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This short, Friday afternoon email tells you which three stories you should read now — and why. You'll never miss our best journalism from the week, including reporting from the International Fact-Checking Network, MediaWise and PolitiFact. You'll also get behind-the-scenes insight and lessons about how each story came together.

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UP NEXT
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Executive Leadership Summit
Online group seminar, Oct. 4-6, 2021
After a year and a half of leading through ongoing crises, senior news executives are staring down a new challenge: Adjusting the alchemy of the media workplace as the U.S. emerges from the pandemic.
This three-day, online gathering — timed as many newsrooms reopen in hybrid or in-person models — is designed for top-level media leaders who will set the tone and vision for the future of their enterprise. Participants will learn from esteemed Poynter leadership faculty Cheryl Carpenter ([link removed]) and Butch Ward ([link removed]) , from fellow news executives and from guided introspection. Topics include:

* What the future workplace dynamic — hybrid or otherwise — demands of senior leaders
* Protecting and caring for your staff as you move forward together
* Retaining and continuing to challenge your best people
* Processing feedback about your communication style from your inner circle to become a more effective leader
* Understanding how you respond to crisis so you can improve your conflict management skills
* Strategies for building a successful newsroom that is influential with new audiences

Cost: $1,125. Apply by Wednesday, Sept. 1. Capacity for Poynter’s first Executive Summit is limited to 20 participants.
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Will Work For Impact: Fundamentals of Investigative Journalism
Online group seminar, Sept. 2-23, 2021
This four-week, hands-on seminar is for reporters with ambition to do investigative journalism that functions as an important part of democracy. Tune in Sept. 2, 9, 14 and 23 for live instruction from ProPublica assistant managing editor Alexandra Zayas ([link removed]) . You'll analyze award-winning investigations, apply those reporters’ strategies to your own reporting, complete weekly assignments, interact with your peers and get feedback from Zayas on your work.
Join the 150+ journalists who have graduated from this popular seminar with tangible, practical investigative skills. Enroll as soon as you know this training is for you. Now in its sixth iteration, this seminar regularly sells out.
Cost: $399. Enroll by Wednesday, Sept. 1.
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Poynter Producer Project

Online group seminar, Sept. 20-Oct. 16, 2021
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.

This program can truly accelerate your career. Graduates of Poynter's training for producers include Adrienne Roark, who was promoted to president of CBS Stations in July, and Rashida Jones, who took the helm of MSNBC as president in February.
The Poynter Producer Project is long on practicality and low on theory. This September, Poynter senior faculty Al Tompkins ([link removed]) and a five-star lineup of visiting professionals will stretch your leadership muscles and increase your value to your newsroom.
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.
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Diversity Across the Curriculum

Online group seminar, Nov. 1-22, 2021

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 ([link removed]) , 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 ([link removed]) , Poynter’s director of college programming, will facilitate.
Cost: $499. Apply by Sunday, Sept. 26.
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

The 2022 Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) Program: A Poynter Institute Executive Fellowship
Online and in-person, Jan. 10, 2022– Jan. 9, 2023
This yearlong program, formerly operated as the Punch Sulzberger Program at Columbia, is designed for executive editors, presidents, publishers, founders and other top-level media leaders. Deliver real results for your enterprise with help from MTC’s world-class tools, concepts, coaches, peer group, and alumni network. Apply by Dec. 3, 2021 ([link removed]) .
REPORTING, WRITING, EDITING
Covering Jails and Police Reform
Online webinar series, Sept. 22-Oct. 20, 2021
This free online workshop will help journalists more confidently cover America’s criminal justice system, from learning about COVID-19 inside jails to proposed changes in local policing. Cost: Free. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
Becoming a More Effective Writer: Clarity and Organization
Online group seminar, Oct. 4-29, 2021
Clean up your writing habits with the former New York Times copy chief, Merrill Perlman. Cost: $429. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
ACES In-Depth Editing Online Group Seminar
Online group seminar, Nov. 2-23, 2021

This in-depth editing seminar is for experienced editors who are seeking to move their work to a new level. You’ll hone your skills and edit strategically, going beyond editing for style, grammar and punctuation. Cost: $449. Enroll now ([link removed]) . Members of ACES get a $50 discount when they enroll.
FACT-CHECKING
How to Spot Misinformation Online
Self-directed, start anytime
You can help your readers tell fact from fiction online in the newest educational resource from Poynter’s MediaWise program, a national, nonpartisan digital literacy initiative. This free, self-guided training is designed to teach simple digital literacy skills to help news consumers outsmart algorithms, detect falsehoods and make decisions based on factual information. Cost: Free. Enroll now ([link removed]) .
COLLEGE RESOURCES
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Get access to a growing library of case studies, taken straight from the newsroom and adapted for your college classroom. New materials added weekly. Cost: $12/month. See catalog ([link removed]) .


Open Records Success: Strategies for Writing Requests and Overcoming Denials
One-hour, self-directed course
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Language, Math and News Literacy Certificate
10-hour, self-directed course
This new triple certificate from Poynter will ensure students have mastered the fundamental skills needed to pursue a career in communications. Cost: $64.95 per student. Learn more ([link removed]) .
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MEDIA JOBS
Looking for a new job? If you're a student or early-career journalist, check out our internship database ([link removed]) for paid opportunities. You can also search our job board ([link removed]) for hundreds of opportunities. Below, opportunities to work with us at Poynter:
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MORE RESOURCES
• The 19th Represents - Virtual Summit: Aug. 16-20, 2021— Explore why #RepresentationMatters in democracy, sports, business, culture and voting. The 19th*. Attend now ([link removed]) .
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Think Outside The Classroom: How to diversify education sources and the stories we tell ([link removed]) — Aug. 20 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, The National Press Club Journalism Institute.
• How op-eds can amplify original voices and engage new communities ([link removed]) — Sept. 24 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern, The National Press Club Journalism Institute
Andrew DeLong
Andrew DeLong is the director of teaching operations at Poynter. He shares tips, training and resources to transform your journalism.
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