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Tight newsroom budgets can make it challenging to reward journalists by investing in their careers.
With that in mind, Poynter has several outstanding and cost-effective opportunities for employers to show they care about their journalists — or for journalists to enhance their careers.
For $50, get enrollment into the six-week newsletter course Work-Life Chemistry ([link removed]) to discover the unique formula that can help every journalist thrive.
For $75, you can buy one pass to Beat Academy ([link removed]) , a true bargain that gets you access to eight dynamic topics with several hours of training in each, from covering extremism to immigration to climate change. There are even free reporting trips and grant opportunities for enrollees.
$75 will also get you one entry into the Poynter Prizes ([link removed]) — a real vote of confidence for someone’s work.
If you’ve got $250, you can send five people to Beat Academy ([link removed]) (five or more enrollees get in for just $50 apiece), or more if your budget allows. Did we mention grant money and free trips?
For $600, you can send an outstanding employee to Lead With Influence in February ([link removed]) or October ([link removed]) . Show your allyship and support to female and nonbinary journalists by offering to pay for them to attend the June session ([link removed]) , designed especially for them.
For $1,000, you can enroll a whole team of journalists (up to six) in our Transforming Crime Coverage ([link removed]) program, designed to greatly improve your newsroom's coverage of criminal justice in your community.
Deadlines are quickly approaching, so act accordingly.
Whether you’re a manager looking for tangible ways to reward your employees, or a hard-working journalist seeking self-improvement, read on for details.
FEATURED TRAINING
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Work-Life Chemistry
Six-week newsletter course
The concept of Work-Life Chemistry ([link removed]) has been developed over seven years by Poynter's Kristen Hare ([link removed]) . Thousands of journalists and news leaders from around the world have created their own Work-Life Chemistry formulas to stay engaged, make decisions with confidence and find joy.
Work-Life Chemistry ([link removed]) is a holistic, focused and sustainable approach to navigating the demands on our time, the opportunities in front of us and the relationships we cherish.
Cost: $50.
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Beat Academy
Starts Feb. 1
Poynter's Beat Academy ([link removed]) is back for a second year to help America's journalists cover the evolving and emerging topics that impact their communities.
Upcoming sessions include:
* Extremist Politics: How to report on powerful undercurrents in the 2024 elections (Feb. 1, 15)
* Auditing ARPA and IRA: How to report on Biden’s promise to communities (Feb. 29)
* Immigration in Focus: How domestic labor demand and politically driven immigrant busing expose flaws in the system (March 14; El Paso workshop June 5-7)
* Economic Realities: Understanding your local economy and telling compelling stories centered on people and families (March 28, writing session June 13)
* Transgender Coverage: Avoiding rhetoric to deliver meaningful journalism (April 18, May 2)
* New Healthcare Dynamics: What medical AI and the lack of long-term care choices mean for your communities (May 30, Sept. 26)
* Vote Watch 2024: What’s on the line for your state’s voting system? (July 11)
* Climate Change: Finding the angle in any beat (Sept. 12)
Attend as many or as few webinars as you like for one price. News organizations can also buy seats in bulk for a discount.
Cost: $75 per individual; $50 for five or more spots
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Lead with Influence
February, June and October
Applications are closing soon for the first of three virtual leadership trainings for those who want to flex their organizational muscle, but who have no direct reports — leaders who manage big responsibilities like processes, products or platforms.
These four-session, virtual workshops are designed to help journalists use their social capital to lead with influence. Due to industry-wide demand, they are being offered three times in 2024:
* All gender identities: Wednesdays in February ([link removed])
* Women and nonbinary journalists: Mondays in June ([link removed])
* All gender identities: Wednesdays in October ([link removed])
Hurry! Applications for the February sessions close Tuesday.
Cost: $600.
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Transforming Local Crime Reporting Into Public Safety Journalism
March 19-Sept. 17, 2024
This 24-week virtual course teaches change management to newsroom teams that want to overhaul their criminal justice reporting. Each team will receive feedback and consulting from experts.
With a retail price of more than $10,000, this course is being offered for just $1,000 to U.S.-based newsrooms willing to commit two hours per week on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. Eastern. Applications are open to teams of three to six people, including one front-line journalist and one manager with the ability to influence policy.
Learn more ([link removed]) about our approach to public safety journalism.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until Jan. 30, but apply early! This course will fill up quickly.
Cost: $1,000.
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CONTESTS
The 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes
Entries due Feb. 16
These awards ([link removed]) will honor local accountability reporting; diversity; social justice reporting; overall excellence in writing; freedom of information reporting; editorial and column writing; innovation; important journalism that makes a difference to communities; and new this year, compelling short writing.
Cost: $75 before Jan. 31, then $85.
ONGOING TRAINING
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Self-directed online course
This seven-course certification program ([link removed]) expands on our introductory certificate ([link removed]) and offers a thorough grounding in the skills editors need to succeed in today's news, corporate and freelance environments. $250 or $175 for ACES members.
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