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Each Tuesday, we send you Poynter’s newest webinars, online seminars, in-person workshops and events. But did you know we also offer training for entire newsrooms? Poynter faculty travel to media organizations all over the world to teach customized seminars about digital skills, writing, editing and storytelling, leadership, broadcast journalism and ethical decision-making.
Now, with our partners at Press Forward, Poynter is offering in-newsroom training that addresses the sexual harassment and incivility associated with abuses of power.
The program is called “#UsToo: Building Trust in Newsrooms.” It applies the most current best practices and research around workplace discrimination to a newsroom setting, diving into issues unique to working in media.
To learn more about this new program, and all of Poynter’s custom teaching, contact partnerships@poynter.org.
Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders
In-person seminar at the Poynter Institute, Dec. 8-13
This popular five-day seminar will give you the tools and confidence to lead and grow a staff of high-performing journalists. This course is ideal for new managers, leaders with little formal training and/or journalists about to get promoted.
You will learn how to establish your credibility as a leader, manage people who were once your peers and conduct difficult conversations that get results.
Cost: $1,395. Deadline: Oct. 28. Apply now.
The Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) Program: A Poynter Institute Executive Fellowship
In-person seminar at the Poynter Institute, Jan. 2020 – Jan. 2021
Fellows in the executive-level Media Transformation Challenge, which began in 2007 as the Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University, will come to Poynter in 2020 for week-long sessions and year-round coaching to improve the sustainability and profitability of their news organizations.
“Taking part in (this program) was challenging and inspiring in equal measure,” said Sue Brooks, former director at the Associated Press and MTC Fellow. “It helped turn a back‐of‐a‐napkin idea into a reality which is now generating many millions of dollars annually and gave me skills that I still use daily.”
Apply now to get the help you need to lead your media organization into the future.
Deadline: Dec. 1. Apply now.
Navigating Ethical Dilemmas: Connecting Core Values and Journalistic Action
Online Group Seminar, Nov. 10 – Dec. 10, 2019
Have you recently faced an ethical dilemma and weren’t quite sure how to handle it? This course, led by the chair of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership at Poynter, Kelly McBride, gives journalists and journalism organizations a toolkit to navigate the ethical dilemmas inherent in news gathering, reporting and publishing. You will also develop an ethical decision-making process that you can apply in your daily work.
Cost. $399. Deadline: Nov. 9. Enroll now.
A limited number of scholarships of up to 50% of the course tuition are available to applicants with demonstrated need. To apply for a scholarship, email info@newsu.org.
ACES In-Depth Editing Online Group Seminar (Fall 2019)
Online Group Seminar, Nov. 10 – Dec. 15, 2019
This in-depth editing online group seminar is for experienced editors who are seeking to move their work to a new level. You’ll hone your skills and edit strategically, going beyond editing for style, grammar and punctuation.
When you’re done, you will have expertise in substantive editing and know how to use critical thinking skills across multiple platforms and disciplines. You’ll also get coaching and feedback from the experts at the ACES: The Society for Editing.
Cost. $449. Deadline: Nov. 9. Enroll now.
LEADERSHIP
Poynter-ACES Advanced Editing Certificate Training Package (Fall 2019)
Online group seminar, Nov. 10 – Dec. 15
This advanced editing certificate is for experienced editors who are seeking to move their work to a new level. It’s a comprehensive training program for editors and writers who want to hone their skills and edit strategically instead of just tactically. This course package contains the Poynter ACES Certificate in Accurate, Audience-Focused Editing and an Online Group Seminar starting on Nov. 10, 2019. Please note that enrolling in the courses separately will not count toward the advanced certificate. Deadline: Nov. 9. Cost: $600. Enroll Now.
REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING
Trusting News Webinar Series
Webinar No. 2, Oct. 16 at noon Eastern
Empower your journalism organization to demonstrate credibility and earn trust with this series of five webinars led by Trusting News founder and director, Joy Mayer. Cost: Free. Enroll Now.
How to Cover the Arts on Any Beat
Broadcast date: Sept. 10, 2019
This webinar will give resource-strapped journalists sustainable approaches to incorporating arts coverage in business, government, education, features and breaking news stories. Cost: Free. Watch Replay Now.
Covering Immigration Enforcement
Broadcast date: Jan. 31, 2019
This webinar presents information about the immigration system and enforcement and detention under the Trump administration. It will help reporters cover one of the top issues that is generating stories in every corner of the country. Cost: $29.95. Watch Replay Now.
Reporting on the Cannabis Industry
Broadcast date: Feb. 8, 2018
This webinar will teach you the importance of understanding the cannabis business. You will learn how to explain the terms relating to the plant, the different legal categories of the drug across the United States, and how journalists can be more accurate when reporting around cannabis. Cost: $29.95. Watch Replay Now.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
- Tribal Affairs Editor — Cascade Public Media, Seattle, Washington
- Dayside Executive Producer — WBRC, Birmingham, Alabama
- Staff Writer — Voice of San Diego, San Diego, California
Click here for more jobs.
MORE FROM POYNTER
Tips, program follow-ups and more on Poynter.org
- The story behind the #UsToo training: Why harassment is about power and how we can help prevent abuse. By Kelly McBride and Carolyn McGourty Supple.
- Power of Diverse Voices is now one of Poynter’s most competitive programs. Meet the 2019 class. By Mel Grau.
- Drinking seawater is bad for you, and other horror stories from the front lines of science fact-checking. By Josie Hollingsworth.
- What I learned about writing from reading Greta Thunberg’s speech to the U.N. By Roy Peter Clark.
- Bookmark these must-have digital tools to plan your next vacation. By Ren LaForme.
