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  • A Tribute to 66 Years of Service by the American Press Institute

    Posted on Mar. 28, 2012

    By Karen Dunlap, Poynter President

    The merger of the Newspaper Association of America Foundation with the American Press Institute and staff cuts that followed caused me to think about my time at API and about friends and colleagues who served there. I remember working into the night with a committed and innovative group of journalists in Reston. Many others around the nation and the world have similar memories.

    The announcement didn’t come as a surprise since I was member of the NAAF Board that approved merger. More …

  • Poynter and the Tampa Bay Rays Build The Write Field

    Posted on Mar. 26, 2012

    National Reports indicate Pinellas County, Florida, has one of the highest drop-out rates in the country. African-American boys are most at risk: Approximately one in five will graduate from our school system. The Poynter Institute, one of the world’s premier journalism schools, and the Tampa Bay Rays have decided to act by joining with local schools, law enforcement, businesses and community groups to create The Write Field.

    The Write Field is a dynamic new mentoring program designed to improve the academic performance and life skills of selected middle school boys.

  • Poynter News University and the European Journalism Centre (EJC) Launch Innovative New E-Learning Course

    Posted on Mar. 26, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 26, 2012) –The Poynter Institute’s News University (NewsU) and the European Journalism Centre (EJC) jointly announced the launch of “Reporting & Writing About Development in the World,” an innovative three-month e-learning course for 40 journalism students from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The course introduces students to the fundamentals of covering international development and is funded by the European Commission’s V4Aid project, which promotes awareness of development issues in the European Union’s new member states.

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