Poynter and MediaWise announced a new class of Campus Correspondents. Over the course of the 2021/22 school year, these students will help their peers spot misinformation online. They'll produce media literacy tips and fact-checking videos across social media platforms as well as lead virtual and in-person fact-checking workshops.
Are you interested in having a Campus Correspondent visit your campus virtually (or IRL at some locations), during the 2021/22 academic year? If so, please fill out this form. Best of all, this training is provided to student groups, classrooms and other college-related entities entirely for free.
For more in-depth opportunities for growth in journalism, scroll on!
— Andrew DeLong, Director of Teaching Operations
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| Poynter 2021 Speaker Series: An Evening with Miles O'Brien |
Tuesday, July 13 at 7 p.m. Eastern
Learn what’s next in aviation’s race against climate change during an engaging Q&A with PBS NewsHour’s chief science correspondent and award-winning independent journalist Miles O’Brien.
O’Brien will share more than three decade’s worth of insight as a science and climate reporter for outlets spanning from local broadcast newsrooms in Washington, D.C., Boston, Tampa and Albany to national outlets including CNN and PBS. Plus, as an accomplished pilot who often flies his own plane to cover the latest innovations in flight, O’Brien will describe what it’s like to elevate breakthroughs in aerospace technology. |
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.
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| Diversity Across Curriculum |
Online group seminar, Nov. 1-22
This course — returning this fall by popular demand! — will give journalism educators an opportunity to make a real impact on the future diversity, inclusion and equity efforts of American newsrooms when they model those values in the classroom.
You will learn how to modify your current teaching to include more diverse classroom examples, readings, videos and speakers. You will understand where, how and why to examine materials for diverse voices. You will develop the instinct to audit the makeup of the topics, sources and authors you introduce into your teaching, and how to pivot to ensure diverse voices are represented.
Your lead faculty is Dr. Earnest Perry, associate dean of graduate studies at the University of Missouri, a researcher, educator and consultant who specializes in issues related to diversity and inclusion. Barbara Allen, Poynter’s director of college programming, will facilitate.
Cost: $499. Apply by Sunday, Sept. 26. |
Poynter's Bowtie Ball
Saturday, Nov. 6
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.
Honorees will be announced soon. Save the date! |
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REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING |
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Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization
Online group seminar, Oct. 4-29
Clean up your writing habits with the former New York Times copy chief, Merrill Perlman. Cost: $429. Enroll now.
Power of Diverse Voices: Writing Workshop for Journalists of Color-winter
Online group seminar, Nov. 18-21
One of Poynter’s most competitive programs — is a transformative, four-day seminar that helps journalists of color find their voice and build skills for writing opinion pieces and personal essays. Cost: Free. Apply by Aug. 23. Apply now.
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.
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.
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.
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