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  • Discounts for Minority Journalism Associations and the International Press Institute on 2012 Programs

    Posted on Nov. 09, 2011

    Extended Offer From Poynter for Members of AAJA, NAJA, NLGJA, JAWS and IPI

    In 2012, The Poynter Institute will continue offering members of the Asian American Journalism Association, Native American Journalism Association, National Lesbian and Gay Journalism Association, the Journalism & Women Symposium and the International Press Institute a 20% tuition discount for On-site Seminars here in St. Petersburg, Florida. This offer will also apply to Online Group Seminars on News University, our e-learning site.

  • Poynter’s News University, Journalism’s E-Learning Leader, Registers Its 200,000th User

    Posted on Nov. 03, 2011

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2011) –The Poynter Institute’s e-learning project, News University, announced today that it has registered its 200,000th user, marking a significant milestone for a program founded on the principles of flexible, focused and affordable journalism training.

    Two hundred thousand registered users is not the only number that reflects the significant contribution NewsU (www.newsu.org) is making to journalism training. With users in more than 200 countries, Poynter NewsU has achieved a global impact that wasn’t anticipated at its conception eight years ago.

  • Finding proper alignment

    Posted on Oct. 26, 2011

    Kelly McBride writes in the Poynter Review Project for ESPN, “As the big college athletic conferences trade members the way middle school girls trade friends, many fans, bloggers and other journalists have questioned whether ESPN’s influence over this process is appropriate.

    It’s easy to see why they’d ask.” Read the balance of the article here.

  • Near Miss on Palmer Frustrates Schefter

    Posted on Oct. 21, 2011

    The Poynter Review Project’s Jason Fry wrote in a column on ESPN: Earlier this week, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reported that the Cincinnati Bengals had traded Carson Palmer to the Oakland Raiders, ending the quarterback’s season-long retirement. Amid analysis of the trade came questions about whether ESPN’s NFL reporter Adam Schefter had known about the deal Monday night, but opted not to report it to avoid scuttling the trade. Read the rest of Jason’s article here.

  • McBride: "Rather than asking 'Should we show this?' journalists are asking 'How should we show this?' "

    Posted on Oct. 20, 2011

    Kelly McBride, Poynter Senior Faculty, Ethics, Reporting and Writing, is quoted in a Houston Chronicle story about showing graphic images. Read the story here.

  • Poynter alumni meet and greet at National Press Club

    Posted on Oct. 15, 2011

    Poynter President Karen Dunlap hosted our first Alumni & Friends party at the National Press Club on September 30, 2011. Guests enjoyed mingling with Poynter faculty, friends and media luminaries, while listening to the lively piano music of Roy Peter Clark.

  • Poynter Partners With Indira Gandhi National Open University on Custom Certificate Program

    Posted on Oct. 14, 2011

    St. Petersburg, FL / New Delhi, India (September 19, 2011) – The Poynter Institute’s News University (www.newsu.org) today announced a new partnership with Indira Gandhi National Open University’s (IGNOU) School of Journalism and New Media Studies to create a custom certificate program for students in the school’s Journalism and Mass Communication program.

  • HSN Selects Poynter’s NewsU Certificate Program to Educate Writers and Editors

    Posted on Oct. 14, 2011

    Poynter’s e-learning project, News University, today announced that HSN will integrate NewsU’s Certificate of Proficiency Program into its training program for writers and editors responsible for developing copy for product descriptions supporting programming on-air and on HSN.com.

  • ESPN's Decision to Part with Hank Williams

    Posted on Oct. 12, 2011

    A furor erupted last week after country-music legend Hank Williams Jr. compared President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler. By the end of the week, ESPN had severed ties with the longtime curtain-raiser for “Monday Night Football,” a decision that resulted in no small amount of controversy — as well as a new Hank Jr. song. Read the complete article here.

  • Poynter to Host TEDx Conference: The Future of Journalism

    Posted on Oct. 10, 2011

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – “In the spirit of ideas worth spreading,” The Poynter Institute will host TEDxPoynterInstitute, a program created by TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design). Poynter’s local, independent, self-organized event is operated under license from TED and will bring people together to share a TED-like experience. The event will be held at Poynter on Saturday, October 28, from 9:30 a.m.