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A deep understanding of voting systems is a must this election year.
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Last week's presidential debate was a great reminder: The 2024 election is bearing down upon us, and scrutiny of the vote count will be higher than ever before.
Fortunately, Poynter is ready to help your newsroom support a fair and democratic voting process.
Drawing on guidance from top election reporters, our next Beat Academy ([link removed]) session gives you the strategies to be ready for election day.
Join us for a resource-rich, action-packed 90-minute session that starts next Thursday, July 11, at 1 p.m. Eastern.
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.
Plus, you'll get a tutorial on how to make the most of the new Knight Foundation Election Hub ([link removed]) . The Hub puts a comprehensive marketplace of tools at your fingertips to boost your election coverage.
Vote Watch 2024 ([link removed]) is just $18 when you use code 24voteBA18 at checkout. And thanks to funding from the Knight Foundation, staff at nonprofit newsrooms or for-profit newsrooms with under $5 million in revenue can enroll for free by using code 24BEKnight100 at checkout.

Keep scrolling to find out more of what we've got in store at Poynter.
FEATURED TRAINING
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Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media (2024)

In-person training, Sept. 9-13
St. Petersburg, Florida
The Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media ([link removed]) 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 ([link removed]) .
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Cost: $649
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Will Work For Impact: Fundamentals of Investigative Journalism (2024)
Online group seminar
Wednesdays, Sept. 4-Oct. 2
2-3 p.m. Eastern
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 ([link removed]) 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 Aug. 4. ([link removed])
Cost: $499.
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Power of Diverse Voices: Writing Workshop for Journalists of Color (2024)
In-person training, Nov. 12-15
St. Petersburg, Florida
The Power of Diverse Voices ([link removed]) 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.
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Lead with Influence (October 2024)
Online group seminar
Wednesdays in October, 1-5 p.m. Eastern
This is an interactive, virtual training for all leaders who manage big responsibilities — such as processes, products or platforms — but have no direct reports.


Demonstrating leadership without formal authority is its own skill, and it’s core to this online leadership workshop from Poynter.
If you have the official title of project manager or product manager, or are in the position of being responsible for outcomes without formally supervising anyone (including those all-important bridge roles in audience, innovation and strategy), this program is for you.
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Cost: $600.
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MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders (December 2024)
In-person training, Dec. 2-6, St. Petersburg, Florida
Whether you’re a few years into your first management position or just starting your journey, this workshop will help you build a strong foundation and give you the tools to help your teams excel and succeed.
Cost: $1,500. Apply now. ([link removed])
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. ([link removed])
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. $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. $250 or $175 for ACES members.
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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.
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EVENTS
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Bowtie Ball 2024

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.
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• Fact-checking CNN’s presidential debate: How accurate were Joe Biden and Donald Trump? ([link removed]) , by PolitiFact.
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