| 2/5/2007 - 2/10/2007 |
12/4/2006 |
Reporting & Writing About Sexual Violence (E415-07)
Come to The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. with a member of your community who's involved in
counseling or victim advocacy to spend a week studying an issue that is packed with
challenges for journalists.
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| 2/11/2007 - 2/16/2007 |
12/11/2006 |
The Complete Assigning Editor (W421-07)
You're already sitting in one of the hottest seats in the newsroom. Now the
newspaper must deliver news on a variety of platforms. You need to develop the
leadership and editing skills necessary to assign, edit and guide staff
effectively in this dynamic environment.
You'll learn:
- Skills for more effectively editing stories
- Techniques for coaching wirters
- Communication skills to help you lead your changing newsroom
- Ways to identify your community's untold stories
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| 2/11/2007 - 2/16/2007 |
12/12/2006 |
Beat Reporting: Covering Crime and Courts (W401-07)
You'll learn:
- Deadline and non-deadline storytelling strategies to help your audience better understand the criminal justice system
- How to write about crime and courts for the newspaper and online
- How to use Internet tools to broaden your reporting on deadline
- How some in law enforcement, including top police and judicial officials, think about coverage
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| 2/25/2007 - 3/2/2007 |
1/8/2007 |
Reporting & Writing the Untold Stories (E411-07)
Find the untold stories in your community. Become more adept at
listening for the voices of people you haven't heard before. Get to the
"listening posts" and discover how to mine for stories others miss.
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| 2/25/2007 - 2/28/2007 |
12/13/2006 |
Convergence for College Educators (N301-07)
What will newsrooms demand of your graduates in the near future?
Teaching cross-platform journalism presents myriad challenges. Join
other college educatiors in exploring some of the newest tools of
journalism and the challlenges faced in putting those tools to work.
You'll learn:
- The latest field tools to quickly tell stories on the air, in print and online
- How news consumers' habits are changing and where they will head next
- What other schools have tried in terms of cross-platform journalism instruction and how it worked out
- How to coach colleagues who are resistant to change
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| 3/11/2007 - 3/16/2007 |
1/10/2007 |
Reporting & Writing for Multi-Platform Newsrooms (W401B-07)
You'll learn:
- To use a range of story forms and platforms to tell powerful stories
- To find your voice as a writer or editor
- How to use Internet tools to broaden your reporting on deadline
- How to tell better stories by understanding your writing process
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| 3/18/2007 - 3/23/2007 |
1/19/2007 |
Leadership for TV & Radio News Managers (B401-07)
Become smarter and more
strategic in the way you lead your newsroom and the people in it. Learn
to improve newscasts, innovate and work better with other departments.
The learning is interactive, practical, inspiring and fun.
You'll learn:
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About your leadership style and how to improve it
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How to manage diverse personalities and build a high-performing news teams
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How to manage up, down and across
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Conflict resolution, ethical decision-making as well as coaching and motivation
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| 3/18/2007 - 3/23/2007 |
1/10/2007 |
The Complete TV Producer (B406-07)
Making stories work involves more than just teases and live shots. Expand your expertise with new writing, storytelling, coaching and ethical decision-making skills. Discover how to enterprise stories more and to rely less on meaningless spot and event news.
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| 3/19/2007 - 3/24/2007 |
1/29/2007 |
Compelling Photojournalism: Reporting & Editing (G409-07)
Photojournalists are a critical part of the newsgathering team. Develop
your reporting, researching and editing skills so you can produce
compelling photographic coverage and publish your work in innovative
ways.
You'll learn:
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How to improve your photographic storytelling
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To develop your ability to spot visual potential in news coverage
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Effective ways to find authentic documentary stories and creatively publish them in print and online
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| 4/10/2007 - 4/12/2007 |
3/13/2007 |
Poynter EyeTrack07: Discover its Power (GETRK-07)
Poynter unveils the findings from its ground-breaking study of how readers
navigate news in print and online. Find out what story forms engage readers
more. Explore how to make the research work for your newsroom.
You'll learn:
- How today's readers and users navigate through broadsheet, tabloid and online news
- What story and visual forms help readers and users better comprehend what they've read
- The newest insights into ways photographs and graphics capture the attention of readers and users
- How story length and format have an impact on how much of the story people read
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