Training & Events

Finding the tenor and format for a story.

It's a challenge to verifying information in a networked world. Get the knowledge and tools you need to evaluate what you hear, read and see.

How to present the story on both the front page and the inside pages.

Develop a simple visual system that reinforces local values and a community focus.

Getting to know the news business.

Marketing opportunities for journalists.

Build connections across demographics and difference.

Shape information into a sharp, focused story.

The rules and non-rules in grammar.

Fast data research to share quickly.

Create visualizations for data-driven stories.

Reporting and discrediting rumors and hoaxes.

This course will teach an approach for untangling convoluted copy.

The importance of understanding the cannabis business.

Journalists' rights and limits in public places.

How to form a national-local news partnership.

How newsrooms cover more with limited resources.

How newsrooms obtain the financial support besides ads.

How local newsrooms around the country have shifted their priorities and changed their workflows through some very easy changes.

Create your own journalism site.

Learn different approaches to local news coverage

How to find and court your story's characters with Lane DeGregory.

Recognize the red flags of journalism.

Turn complexity into simplicity.

Get the tools you need to curate content quickly, accurately and effectively.

Trimming the news for spaces.

What content should be linked in digital text? What text should make that link? Learn the art of the link in this ACES webinar.

How to coach a writer beyond simply correcting copy.

Learn the five critical questions to ask before editing any marketing material.

Bring music to your writing

Learn guidelines and standards for fair and accurate reporting on American Muslims

Identify reliable sources, debunk viral misinformation, and decide whether a statement is really checkable.

An understanding of the user experience of discovering content on social media.

How to turn a tip into the foundation of an investigation

This course will help journalists understand what constitutes fair use of content, particularly online content, and debunk copyright myths.

How to find stories and sources online, how to use new tools to get stories online and how to help others to “get” your vision.

Learn to identify credible news resources and evaluate information you find on the Internet and elsewhere.

Clean up your writing into a refined style.

A seminar for reporters with ambition to do investigative journalism that functions as an important part of democracy.

For experienced editors who are seeking to move their work to a new level. Hone your skills and edit beyond style, grammar, and punctuation.

Gain a solid grounding in the process of editing and the range of skills that give text a professional polish.

Bring literary narrative to your reporting.

Learn to identify when you need to edit something, when you don’t and how to explain your changes to others.

Practice the fundamentals of grammar and punctuation so you can write with greater confidence.

Improve your election coverage by learning how to better report stories that cite polling data.

This hands-on, project-based course will help you develop website-building skills from the ground up – no prior coding experience necessary.

Learn about the set of technologies and techniques that can bring more eyes to your content and more visitors to your site, including SEO.

Gain the skills you need to polish your own prose.

This webinar will introduce strategies used by The Lily’s newsletter and 2018 Webby Award winner for email newsletters, Lily Lines.

Reach the right audience effectively.

An understanding of the user experience of receiving content via email newsletters or mobile messaging.

An understanding of the user experience of discovering content through search engines.

An overview of content development and delivery strategies.

Earning consumers' trust in journalism.

Gain credibility in social media platforms.

Reporting hate and extremism.

This workshop for high schoolers will improve your skills and hone your understanding of journalism’s role in a democracy.

Making Facebook your newsroom.

This seminar will give managers the tools and the confidence to lead and grow a staff of high-performing journalists.

Find the story through numbers.

Reporting stories about disability as people.

The best tools, tips and methods for verifying information online.

Build or refine your process for making ethical decisions — before you're faced with a tough call on deadline.

Use digital approaches and narrative writing techniques to transform your work - whether it’s a daily story or a major project.

How to use Wikipedia in journalism.

The best journalism methods for mass shooting stories.

Helpful journalism tips when covering a mass shooting.

Transcribing interviews with Descript.

Build trust instead of distrust.

Learn and understand the different types of guns and ammunition for your reporting.

Investigate post-disaster stories.

Getting to know your audience through Parse.ly.

Finding and fixing the most common style, grammar and punctuation errors.

The Poynter Producer Project helps newsrooms grow their own producers using both online learning with in-person coaching and mentoring.

In this series of online webinars, students will learn the ins and outs of drone photography and videography, sequencing, gear and more.

This hybrid online and in-person seminar, MMJ/VJ reporters will get individual feedback on your work to elevate your career in broadcast.

A transformative four-day seminar that helps journalists of color find their voice and build skills for writing opinion pieces and personal essays.

This interactive video course will teach you what you need to know about being a better interviewer and allow you to put those lessons into practice.

This seminar will give managers the tools and the confidence to lead and grow a staff of high-performing journalists.

Wrangle data to find and tell stories.

Turn photography into photojournalism.

How visual journalists survive the newsrooms.

Teachapalooza will show you the latest ways educators are using innovation in their classrooms.

Poynter’s premier seminar for high-potential managers to refine their leadership styles and update their understanding of management trends.

Poynter’s new workshop is designed to mentor early-career journalists in a small-group setting to grow as investigators and storytellers.

The Poynter women’s leadership training focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to rise to the highest levels of digital media leadership.

The Poynter women’s leadership training focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to rise to the highest levels of digital media leadership.

The Poynter women’s leadership training focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to rise to the highest levels of digital media leadership.

What makes an idea or event a news story? Explore the who, what, when, where, why and how of news.

We'll walk through basic principles of SEO, examine how headlines show up in social media and discuss the fundamentals of A/B testing.

Your guide to writing about numbers accurately, ethically and elegantly, with a quick review of how to calculate the basics.

Learn how to report immigration arrests, detention and deportation under the current administration.

What makes an editor great in journalism from relationships to decision-making.

The five-part series emphaizes on how to develop and deliver content to make measurable results, whether in the newsrooms or for an organization.

The Accurate, Audience-Focused Editing Certificate aims to get editors to apply their critical thinking skills to deeper editing.

How to tell stories in ways that will resonate with others, whether in print or online.

Build the reporting and writing habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly.