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American crime coverage is evolving. Help your newsroom lead the charge.
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Now in its fourth year, Transforming Local Crime Reporting Into Public Safety Journalism ([link removed]) has led more than 500 journalists in over 80 newsrooms to evolve their traditional reporting on crimes, safety and criminal justice.
This change management program was pioneered by Poynter and cited by the AP Stylebook ([link removed]) as a major influence in its new chapter on how journalists should cover crime.
Newsroom teams will meet monthly from March through October in rigorous, thoughtful online training sessions designed to guide newsrooms as they transform their coverage, step by step. Best of all, every newsroom’s solution will be unique to the communities they serve.
Apply by Dec. 6 ([link removed]) and your newsroom team will spend just $600 for tuition. The final application deadline is Friday, Jan. 17, with a $1,000 tuition fee.
Read below for more Poynter assistance in helping move your newsroom — and your career — in the direction you want it to grow.
FEATURED TRAINING
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** Executive Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative (2025-26)
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In-person and virtual seminar
April-October 2025
Free, thanks to Corporation for Public Broadcasting
This six-month fellowship for executive managers of public media stations is designed to equip station managers with powerful support tools and provide cohort-based as well as individualized training to help them uphold public media journalism’s highest editorial standards and successfully lead every part of their station.
Applications ([link removed]) are due Dec. 6.
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Leadership Academy for Women in Media (March 2025)
In-person program
March 24-28, 2025, St. Petersburg, Florida
$1,350
This program, which has transformed the careers of more than 650 people since 2015, promises to not only strengthen your ability to manage, strategize and delegate but provide unparalleled camaraderie and networking. Open to women, including cis and trans women, as well as nonbinary and gender nonconforming journalists. Apply by Dec. 6.
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Lead with Influence (February 2025)
Virtual seminar
Weekly, February 2025
$600
This is an interactive, virtual training for leaders who manage big responsibilities — such as processes, products or platforms — and have no direct reports. Apply by Jan. 10, 2025.
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Peak Producing: Elevate Your Newsroom, Accelerate Your Career (2025)
In-person training
April 7-11, 2025, St. Petersburg, Florida
$899
TV producers are often the unsung heroes of the newsroom. This seminar will empower producers with the practical and tactical skills needed to create compelling, engaging and informative newscasts, programs and content while managing the complexities of local journalism. Apply by Jan. 24, 2025.
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Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders (April 2025)
In-person training
April 28-May 2, 2025, St. Petersburg, Florida
$1,550
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. Apply by Feb. 14, 2025.
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ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Grant Writing for Journalists (2024)
Online, self-directed course
Learn the ins and outs of applying for grants to support your journalism, from developing a project or program to measuring its success.
Cost: Free. Enroll anytime. ([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 anytime. ([link removed])
Immigration resources
Tip sheet and online self-directed course
Zita Arocha is a bilingual journalist, writer and educator who's offering her decades of expertise covering immigration to Poynter learners through her Immigration Matters ([link removed]) tip sheets and Understanding U.S. Immigration from the Border to the Heartland ([link removed]) , a free six-part, self-directed course.
Cost: Free.
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.
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Top leaders and thinkers convene following release of OnPoynt report
The recently released OnPoynt report, "Values Rising: Trends and traction in journalism and the news industry," ([link removed]) offers a forward-minded look at the state of journalism and the news industry that propels the story by considering trends related to creative product ideas, audience growth strategies and traction around revenue, artificial intelligence and innovation.
It also presented an opportunity for Poynter to convene and converse with some of the nation's top journalism leaders and thinkers to discuss the report's findings.
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New media literacy curriculum rolls out
The Poynter Institute's MediaWise has launched a free media literacy curriculum ([link removed]) in partnership with YouTube. The initiative aims to help young people sift through the noise and sort fact from fiction online. Designed for students ages 13-17, the curriculum breaks big media literacy topics and ideas into bite-sized pieces that any educator can use.
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