Applications for one of our most valuable and unique trainings close today.

Through Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media, Poynter’s BIPOC faculty and adjuncts have coached nearly 200 journalists of color as they focus on becoming more effective managers, visionary leaders and change agents.

Our eighth class will meet Sept. 9-13 at Poynter in St. Petersburg, Florida. You can read more about the program in this FAQ.

Read on for more about this and other training opportunities.

In-person training, Sept. 9-13
St. Petersburg, Florida
LAST DAY TO APPLY!

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 TODAY, Tuesday, July 9!

Cost: $649

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.

Vote Watch 2024 is free thanks to funding from the Knight Foundation — just use code 24BAKnight100 at checkout (code is for nonprofit newsrooms or for-profit newsrooms with under $5 million in revenue only; all others can use code 24voteBA18 for 75% off).

Monthly tip sheet for immigration reporters

Zita Arocha is a bilingual journalist, writer and educator, and the director of the award-winning website Borderzine.

She's offering her decades of expertise covering immigration to Poynter learners through a series of monthly tip sheets and a free Poynter course.

A lifelong journalist, Arocha knows better than most that 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.

Tap into her expertise to find resources, story ideas and journalism tips from her Immigration Matters series, and check Understanding U.S. Immigration from the Border to the Heartland, a six-part, self-directed course that Arocha leads along with PolitiFact Deputy Editor Miriam Valverde.

Both are free, thanks to support from the Catena Foundation.