WHAT WILL I LEARN:

• How to ask the question that identifies what your story is about
• How to use a three-word guideline to keep your story on track
• How to select key information to tell the story

WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS COURSE

Reporters, writers and others looking for ways to focus their stories quickly and use their time wisely to gather information.

COURSE INSTURCTOR:

Al Tompkins is The Poynter Institute’s senior faculty for broadcasting and online. He has taught thousands of journalists, journalism students and educators in newsrooms around the world. His teaching focused on writing, reporting, storytelling, ethics, critical thinking, photojournalism, social media and online journalism.