Poynter Institute For Media Studies Inc

Programs: The poynter institute in st. Petersburg, fl, is a school dedicated to the belief that the practice of excellent journalism is essential to a successful democracy. Led by a president, vice president and dean, poynter employs a full-time faculty and staff, as well as numerous adjunct teachers to reach its principal audiences of professional and non-professional journalists, educators and media leaders. In addition, the institute offers programs for college, high school and middle school students, as well as for citizens interested in learning more about journalism and its impact on society. These courses are offered at the poynter institute location or at client locations as custom programs designed for specific audiences. The council on occupational education has accredited the institute through 2018. Poynter's curriculum, both in content and delivery, emphasizes the new and the timeless. At the heart of poynter's current course list are programs for mastering the tools required in today's fast-changing media world. Its on-campus seminar list includes titles like these: college educators hands-on backpack and mobile video workshop, essential skills for new managers and effective editor. Poynter continues to stress journalistic essentials blended with examples that fit the modern newsroom roles and structure. Those programs focus on reporting, writing, and editing; ethical decision-making; diversity; management and leadership; and visual journalism. In addition to its courses, poynter also leads efforts to help guarantee that the practice of journalism will be sustained in the future. For example:- the creation of punditfact, funded in part by grants from the ford foundation and the democracy fund, is a project dedicated to checking the accuracy of claims by pundits, columnists, bloggers, political analysts, the hosts and guests of talk shows, and other members of the media. - a news literacy summit founded by the mccormick foundation, is designed to educate the public on credible journalism. - an endowment transferred to poynter from the newspaper association of america (later american press institute) received from the knight foundation that tracks the digital transformation of news media and enables poynter to extend the practical training of digital tools. In 2014, 2,784 students participated in 103 regular or custom courses and public programs. Many of them received scholarships or other assistance with tuition and/or travel expenses. A portion of program costs for all students is underwritten by poynter. A total of 117 students, professors, and other professionals received assistance with tuition or attended various poynter programs free of charge. Scholarships granted totaled $ 35,368. In addition to their work at the institute, poynter faculty members provide pro bono instructional service to journalism organizations, particularly those intended to serve members of minority groups. In 2014, in partnership with the tampa bay rays, the city of st. Petersburg, and the st. Petersburg police department, poynter continued their commitment to the "write field" program to teach at-risk middle school boys in its home community the value of writing and journalism through the context of a one-year writing and life skills program. Poynter enjoys a global reputation. More that 612 american and 102 foreign news organizations have sent their employees to poynter, including organizations in south africa, indonesia, turkey and europe. The most recent course offerings can be located on the web at www. Poynter. Org.

in addition to offering on-campus and offsite in-person seminars, poynter is committed to meeting those who want to learn in whatever way they find most consistent with their needs and resources:a. E-learning: news university (www. Newsu. Org) is the e-learning home for more than 325,000 registered journalists, educators and students around the world. Funded by a five-year, $1. 44 million grant from the john s. And james l. Knight foundation, newsu features more than 400 interactive, self-directed courses in all types of media. Titles include: "leading an online newsroom: what you need to know," "watching tv news: how to be a smarter viewer," "telling stories with sound," and "cleaning your copy. " b. Poynter newsu webinars allow participants to join online presentations led by poynter faculty and other leading industry professionals from home, office or classroom. Archived replays of many sessions also are available. C. Online group seminars are faculty-led and allow participants to gather in a virtual space for multi-week seminars on topics that include: writing better headlines; becoming a more effective writer,and becoming a more effective reporter: telling untold stories. D. Master classes are 60-90 minute talks led by a media industry subject matter expert on their subject of expertise, often geared toward practical advice. The talk takes place at poynter in front of a live audience and is also streamed virtually for online attendance, which allows these skilled, high-profile journalists to extend the reach of their message