beautiful immersive stories combining personal content with media curated from across the web.