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We know all too well that journalism — particularly local news — has been under severe economic pressure even before the pandemic shuttered 60 newsrooms and led to thousands of layoffs and furloughs

The old business models aren’t working. What might?

Join my colleague Joie Chen this Thursday, April 22 at noon Eastern time for an On Poynt session on Funding Models for Future Newsrooms. ([link removed])

Joie will speak with Chris Horne, founder and president of The Devil Strip news cooperative in Akron, Ohio, and Laura Frank, executive director of COLab, the nonprofit Colorado News Collaborative, a coalition that unites journalists from more than 100 newsrooms, about business models that could redefine the future of journalism.
Special thanks to the Knight Foundation for supporting this effort which allows Poynter to bring the training to you tuition-free.

Hope to see you there as we explore the future of newsrooms together. Keep scrolling for more opportunities to grow your journalism career and participate in our first-ever festival of fact-checking.

— Andrew DeLong, Teaching and Events Services Director
FEATURED
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Poynter College Media Project
Accelerator program, August-December 2021
With Poynter’s College Media Project, independent student media organizations will receive the support they need to elevate their journalism skills and generate impact on their campuses. This unique semester-long program has now helped a total of 32 student media groups realize their potential to play a critical role as community facilitators in the marketplace of ideas.
If selected, your student media organization will receive $1,500 to spend on a reporting project or event that advances civil discourse on your campus, as well as custom, in-person, Poynter-led workshops, exclusive admission to a series of online training events and more.
Apply by: May 2.
Cost: Free.
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United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking
Live online event, May 10-13
Facts took a bit of a beating in 2020. Let’s turn the page and celebrate the truth! United Facts of America, brought to you by PolitiFact and the Poynter Institute, is a celebration of fact-checking featuring some of the most important voices in media, health care, politics and technology.
You’ll have the chance to ask Dr. Anthony Fauci questions about the future of the COVID-19 pandemic and get the facts about coronavirus vaccines. You’ll hear from Gabriel Sterling, the Georgia elections official at the center of countering election misinformation in his state. And you’ll learn from expert fact-checkers from PolitiFact, the Washington Post and FactCheck.org.
You also have the opportunity to go behind-the-scenes during a VIP experience with CNN’s Brian Stelter and PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Angie Drobnic Holan where they’ll discuss the U.S. media and American politics.
Get tickets now to access four days of forward-thinking conversation about the role of facts in our lives.
Tickets: $50
VIP experience: $100 (includes a private virtual happy hour with CNN’s Brian Stelter and small group break-out sessions with PolitiFact fact-checkers)
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Reporting in the Age of Social Justice
Online group seminar, June 7-10


In this four-day digital workshop, journalists will gain skills to help them tell stories that matter to audiences and that leave a distinct mark on society.

John D. Sutter — CNN Contributor, MIT fellow and National Geographic Explorer — returns as Poynter guest faculty to lead this workshop, bringing in prominent guest speakers who will share their field-tested tips for covering the accelerating social change in 2021. Confirmed instructors include Juan Arredondo, a photojournalist whose images explore social inequality and frequently appear in The New York Times; Robert Samuels, a national political reporter at The Washington Post, who focuses on the intersection of politics, policy and people; and Jan Winburn, award-winning journalist and writing mentor. Workshop participants will not only learn from experienced reporters during daily sessions, but also have the opportunity to receive one-on-one, personalized coaching from them.

By the end of the workshop, participants will have the skills, connections and inspiration to cover social justice issues safely, ethically and with poignancy.
Apply by: May 10.
Cost: $150, thanks to the Lumina Foundation.
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Writers Without Editors: How to Edit Your Own Writing
Online group seminar, July 5-23


Former New York Times copy chief, Merrill Perlman, will teach you how to polish your own prose.

This six-session course is perfect for freelancers and independent journalists who don’t have access to traditional editors. You'll connect with fellow writers through a weekly group text chat, live video sessions and assignment feedback from Perlman. Key lessons include how to overcome the pitfalls of editing work that you have created and how to check your work for clarity, organization and understanding.
Cost: $349.
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COLLEGE RESOURCES

NEW! Understanding Title IX
Self-directed course, start anytime
This course is designed to help journalists understand the applications of Title IX, how to navigate it, and what kinds of reporting can be done around both individual Title IX cases and entire higher education institutions. Cost: Free, thanks to the support of the Charles Koch Foundation. Enroll now ([link removed]) .

Open Records Success: Strategies for Writing Requests and Overcoming Denials
Self-directed course, start anytime
This course, designed for first-time and student journalists, will make the process of requesting public documents easier. Participants will learn precisely how to word requests and how to overcome objections and denials from public agencies. Cost: Free. Suggested donation: $20. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
Virtual Teachapalooza: Front-Edge Teaching Tools for College Educators
Online conference, June 4-5
Join us for two fast-paced days of relevant, cut-to-the-chase learning for journalism educators. Question the nature of objectivity, plan for the future of higher education post-pandemic, learn new tools to make your life easier and join your peers in virtual happy hours. Cost: $150. Apply by: May 10. Apply now ([link removed]) .

Professor’s Press Pass
Subscription service
Get access to a growing library of case studies, taken straight from the newsroom and adapted for your college classroom. Subscribe for $12/month ([link removed]) .
REPORTING, WRITING AND LEADERSHIP

The Words We Use to Cover Criminal Justice, Jails and Prisons
Webinar, April 21 at noon Eastern time
This one-hour webinar will challenge you to think more critically about the language you use to describe incarcerated people in your reporting. Hear experts from The Marshall Project review their findings after examining their own reporting. Cost: Free, thanks to the MacArthur Foundation. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
How Any Journalist Can Earn Trust
Self-directed, start anytime
This online, self-paced course will help journalists understand mistrust and gain a better understanding of what trust in news looks like in the U.S. It will also provide you with tips and tools to be more transparent, more engaged and more open with your readers. Cost: Free. Suggested donation: $15. Enroll now ([link removed]) .

Will Work For Impact: Fundamentals of Investigative Journalism
Online group seminar, May 18-June 8
This popular online group seminar will help you build an investigation, from the seed of an idea to a powerful execution. Cost. $399. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
High School Journalism Program
Online group seminar, June 14-25 or July 12-23
If you have a high school student in your life who wants to affect change, shine a light on issues that affect friends and family, and has a passion for finding facts, we invite them to apply for the Poynter Institute’s prestigious High School Journalism Program this summer. Cost: $395.
June —Apply by May 17. Apply now ([link removed]) .
July — Apply by June 14. Apply now ([link removed]) .

NEW! Build a Stronger Team by Being a Better Coach
Online group seminar, June 28-30, 2021
This new, hyper-focused online workshop from Poynter will help leaders in news organizations understand the foundations of coaching and apply techniques of change and conflict management within their teams. Cost: $499. Apply by May 31 ([link removed]) .
FACT-CHECKING

Global Fact 8 & 9
Save the date!
Global Fact is an annual conference hosted and organized by Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. It has become the premier gathering point to discuss the practice of fact-checking. Global Fact 8 will be held virtually Oct. 21-23, 2021. Global Fact 9 will be held June 22-25, 2022, at Oslo Metropolitan University’s City Center Campus in Norway. Learn more ([link removed]) .

NEW! MediaWise for Seniors Fact-Checking 101
Self-directed course, start anytime
Learn how to spot misinformation on the internet, especially around COVID-19 vaccines, and feel more confident finding facts on Facebook and other social media platforms. Cost: Free. This training is offered at a discounted price thanks to support from Facebook. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
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MORE FREE RESOURCES
• Voices4Everyone ([link removed]) supports a national conversation building mutual understanding, trust, and civic engagement through more inclusive civil discourse.
• RTDNA has created the SAFE Journalist Training & Resource Center ([link removed]) to provide newsroom managers, field journalists and freelancers with the knowledge and tools to stay safe during daily reporting and escalated events including civil unrest.
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Andrew DeLong
Andrew DeLong is the teaching and event services director at Poynter. He shares tips, training and resources to transform your journalism.
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