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Empower your newsroom to report accurately and knowledgeably on this contentious issue
Two upcoming webinars will help journalists produce truthful, accurate journalism about one of the most talked-about issues this election year.

"Transgender Coverage: Avoiding rhetoric to deliver meaningful journalism" is the next topic in our Beat Academy series. Set for April 18 and May 2 (both Thursdays at 1 p.m.), these 90-minute sessions strive to advance the quality of reporting and the level of public understanding about what transgender people experience, and the attacks they face from legislation and anti-transgender activists. 

The first session will include essential information on core research from medical and psycho-social perspectives, including identifying research disputes. We will discuss gender affirming care and learn to use the right vocabulary.

Our second session focuses on the legal and legislative landscape, the 2024 election, and how to get into and cover the trans community — best practices, good starting points and common pitfalls.

In short, we’ll remove ourselves from the politics of outrage to explore the facts.

Enrollees can apply for one of three reporting grants of $10,000-$15,000 to explore how the transgender debate has touched lives in their area.

Poynter's Beat Academy helps America's journalists cover the evolving and emerging topics that impact their communities. Attend as many or as few of our eight webinar topics as you like for one price. News organizations can also buy seats in bulk for a discount.

Beat Academy costs $75 per individual or $50 for five or more people.

Scroll down to read about more opportunities to improve coverage for everyone in your community. 
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Poynter Producer Project
In person and online
June 4-6 in person and virtually through September


TV and video producers will learn from dedicated journalists like CNN's Ramón Escobar, Bervette Carree, and Poynter's Kelly McBride and Kerwin Speight. You can read more about lead faculty Speight's background, work ethic and teaching style in this recent Q&A, "Here’s your chance to train with a journalist so dedicated, he’ll walk to work in a blizzard."

Participants will learn to tell stronger stories, produce engaging newscasts, make tough calls on deadline and manage the complexities of the journalism industry’s impact on local newsrooms. Participants will enhance their news judgment, develop critical thinking skills and grow their newsroom leadership.

Applications close April 19.

Cost: $799.
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Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative (2024-25)
In-person and online seminar
Sept. 30, 2024-April 13, 2025

This fellowship for public media journalists will strengthen news leadership and ethical decision-making skills. Over nine months, participants will receive individual coaching, learn from industry experts, collaborate in small peer groups, and work on a personal project that will benefit their newsroom and their own leadership.

This fellowship requires participation in twice-monthly online workshops, along with additional online meetings with peer groups and coaches. It kicks off with a one-week training in St. Petersburg, Florida, that starts Sept. 16.

Applications are due Monday, April 22.

Cost: Free, thanks to funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Reporter’s Toolkit

Online seminar
May 7-June 11


This six-week virtual seminar equips reporters with the tools and one-on-one coaching they need to hit the ground running and build a successful career. You'll meet for 90 minutes a week over six weeks, learning from faculty lead Tom Huang, assistant managing editor for journalism initiatives at The Dallas Morning News; Fernanda Camarena, Poynter faculty; and Kathleen McGrory, editor, local investigations fellowship at The New York Times.

You'll get guidance on what makes a great story pitch, how to create a good interview experience, what's truly important when it comes to story structure, how to create and present a personal development plan for your own reporting, and more.

This course is designed for reporters with up to six years of experience. Hurry! Applications close April 26.

Cost: $499.
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Lead with Influence
Virtual course, June 3-24

Specifically designed for women and nonbinary journalists, this is the second of our 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.

Another session, set in October for all gender identities, is also now accepting applications. 

These four-session, virtual workshops are designed to help journalists use their social capital to lead with influence.

Applications are due May 6.

Cost: $600.
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Reporting on the Rise of AI
In-person workshop, June 28
This free, one-day workshop will give Washington, D.C.,-area journalists a chance to connect with RAND’s top AI experts in sessions that examine AI and social bias, the workforce, misinformation, and the industry interests that will shape government regulation.
Free. Apply now.

Work-Life Chemistry
Six-week newsletter course
Kristen Hare, who teaches and covers local news for Poynter, has spent years preaching this popular reframe for work-life balance. In this course, she'll walk you through discovering your formula, building it for growth and using it to combat burnout. 
Cost: $50. Enroll now.

Poynter ACES Intermediate Certificate in Editing
Self-directed online course
This seven-course certification program expands on our introductory certificate and offers a thorough grounding in the skills editors need to succeed in today's news, corporate and freelance environments. 
Cost: $250 or $175 for ACES members. Enroll now.

Understanding U.S. Immigration from the Border to the Heartland
Self-directed online course
This newly updated and expanded, six-part self-directed course will give journalists a thorough understanding of immigration and immigrants in the United States, as well as the skills and resources to produce strong, accurate storytelling. 
Free. Enroll now.
  NEWSROOM RESOURCES
Your newsroom needs an AI ethics policy. Start here.
Artificial intelligence is out there, and more people are using it than you might think — including in your newsroom — so Poynter assembled a team to create a guide to help you think through how to make sure your team is using it ethically. 

This toolkit will give you a statement of journalism values that roots AI experimentation in the principles of accuracy, transparency and audience trust, followed by a set of specific guidelines. This framework can be customized by newsrooms of any size.
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