Poynter HQ is still on a high from a full house of trainees last week. Here's what some of them said about their Poynter experience. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 'This has been such a wonderful experience.' Poynter faculty members Tony Elkins and Kerwin Speight (far left) stand with members of the first 2024 Essential Skills cohort. Poynter faculty Fernanda Camarena is on the far right. There was a packed house at Poynter last week — just the way we like it.  We welcomed 18 journalists from Armenia, who spent the week in St. Petersburg improving their understanding of mis- and disinformation and strengthening their journalism skills before reconvening this week in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, 27 up-and-coming managers in our first 2024 Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders class spent the week focusing on what new managers need to help forge successful paths to leadership in journalism, media and technology. (There's a December session as well, so it's not too late to apply for a spot!)  Here's a sample of some of their comments: "This has been such a wonderful experience. I knew that I needed to grow but I didn’t know how — and this week has taught me a lot about how to grow myself. I’m so grateful. Thank you all so much." "I didn’t expect to be so overwhelmed by my love for my classmates ... What a blessing this program has been." "I had so much respect for Poynter before ... It’s been multiplied tenfold. Thank you so much. So grateful to y’all and look forward to what more I can learn." Comments like this keep us committed not just to instruction of the highest quality, but to creating a space where journalists feel valued, heard and supported. Read on for more ways Poynter works to fortify the professional lives of journalists.    FEATURED TRAINING Health care policy and the 2024 election Thursday, May 30 at 1 p.m. Eastern Poynter's Beat Academy webinar series turns it sights this month to health care coverage, examining which topics may swing the vote in battleground states. While reproductive health gets the headlines, issues like insurance coverage and health care costs may prove critical to certain voters. Experts from KFF Health News will be on hand to discuss that and give us an insider’s look at the methods behind the polls driving the news. For a limited time, new enrollees to Beat Academy can sign up for just $18 using the code 24healthBA18 at checkout, thanks to funding from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. Cost: $18 with discount (normally $75 or $50 for groups of five or more). ENROLL NOW Will Work For Impact: Fundamentals of Investigative Journalism (2024) Online group seminar, Sept. 4-Oct. 2 This five-week, hands-on seminar is for reporters and editors with ambition to do investigative journalism that functions as an important part of democracy. This online course will help you build an investigation from the seed of an idea to a powerful execution. Award-winning investigative journalist Alexandra Zayas will break down the process to help you think about what kinds of stories to choose, how to build a bulletproof case and how to maximize the chance your work will create change. Cost: $499. ENROLL NOW 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. Attendees at this workshop will get a clearer picture of the arenas in which AI poses the greatest risk of social bias, be able to better identify the jobs and types of tasks that could be upended by AI, understand options for government regulation and how those intersect with the interests of private firms, and have a better grasp of the counter measures against foreign misinformation actors and the scope of their activities. Cost: Free. APPLY NOW Poynter ACES Certificates in Editing Self-directed online certificates Gain a solid understanding of standards, skills and best practices when you earn one of two Poynter ACES Certificates in Editing. Our Introductory Certificate helps you achieve greater communications clarity; learn how to embrace accuracy and verification; gives you ways to perfect your grammar, word use and style; and imparts the skills you need to make you the kind of editor people are hungry to work with. The Intermediate Certificate goes deeper into topics like grammar, working with writers, ethics, law and tech, offering a thorough grounding in the skills editors need to succeed in today's news, corporate and freelance environments.  Introductory: $150 or $99 for ACES members. Intermediate: $250 or $175 for ACES members. ENROLL NOW   MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES 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. 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. Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders Dec. 2-6 This dynamic, in-person, five-day workshop will focus on the critical skills that new managers need to help forge successful paths to leadership in journalism, media and technology. Cost: $1,500. Apply now. Lead with Influence Oct. 9-30 Our popular virtual training for leaders who manage big responsibilities like processes, products or platforms, but have no direct reports. This third and final session in 2024 is for all gender identities.  Cost: $600. Apply now.   NEWSROOM RESOURCES Here's what journalists can do if they find themselves shut out by powerful sources Journalists are increasingly being shut out of their efforts to cover public business and hold officials accountable. That's why Poynter convened a group of experts to engage in a discussion about this phenomenon and provide insights into what journalists can do about it.  Their key takeaways were released this week in “Shut Out: Strategies for good journalism when sources dismiss the press,” which makes the case that growing adversity from public officials toward journalists is damaging not just to the journalism industry, but detrimental to the public trust. READ THE REPORT   FROM OUR NEWSROOM • Gannett fired an editor for talking to me, by Rick Edmonds. • Nearly two-thirds of Americans think local news outlets are doing fine financially, survey finds, by Rick Edmonds. • Q&A: HBO Max’s new ‘Girls on the Bus’ set out to show a cool, fun side of journalism, by Elizabeth Djinis. • Kristi Noem’s media headaches now extend to conservative outlets, by Tom Jones. • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says a worm ate part of his brain. Experts said that’s unlikely, by Loreben Tuquero. Keep these resources coming. Your gift fortifies journalism's role in a free society. GIVE NOW Search our job board for hundreds of opportunities in the industry — see examples below! Post your job today today to find the talent you need. • Managing Editor, VTDigger, Montpelier, Vermont • North Carolina Reporter, Inside Climate News, Brooklyn, New York • T. 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