Press Room

  • NewsTrust becomes a part of Poynter

    Posted on June 19, 2012

    “The Poynter Institute has been a NewsTrust partner since 2009 and collaborated regularly with our social news network. They share our commitment to news literacy and journalism education. We think our tools and services will be a great addition to Poynter’s News University, their innovative online journalism and media training site.” Complete NewsTrust announcement here.

  • Finberg: EJC’s 20th Anniversary keynote speaker

    Posted on June 11, 2012

    20th Anniversary Conference, Maastricht, Netherlands, June 4, 2012
    “There is a great opportunity and challenge to re-imagine audiences, their needs and how to measure success. Of course technology can be a huge help in this respect and offer new teaching methods capable to reach audiences dispersed across the world.” Complete story here.

  • Dave Barry cancels Poynter appearance

    Posted on May 23, 2012

    Due to a family emergency, Dave Barry has had to postpone his appearance at Poynter tonight, May 23. For those who bought tickets to this sold out event, we are offering a credit for a future event or a refund, whichever you prefer. Please contact Nafi Schwanzer at 727-553-4231 for complete information. We apologize for any inconvenience and we will have a complimentary cocktail party tonight from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

  • The Poynter Institute and Craig Newmark to Host Journalism Ethics Symposium

    Posted on May 23, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —The one-year-old initiative launched by craigslist founder Craig Newmark, craigconnects, is teaming up with The Poynter Institute to host an ethics symposium in New York City in the Fall of 2012. The symposium will lead to creation of a new set of guiding principles for journalists and other content creators concerned with democratic standards of truth in the digital age.

    Twenty-five years ago, Poynter created the Guiding Principles for Journalists as a tool for steering ethical choices and policies.

  • Poynter’s Jill Geisler Delivers Practical Leadership Lessons in “Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know”

    Posted on May 16, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Poynter Institute’s senior faculty for leadership and management, Jill Geisler, reaches and teaches managers in all professions with the release of her book, Work Happy: What Great Bosses Know (Hachette/Center Street 2012) on June 5. Building on the popular and practical lessons she shares in Poynter seminars and workshops, columns on Poynter.org and podcasts on iTunesU, Geisler has crafted a workshop-in-a-book that’s a road map to managerial success.

  • 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.

  • Tompkins: "It always does change the story to have those kind of issues flowing out that no official agency has control over"

    Posted on Feb. 29, 2012

    WEWS-TV, Cleveland’s NewsNet 5 interviewed Poynter’s Al Tompkins for a story about the use of digital media in the coverage of the Chardon High School shooting. Read the complete story here.

  • The Poynter Report 2012

    Posted on Feb. 27, 2012

    Welcome! Learn more about recent news at the Institute

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