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  • Advice for the Newly Named News Director

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Anatomy of a Multimedia News Organization

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • API Transformation Tour: Business Model Innovation Resources and Links

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn about key business model innovations and map implementation programs in this course by API and Poynter's NewsU.

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  • API Transformation Tour: Content Strategies Resources and Links

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn about key digital content strategies and map implementation programs in this course by API and Poynter's NewsU.

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  • API Transformation Tour: Meters, Members and Digital Publishing Revenue, Resources and Links

    Self-Directed Course

    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

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

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  • Audience Growth and Digital Content Strategies: API Training

    Self-Directed Course

    Your guide to key strategies for your digital content that can help your organization improve its digital presence and grow audience.

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  • Becoming a More Effective Reporter: Telling Untold Stories (Oct 2013)

    Online Group Seminar
    Apply by
    September 30 for this Online Group Seminar

    Improve your ability to find and tell stories off the beaten path in your community.

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  • Beyond the Inverted Pyramid: Creating Alternative Story Forms

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Build and Engage Local Audiences Online

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Building Effective News & Information Websites

    Online Group Seminar

    This hands-on, project-based course will help you develop web publishing skills from the ground up – no prior programming experience necessary.

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  • Building Effective News & Information Websites: HTML & CSS (March 2013)

    Online Group Seminar

    This hands-on, project-based course will help you develop web publishing skills from the ground up – no prior programming experience necessary.

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  • Building Effective News & Information Websites: jQuery & WordPress (July 2013)

    Online Group Seminar
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    July 1 for this Online Group Seminar

    This hands-on, project-based course will help you create interactive, dynamic websites with cutting-edge tools and techniques.

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  • Cleaning Your Copy: Grammar, Style and More

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Coaching Tomorrow's Journalists

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Community Service Photojournalism: Contest Lessons Part 2

    Self-Directed Course

    Examine four approaches: localizing stories, watchdog photojournalism, connecting with under-covered communities and commentary through photo columns. Based on 2006 ASNE Contest

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  • Covering Climate Change

    Self-Directed Course

    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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  • Dealing With Difficult Conversations

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Freedom of Information

    Self-Directed Course

    Use FOI laws to strengthen your reporting with public documents.

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  • Frontline Editors Introduction: Understanding Leadership Styles

    Self-Directed Course

    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

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

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  • Handling Race and Ethnicity

    Self-Directed Course

    Examine whether and how to use racial and ethnic descriptions in news stories.

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  • Help! for Writers

    Self-Directed Course

    Unlock more than 200 solutions to some of the most common problems writers face in any platform or genre.

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  • Innovation at Work: Helping New Ideas Succeed

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn ways to make your organization more innovative.

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  • International Reporting Basics: What You Need to Know Before You Go

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn how to plan and pack for your trip, and how to gather information and stay safe once you arrive.

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  • Introduction to Ethical Decision-Making

    Self-Directed Course

    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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  • Leading an Online Newsroom: What You Need to Know

    Self-Directed Course

    Address the challenges of guiding your newsroom through the transition to an online publication.

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  • Lousy Listeners: How to Avoid Being One

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • Multimedia Reporting: Covering Breaking News

    Self-Directed Course

    Explore the groundbreaking work of six sites, and prepare yourself and your newsroom for deadline coverage.

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  • Online Project Development: Part 2

    Self-Directed Course

    Three models of excellence show you how to plan, report, produce, market and assess Web projects.

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  • Religion, Culture and Society: Getting Beyond the Cliches

    Self-Directed Course

    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

    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

    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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  • Targeting New Audiences: Finding Your Niche

    Self-Directed Course

    Starting a new print publication or Web site? Explore ways to get to know your audience and get your ideas off the ground.

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  • The Be a Reporter Game

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • The Community Journalism Series: Strategies for Managing Local Contributors

    Self-Directed Course

    Learn how your site can benefit from community contributors and build your plan for recruiting, training and managing these content providers.

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  • Writing Online Headlines: SEO and Beyond

    Self-Directed Course

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

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  • شبكات الإعلام الاجتماعي: استراتيجيات وأدوات للأخبار

    Self-Directed Course

    Understand the impact of social media on journalism and learn to effectively integrate social media into your newsgathering.

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