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

Table Stakes: Poynter’s Local News Innovation Program (2021)

This eleven-month training and coaching program will help local news organizations transform into more sustainable digital publishers.

Jan. 26-28, 2021 — Nov. 16-18, 2021

Apply by: Sept. 15, 2020

Cheryl Carpenter

$500-$6,500 depending on newsroom size

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Regional Training

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

Applications closed

Barbara Allen

Free

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Online Training

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.

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Application not required

Al Tompkins

Free

NewsU Certificate

Newsroom Readiness Certificate

Get ready for your first newsroom job by covering the basics of newsgathering, interviewing, media law, ethics and diversity

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Application not required

Barbara Allen

$49.99

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