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  • Advice for the Newly Named News Director

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Free

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

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  • Anatomy of a Newspaper: Understanding the Business

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • API Transformation Tour: Digital Publishing Revenue Resources and Links

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Transformation Tour participants can enroll using the PIN provided by the workshop organizers. Questions? Email us at info@newsu.org.

    Find new ways to drive revenue from your content in this workshop course by API and Poynter's NewsU.

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  • API Transformation Tour: Selling Digital Products Resources and Links

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Transformation Tour participants can enroll using the PIN provided by the workshop organizers. Questions? Email us at info@newsu.org.

    Learn to take advantage of the strenghts of sales teams, product knowledge and focus on emerging products.

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  • Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

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

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  • Business Model Innovation and Growth Strategies: API Training

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $34.95 course is free thanks to the support of the American Press Institute.

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

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  • Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More

    Self-Directed Course
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    Finding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.

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  • Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

    Self-Directed Course
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    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
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    Learn how the visual elements of color, contrast and dimension complement the written word.

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  • Dealing With Difficult Conversations

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

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

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  • Frontline Editors Introduction: Understanding Leadership Styles

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Free

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

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  • Get Me Rewrite: The Craft of Revision

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

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  • Innovation at Work: Helping New Ideas Succeed

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Free

    Learn ways to make your organization more innovative.

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  • Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Ethics is not separate from the daily work of journalists. Learn the process before you're faced with a tough call on deadline.

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  • Language of the Image

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Develop the visual vocabulary to analyze and discuss the journalistic value of images.

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  • Lousy Listeners: How to Avoid Being One

    Self-Directed Course
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    Better listeners are better leaders. Learn how to break bad listening habits and improve your listening skills.

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  • Managing Change: Creating Strategies, Setting Priorities

    Self-Directed Course
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    Diagnose your ability to change and identify the best strategies for leading others effectively.

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  • Math for Journalists: Help With Numbers

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Conquer your fear of numbers and handle arithmetic accurately with the math tools essential for all journalists.

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  • Newsgathering Law & Liability: A Guide for Reporting

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is **FREE** thanks to generous grants from the Harnisch Foundation and The Cutts Foundation.

    Gather and report news more effectively while avoiding legal liability.

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  • On the Beat: Covering Cops and Crime

    Self-Directed Course
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    Techniques for navigating police departments and mining the beat for story ideas.

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  • Online Media Law: The Basics for Bloggers and Other Publishers

    Self-Directed Course
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    Guidelines on copyright, defamation and privacy for anyone who publishes content online.

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  • Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: Thanks to a grant from the Ford Foundation, this course is available free of charge to registered users at NewsU.

    Religion intersects nearly every story you cover. Learn how to tell those stories with greater context, skill and thoughfulness.

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  • Reporting on Sexual Violence

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: This $29.95 course is free thanks to a grant by National Sexual Violence Resource Center

    Explore strategies and statistics to help you tell powerful stories with context, accuracy and sensitivity.

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  • Social Media: Strategies and Tools for News

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: $14.95

    Explore the strategy and tools to effectively integrate social media into all aspects of your journalism--including newsgathering, verification, audience engagement and distribution.

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  • The Be a Reporter Game

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Practice the basics of newsgathering -- asking questions, verifying information -- while racing against a deadline.

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  • Typography for News Design

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Learn the principles of working with type and get fresh ideas to make your pages pop.

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  • Understanding and Interpreting Polls

    Self-Directed Course
    Price:

    Find out why polling works, how to evaluate survey methods and what questions to ask about polls.

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  • Writing Online Headlines: SEO and Beyond

    Self-Directed Course
    Price: $14.95

    Write headlines that work everywhere online, from search results to article pages to RSS feeds to mobile apps.

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