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Journalists everywhere dream of reaching the top of the craft. This Friday at 1 p.m. Eastern, we’ll learn the winners of this year’s Pulitzer Prizes.
This preview on poynter.org suggests we look for potential winners to come from bodies of work dedicated to the three stories dominating American journalism in 2020: COVID-19, Donald Trump and George Floyd.
Best of luck to all of the finalists. Be sure to tune into poynter.org on Friday for our deep reporting on the winners and subscribe to The Poynter Report, our weekday morning newsletter for everyone who cares about the media.
And for all those aspiring winners, keep scrolling for more opportunities to hone your craft through Poynter training and resources!
— Andrew DeLong, Teaching and Event Services Director
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| Writers Without Editors: How to Edit Your Own Writing |
Online group seminar, July 6-23
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. Enroll by Monday, July 5.
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Online group seminar, Sept. 20-Oct. 16
Making stories work involves more than just teases and live shots. This eight-session, four-week online seminar will help you expand your expertise as a TV producer with new writing, storytelling, coaching and ethical decision-making skills.
The Poynter Producer Project is long on practicality and low on theory. Poynter Senior Faculty Al Tompkins and a five-star lineup of visiting professionals will sharpen your writing and ethical decision-making skills, stretch your leadership muscles and increase your value to your newsroom. This course will energize you and expand your professional contacts.
Cost: $499. Apply by Monday, Aug. 23.
Members of AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA or NLGJA — 50% tuition scholarships are available, thanks to the Scripps Howard Foundation. |
| Will Work For Impact: Fundamentals of Investigative Journalism |
Online group seminar, Sept. 2-23
This popular online group seminar will help you build an investigation, from the seed of an idea to a powerful execution.
Investigative reporting can seem daunting. By definition, it involves uncovering a problem someone would prefer to keep secret. It requires critical thinking, persistence, courage and optimism. It can be lonely work.
The good news is, there’s a roadmap you can follow. Over the course of four weeks, 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.
Cost: $399. Enroll by Wednesday, Sept. 1. |
| Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization |
Online group seminar, Oct. 4-9
Build the habits you need to organize your information better and write more clearly in this four-week online seminar.
This course is for anyone who wants to tell powerful, clearly organized stories — on deadline. Whether you write breaking news alerts, meeting summaries, scientific papers or business plans, you’ll come away from this four-week, intensive online course with the tools you need to deliver what your audience wants.
By analyzing your own writing, you will learn how to turn facts and data into compelling stories, write with clarity and power, zero in on potential problems that can lead to fuzzy writing and identify the pitfalls that keep you from writing concisely.
Cost: $429. Enroll by Wednesday, Oct. 3. |
The Bowtie Ball is Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021
Poynter’s Bowtie Ball is an elegant year-end celebration of the free press and its impact on our lives.
Each year, the program is fresh and dynamic, reflecting the mood of the moment and inspiring us with a vision for a more informed, more inclusive future. And each year, Poynter honors an esteemed journalist with the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism. Previous recipients include Chris Wallace, Katie Couric, Lester Holt, Judy Woodruff, Tom Brokaw and Bob Schieffer.
The 2021 Bowtie Ball will take place in Florida at St. Petersburg’s premier waterfront hotel, the Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club, on Saturday, Nov. 6.
Honorees will be announced soon. Save the date!
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REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING |
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Newsroom Readiness Certificate
Self-directed course, start anytime
This self-paced course includes five lessons about newsgathering, interviewing, media law, media ethics and diversity — basics all journalists should master. Cost: $49.99. On Sale! $29.95. Enroll now.
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.
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. Enroll now. |
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.
- 2021: Global Fact 8 will be held virtually Oct. 21-23, 2021.
- 2022: Global Fact 9 is scheduled for June 22-25, 2022 at Oslo Metropolitan University’s City Center Campus in Norway.
Learn more.
How to Spot Misinformation Online
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 tuition free thanks to support from Facebook. Enroll now.
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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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