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  • 100 Ideas to Make Your Journalism Better

    Webinar
    Price: $24.95

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

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  • Access Denied: Your Rights When Government Shuts Media Out

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of Pepper Hamilton LLP

    The media has a First Amendment right to be treated without discrimination based on the content of its reporting. Do you know your rights? Find out in this FREE webinar.

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  • Anatomy of a Multimedia News Organization

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free of charge thanks to the support of Knight Foundation.

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

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  • API-Poynter Digital Storytelling Summit

    Seminar Snapshot
    Price: This $50 course is being offered free, thanks to the generous support of the American Press Institute. Enrolling now will notify you when recordings are posted.

    Students will learn key skill sets to navigate the digital media environment, expand networking opportunities and share ideas

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  • Avoiding Plagiarism and Fabrication

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is available free of charge thanks to the generous support of the Harnisch Foundation.

    Plagiarism and fabrication scandals can destroy careers and damage news organizations' credibility. Learn how to detect and avoid these legal and ethical lapses.

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  • Best Feature Ideas: SFJ’s Show and Share

    Webinar
    Price: $24.95

    Looking for fresh approaches for your storytelling? Get great ideas from the winners of the Society for Features Journalism’s 2013 awards.

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  • Best of Photojournalism: What Makes a Winner

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • Best Practices for Reporting on Mass Shootings

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of SAVE

    Hope it never happens, but be prepared. Learn to cover mass shootings in a way that is least harmful to your community.

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  • Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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

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  • Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • Build and Monetize Reader Relationships with Parse.ly: A Digital Tools Tutorial

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.

    Learn what data can tell you about your readers, and how you can use that to create products that they’re willing to pay for

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  • Build Interactive Data Visualizations with Tableau Public: A Digital Tools Tutorial

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.

    Learn to create rich data visualizations using Tableau Public in this intensive two-hour FREE webinar

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  • Building Trust on Facebook

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.

    See what 14 newsrooms learned when they used their social platforms to experiment with trust-building strategies in this FREE webinar.

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  • Business Models and Strategies (Gannett 2015)

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This course is free for American Press Institute E-learning users.

    How digital-only sales and services can boost revenue and help you stay competitive in the digital world.

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  • Census Coverage: Going Deep with Demographic and Economic Data

    Seminar Snapshot
    Price:

    Let the experts show you how you can find great stories in the wealth of data collected by the Census Bureau.

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  • Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the generous support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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

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  • Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • Color in News Design

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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

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  • Communicating with the Media on Mental Health Issues and Suicide: For U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Public Affairs Officers

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to a grant by Robert R. McCormick Foundation and Educational Development Center.

    This course will help VA PAO personnel develop strategies to collaborate effectively with journalists on coverage of Veterans with mental health issues.

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  • Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 1

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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

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  • Copyright Law and Fair Use for Journalists

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is available free of cost thanks to the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

    This course will help journalists understand what constitutes fair use of content, particularly online content, and debunk copyright myths.

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  • Core Skills for the 21st Century Journalist

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to The Knight Foundation’s support of NewsU and its mission to support online education for journalists.

    Learn 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

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  • Covering a Presidential Campaign from Outside the Beltway

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.

    Get ideas for developing smart coverage of national campaigns that’s meaningful for your audience in this FREE Webinar.

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  • Covering Climate Change

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the generous support of Internews.

    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.

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  • Covering Common Core: Telling Classroom Stories

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.

    Learn the story behind Common Core and build a reporting plan to cover your state's implementation

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  • Covering Hate and Extremism, From the Fringes to the Mainstream: An Overview from the Southern Poverty Law Center

    Webinar
    Price: This webinar is sponsored by The Southern Poverty Law Center and is offered for free.

    This FREE webinar will canvass the current hate group and antigovernment landscape, discuss how the SPLC identifies hate groups and examine key factors driving the growth of hate and extremism.

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  • Covering Immigration from the Border to the Heartland

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.

    Learn to tell the unfolding immigration story in your community with sensitivity, depth and context.

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  • Covering Mass Shootings

    Webinar
    Sign up now for the
    May 31 Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of SAVE

    Hope it never happens, but be prepared. Learn to cover mass shootings in a way that is least harmful to your community, in this free webinar.

    Learn More
  • Covering Poverty in the Suburbs

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.

    Learn how to find and tell powerful stories about a growing class of Americans: the suburban poor.

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  • Covering the American Muslim Community: Ideas and Insights to Guide Your Reporting

    Webinar
    Sign up now for the
    May 3 Webinar
    Price: Free, thanks to the generous support of Democracy Fund.

    A broad survey of the demographics and lived experiences of American Muslims and the current climate.

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  • Covering the Green Jobs Debate

    Webinar
    Price: $9.95

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

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  • Covering Water in a Changing World

    Webinar
    Price: This $34.95 webinar is free thanks to the support of the McCormick Foundation.
    Save 20 percent on all Poynter training by becoming a Poynter Prepared Member. Learn more and register now.

    Whether it’s lead in drinking water, “dead zones” in the Gulf of Mexico or drought in the arid West, water issues are everywhere. Get up to speed on covering timely topics in your community.

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  • Covering Water Quality: What You Need to Know

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to the support of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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

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  • Covering Your Own Story: A Conversation with WDBJ Staff

    Webinar
    Price: Because we believe so strongly in helping journalists handle this important topic, this $29.95 event is free.

    How WDBJ carried on and what you can learn about reporting when tragedy strikes the newsroom

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  • Cultivating Local News Communities with Facebook Groups

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 webinar is free thanks to the generous support of the Google News Lab, American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.

    Learn best practices in building, engaging and deepening your relationship with audiences using Facebook Groups.

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  • Data Journalism and Mobile-Ready Visualizations with Silk.co: A Digital Tools Tutorial

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the American Press Institute and Knight Foundation.

    Learn to use Silk.co to quickly convert any spreadsheet into a data journalism story with publish-ready maps, charts, tables and image galleries

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  • Deadly Force: Using Data to Report Accurately on Community Policing

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: $14.95

    Using police-community relations as a starting point, learn how to use data and solid reporting to turn a hunch or an odd detail into a groundbreaking story.

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  • Dealing With Difficult Conversations

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $24.95 course is free thanks to the support of the Knight Foundation.

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

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  • Democracy on Deadline: Take Your Coverage of U.S. Elections to the Next Level

    Webinar
    Sign up now for the
    June 28 Webinar
    Price: Free, thanks to the generous support of Democracy Fund

    Examine current issues, trends and challenges in U.S. elections, and learn tips for effectively reporting local, state and national contests, in this free webinar.

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  • Designing the Web for Democracy

    Webinar
    Price: This $29.95 Webinar is free thanks to the support of the New America Foundation.

    Learn about testing techniques for engaging online audiences and the results of four projects on how this can be done.

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