GlobalFact 11 is set for June 26-28 in Sarajevo — and you can attend virtually.
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The Super Bowl for fact-checkers |
The world’s largest and most impactful annual summit for professional fact-checking is just around the corner, and it’s not too late to nab a virtual ticket.
Presented by the International Fact-Checking Network at Poynter, in partnership with Zašto Ne, GlobalFact 11 will empower fact-checkers to uphold the industry’s highest standards of excellence through discussions, training and networking events with globally renowned fact-checking experts.
GlobalFact 11 is set for June 26-28 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Virtual ticketholders will get access to main stage sessions, and recordings will be available so that purchasers can watch on their own schedule.
Journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa will be a featured speaker, along with other experts in journalism, democracy, artificial intelligence and debunking online misinformation. They include Steve Levitsky, Nikita Roy and Craig Silverman.
A virtual ticket is just $49.
More than 3,700 people have attended GlobalFact conferences since 2014. Past conference locations have included London, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Rome, Cape Town, Oslo and Seoul. Numerous industry-leading projects and fact-checking advancements have originated through past GlobalFacts, including International Fact-Checking Day, the IFCN Code of Principles and partnerships with major tech companies.
Read on for more training and resources for journalists.
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Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media (2024) |
In person, Sept. 9-13
St. Petersburg, Florida
The Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media is a transformative leadership program that trains BIPOC journalists to thrive professionally and personally, and was designed to address the persistent lack of racial diversity in U.S. media.
The interactive, week-long academy will focus on critical skills journalists of color need on their paths to leadership in digital journalism and technology. Sessions will explore developing effective management styles, navigating newsroom and digital culture, building collaborative teams and much more.
If you aren't a BIPOC journalist, consider supporting the application of someone you supervise, or suggest the training to a colleague. You can read our FAQ here.
Apply by July 9.
Cost: $649; attendees must also pay their own travel costs.
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Beat Academy: Vote Watch 2024 |
Webinar, Thursday, July 11
1 pm. Eastern
Drawing on guidance from top election reporters, our next Beat Academy session gives you the strategies to be ready for election day.
You will learn steps to ensure you know how your area voting systems work; zero in on rules in your region that might impact voting; know who to call when claims of voting fraud emerge; plan your coverage to spotlight key developments in the weeks leading up to Nov. 5; and give voters in your area the information they need to participate.
Beyond the hard data on voting, we’ll discuss how you can tell these stories in ways that are bulletproof and build trust with your audience.
Cost: $18.
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Power of Diverse Voices: Writing Workshop for Journalists of Color (2024) |
In-person, Nov. 13-15
St. Petersburg, Florida
The Power of Diverse Voices is a transformative, four-day seminar that helps journalists of color find their voices and build skills for writing opinion pieces and personal essays.
With the support of expert instructors and fellow journalists of color, you’ll develop the confidence and skills to share your unique perspective in persuasive writing. This in-person, immersive experience will foster the diversity of voices necessary in the profession and train the next generation of opinion writers from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Attendees will explore the role that opinion writing plays in explanatory, features and watchdog journalism, and its importance in a thriving democracy.
Apply by Sept. 6.
Cost: Free. |
Will Work For Impact: Fundamentals of Investigative Journalism (2024) |
Online, 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.
Enroll by Sunday, Aug. 4.
Cost: $499. |
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MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES |
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Lead with Influence (October 2024)
Online, Wednesdays in October
This is an interactive, virtual training for all leaders who manage big responsibilities — such as processes, products or platforms — but have no direct reports.
Cost: $600. Apply by Sept. 9.
Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders (December 2024)
In person Dec. 2-6, St. Petersburg, Florida
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 by Oct. 11.
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 Certificates in Editing
Self-directed online courses
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.
Cost: $150 or $99 for ACES members.
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.
Cost: $250 or $175 for ACES members.
Learn more.
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. |
Saturday, Nov. 16
Tampa, Florida
The Poynter Institute’s annual Bowtie Ball showcases the most accomplished, dazzling and lively personalities in journalism as we gather in Tampa Bay for one electric celebration.
Since the Bowtie Ball debuted in 2015, Poynter has welcomed thousands of guests who support the free press to don their favorite formal attire — bowties encouraged! — for dinner, dancing and toasts with Pulitzer Prize winners, best-selling authors, and media personalities from the nation’s most beloved and revered newsrooms.
Read more about securing your ticket, the VIP reception and sponsorship opportunities.
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Monthly tip sheet for immigration reporters
Immigration is a complex, fast-changing, evolving topic that affects not just the Southern border but most cities, regions, and states across the country where migrants (whether refugees, asylum seekers, the undocumented or legally admitted new arrivals) are resettling.
Poynter adjunct faculty Zita Arocha is a journalist and educator who has spent her life covering, teaching and writing about immigration. Now, she's offering her decades of expertise in a series of monthly tip sheets.
She writes, "I hope to help fellow journalists, sharing with them the knowledge and expertise I have gained over the last several decades covering immigration stories."
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Shut out by powerful sources? Here's a guide for journalists. |
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 recently 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. |
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. |
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