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
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.
Teaching dates: TBD
Apply by: TBD
Tom Huang
$ 1,550
Poynter Seminar

Leading Money-Making Projects in the Newsroom

This hands-on, two-day workshop is specifically for newsroom leaders who need to learn how to manage projects that both make money and strengthen journalism.
Nov. 16-18, 2020
Apply by: Oct. 5, 2020
Cheryl Carpenter
$1,195
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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 Webinar

Trusting News Webinar Series

What does your community really think of your work? Let’s talk about how you solicit feedback — and what you do with what you learn.
Webinar 5: Wednesday, June 10, 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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