Training & Events

You can bring Poynter training directly to your newsroom, classroom or workplace. Click here to explore custom teaching options or consider the opportunities listed below to attend a Poynter training session in-person at our campus in Florida, at regional locations, or online:

Training at Poynter in St. Petersburg, Florida

Poynter Seminar

Teachapalooza: Front-Edge Teaching Tools for College Educators

Teachapalooza will show you the latest ways educators are using innovation in their classrooms.
July 17-19, 2020
Apply by: June 15, 2020
Al Tompkins
$350
Poynter Seminar

The Power of Diverse Voices: The Poynter Minority Writers Workshop

A transformative four-day seminar that helps journalists of color find their voice and build skills for writing opinion pieces and personal essays.
Nov. 12-15, 2020
Apply by: July 31, 2020
Tom Huang
Free for selected applicants
Poynter Seminar

Summit for Reporters and Editors

Use digital approaches and narrative writing techniques to transform your work - whether it’s a daily story or a major project.
Oct. 25-30, 2020
Apply by: Sept. 18, 2020
Tom Huang
$ 1,550
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Regional Training

Poynter Regional Training

A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Jails — Memphis

This free workshop will help journalists cover the gateway to America's criminal justice system, an institution often closed to the public and ignored by newsrooms.
June 24-25, 2020
Apply by: April 24, 2020
Al Tompkins
Free
Poynter Regional Training

The Poynter College Media Project

With this project, student media organizations will receive the support they need to elevate their journalism skills and realize their potential to play a critical role as community facilitators.
Sept. 2020 — May 2021
Apply by: April 30, 2020
Barbara Allen
Free
Poynter Regional Training

A Journalist’s Guide to Covering Jails — Minneapolis

This free workshop will help journalists cover the gateway to America's criminal justice system, an institution often closed to the public and ignored by newsrooms.
Aug. 4-5, 2020
Apply by: June 12, 2020
Al Tompkins
Free
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Online Training

NewsU Webinar

Trusting News Webinar Series

When accusations fly about the motivations, ethics and decisions behind your coverage of the coronavirus, how can you respond?
Webinar 3 broadcast date: April 8, 2020 at 12 p.m. Eastern
Joy Mayer
Free
This course is free thanks to the generous support of the Knight Foundation
Young student engaged in learning
NewsU Self-directed Course

How to Effectively Teach Online

Learn how to adapt your in-person teaching into effective online instructional experiences for you and your students.
Start anytime
Application not required
Bridget Donovan, M.Ed.
Free
This course is free thanks to the generous support of the Knight Foundation.
NewsU Webinar

Clear, Strong Writing for Broadcast Journalism

In this one-hour video tutorial, early-career journalists will learn how to make their writing crisper, clearer and more enticing to broadcast audiences.
Start anytime
Application not required
Al Tompkins
Free
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