Who inspired you to work in journalism? What kept you going?

If legendary reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein gave you the courage to knock on one more door, call one more time, push back a little harder, stare down certain consequences or pursue the most powerful person on the planet — or in your own town — we want to hear about it! 

The duo will receive the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism at the Bowtie Ball on Nov. 12, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. Help us prepare an evening of delight for our guests, including fitting tributes to our Medal winners. Tell us how Watergate inspired you, and you could be featured during our gala.

In the rest of today’s training digest, you’ll find all our fall events, election prep and job opportunities. Onward!

The Beatles performing on the "Ed Sullivan Show." The Challenger exploding in the sky. Tom Brady celebrating his seventh Super Bowl victory.
 
We’ve shared these moments because the journalists of The Associated Press captured history in the flash of a camera. Now’s your chance to go behind the scenes of these iconic images — and the historic events underway today — with an all-access pass to the work of the AP. 
 
You’re invited to join the Poynter Institute on Oct. 11 for an immersive, multimedia-rich evening with the award-winning journalist and newsroom executive at the helm of history’s first draft: Julie Pace.

Become a dominant player in your market and change the game for your news organization with Poynter’s Table Stakes program.

This intensive, yearlong program is proven to help local newspapers, public radio stations and digital news organizations make the transition to sustainable digital publishing and build a culture of performance-driven change. More than 60 newsrooms across the United States have realized their performance challenges through Poynter’s program since 2017.