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  • The Poynter Report 2012

    Posted on Feb. 27, 2012

    Welcome! Learn more about recent news at the Institute

    We invite you to view a copy of our most recent Poynter Report. Flip through the pages, or use the magnifying glass to zoom in on the text.

    You may also download a copy.

    Enjoy!

  • NewsU Announces Stories Campaign Winners

    Posted on Feb. 23, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (February 23, 2012) –The Poynter Institute’s e-learning project, News University (NewsU), today announced the winners of its second Stories Campaign. For the contest, NewsU asked users to share stories about how the online journalism training site transformed their lives. From more than 100 entries, seven winners were selected including one grand prize, one honorable mention and five merit winners.

    Poynter NewsU first ran the Stories Campaign in 2008 to celebrate the site’s third anniversary.

  • "These are places where we need journalists to be"

    Posted on Feb. 22, 2012

    Poynter’s Kelly McBride and Al Tompkins were quoted in a thoughtful CNN.com article about the deaths of Marie Colvin and Remi Ochlik. Read the article here.

  • Poynter Discounts for Members of the Online News Association have been extended to 2012

    Posted on Feb. 08, 2012

    As part of our continuing partnership, The Poynter Institute will offer ONA members a 30% tuition discount on a select number of on-site seminars throughout 2012. This offer is in addition to discounts on Webinars and Online Seminars available through Poynter’s News University.

    Full descriptions of our 2012 on-site programs can be found on the Poynter website.

  • Democracy needs journalism. Journalism needs Poynter — now, more than ever.

    Posted on Feb. 08, 2012
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  • USF St. Petersburg and Poynter News University Collaborate to Offer Certificate in Digital Media

    Posted on Jan. 23, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – In a unique collaboration, The Poynter Institute’s News University and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have teamed up to offer a USFSP-Poynter Certificate of Proficiency in Digital Media. The assessment supplements the application process for USFSP’s new fully online master’s degree in Digital Journalism and Design.

    Designed for journalists and other communication professionals, the online assessment helps professors assess the web-related knowledge and skills of applicants to the program.

  • Robert R. McCormick Foundation to Fund Free Training for Reporters at Seven Workshops Across the U.S.

    Posted on Jan. 23, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, FL —The Robert R. McCormick Foundation announced today that a $710,000 grant to The Poynter Institute will fund journalism training workshops, or Specialized Reporting Institutes (SRIs), as well as Webinars and other online resources for reporters over the next two years.

    Poynter administers this training program for McCormick, and the two organizations have selected SRI hosts for this year to carry out training on these topics:

    • Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans return home,straining government resources for veterans beyond capacity.

  • Poynter’s News University and the American Association for Public Opinion Research to Host Webinar on How to Understand and Report on Public Opinion Polls

    Posted on Jan. 19, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – When can you trust a poll? Why do polls sometimes disagree? When is a candidate really ahead in an election race? How can you go beyond the “horse race” numbers and understand real motivations of voters?

    The public, press and politicians face a daily barrage of public opinion polls asserting what the public believes, desires and how they will vote.

  • Poynter, Cronkite Partner on Faculty Exchange

    Posted on Jan. 05, 2012

    Jan. 2, 2012

    The Poynter Institute and the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University have formed an alliance to improve the teaching and training of journalists in the digital media age.

    The first phase of the new partnership will consist of a faculty exchange, with members of the Poynter faculty visiting the Cronkite School in Phoenix several times a semester to give lectures, visit classes and meet with faculty and students.

  • A Message From the President

    Posted on Dec. 08, 2011

    As you reflect on the year, do you ever wish you had a “do-over,” or simply a chance to recreate moments in time? There are so many moments from 2011 that I would like to revisit, for various reasons.

    Inspiring moments include Bob Woodward sharing his views on journalism at a crowded Community Conversation and Soledad O’Brien engaging participants in Poynter’s Leadership Academy. There were meaningful conversations on separate occasions by guests Vivian Schiller and Juan Williams. We learned from both.