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.
Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2012)
Online Group SeminarBuild the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.
Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization (June 2013)
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May 30 for this Online Group SeminarBuild the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.
Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms
Self-Directed CourseWrite, edit and present information that engages time-crunched readers.
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.
Covering Communities in a Time of Change: Reporting With Patchwork Nation
WebinarGo beyond the red/blue metaphors and get new tools for understanding your audience and the nation.
Covering Drones in U.S. Airspace and in Your Community
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June 28 WebinarLearn the fact to help you cover the rising use of drones in commercial airspace – by companies, law enforcement and researchers.
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.
E-Commerce Strategies: Digital Agency, Local Search, Local Interactives: API Training
Seminar SnapshotLearn how increasing the scope of your digital advertising and marketing services from a simple business directory to full-service local search and interactives impacts digital-only revenue.
Generating Story Ideas: Seeing Stories All Around You
Seminar SnapshotLearn proven techniques to recognize and refine your best story ideas.
Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision
Self-Directed CourseReview your work with fresh eyes to fine-tune awkward passages.
Help! for Writers
Self-Directed CourseUnlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.
How to Write Short and Well
WebinarLearn the most reliable tools for writing short – across media platforms – and well.
Interactive Storytelling with Zeega: A Digital Tools Tutorial
WebinarLearn to easily tell beautiful immersive stories combining personal content with media curated from across the web.
Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making
Self-Directed CourseEthics is not separate from the daily work of journalists. Learn the process before you're faced with a tough call on deadline.
Making Words, Pictures and Sound Work Together
WebinarDon't let text, pictures and audio compete for the viewer's attention. Learn how words and images can work together to engage your audience.
Navigating Copyright and Fair Use Issues in an Open-Source World
WebinarLearn how to use copyright as a publishing tool, rather than as a reason to not use others’ content.
News Sense: The Building Blocks of News
Self-Directed CourseWhat makes an idea or event a news story? Explore the who, what, when, where, why and how of news.
Preventing Plagiarism and Fabrication in News Publishing
WebinarGet real-world recommendations for preventing and handling issues of plagiarism.
Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches
Self-Directed CourseReligion intersects nearly every story you cover. Learn how to tell those stories with greater context, skill and thoughfulness.
Reporters Without Editors: How to Edit Your Own Writing (April 2012)
Online Group SeminarOvercome the pitfalls of editing work that you have created and read your writing with fresh eyes to find and fix more errors.
Reporting on Sexual Violence
Self-Directed CourseExplore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.
Social Media: Strategies and Tools for News
Self-Directed CourseExplore the strategy and tools to effectively integrate social media into all aspects of your journalism--including newsgathering, verification, audience engagement and distribution.
The Art and Science of Editing
WebinarLearn to identify when you need to edit something, when you don’t and how to explain your changes to others.
The Powerful Effects of Short Writing
WebinarLearn the power and versatility of short writing from examples across media platforms.
The Writer's Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use
Self-Directed CourseTechniques to refine your storytelling and write with confidence.
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.
Tumblr for Journalists: Best Practices and Strategies
WebinarLearn how to use Tumblr to maximize your storytelling, research and social community engagement.
What Makes a Pulitzer Prize Feature Story?
WebinarOne Pulitzer juror's observations about the difference between a good feature story and a great one.
Writers Without Editors: How to Edit Your Own Writing (April 2013)
Online Group SeminarOvercome the pitfalls of editing work that you have created and read your writing with fresh eyes to find and fix more errors.
Writers Without Editors: How to Edit Your Own Writing (October 2013)
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September 15 for this Online Group SeminarOvercome the pitfalls of editing work that you have created and read your writing with fresh eyes to find and fix more errors.
Writing for Your Website: How to Make Readers Stick
WebinarLearn essential writing techniques that will make sure your content aligns with your audience’s reading habits.
Чувство новости: конструируем историю
Self-Directed CourseЧто делает из события или идеи новость? Изучите где, когда, кем, как, почему и зачем рождается новостная история.
دوره آموزشی درک خبر: آشنایی با اجزای سازنده خبر
Self-Directed Courseچه چیزی یک خبر یا ایده را ارزش خبری می بخشد؟ عناصر اصلی خبر را بررسی کنید.
شبكات الإعلام الاجتماعي: استراتيجيات وأدوات للأخبار
Self-Directed CourseUnderstand the impact of social media on journalism and learn to effectively integrate social media into your newsgathering.
