However, ethics aren’t just about individual decisions. It’s about creating an infrastructure within your news organization for healthy ethical decision-making. Explore the dozens of factors – both concrete policies and soft qualities — that contribute to this environment in our newest online group seminar called Building an Ethical Newsroom.

Anyone with influence over standards, policies and decision-making should enroll. You’ll grapple with newsroom pressure points including personal activism by journalists, conflicts created by sponsors and social media policies. The entire session will be led by Poynter senior vice president and ethics chair, Kelly McBride. 

Ethics are everyday. Make sure every day lines up with your values.

Explore upcoming opportunities below.

— Andrew DeLong, director of teaching operations

In-person program, St. Petersburg, Florida, Oct. 9-14

The deadline to apply for the Leadership Academy for Diversity in Media is this Friday, Feb. 11. If you're still on the fence about whether this program is for you, listen to program alumni discuss their experiences on Twitter Spaces. 

"It's not just about strengthening your leadership skills," said Lance Dixon, audience engagement producer at The 19th*,  during the conversation. "That's a big part of it, but it also has a lot of really useful tips for how you can be a greater asset in your newsroom.”

The program structure and curriculum provide journalists of color the connections, confidence and skills to confront their challenges. Sessions are designed fresh each year to respond to industry trends, participant needs and evolving management challenges. Underscoring everything is Poynter’s expertise in leadership training and The Post’s expertise in digital innovation.

Cost: Free. Apply by Friday, Feb. 11.

TV Power Reporting is one of Poynter’s signature seminars, and our 2022 academy will once again be led by senior faculty for broadcast and online, Al Tompkins. For more than 25 years, TV reporters, photojournalists, visual journalists and multimedia journalists have relied on Poynter to build their reporting, writing and ethical decision-making skills.

Our visiting faculty in 2022 include one of the nation’s most celebrated investigative reporters, the only NPPA Photographer of the Year who is also the Editor of the Year and a CNN correspondent who, for hours, covered protests in the streets of Minneapolis live on international television. You will hear from one of journalism’s most respected voices on media ethics and a Peabody and Murrow-winning journalist who shoots, writes and edits all of his own investigative stories.

Cost: $499. Apply by Friday, Feb. 18.

This intensive, one-day workshop will empower you to examine your current teaching materials and curriculum with an eye toward inclusion and representation, and give you the tools and skills to diversify your lessons, examples, speakers and more. Cost: $499. Apply by March 15.
Let us know on your application if you want to attend both Diversity Across the Curriculum and Teachapalooza to save $100.