Love learning? This Valentine's Day, celebrate by enrolling in a new course at Poynter's News University. We've got more than 250 free and low-cost courses in our e-learning library. Want to showcase your skills? Consider one of our Poynter NewsU Certificates for your or your organization.
Upcoming Webinars
Innovative Social Tools for Covering the 2012 Election
In this ONAVATION Webinar, you'll learn about the social web trends and tools that can help you add color and depth to your election coverage. 2 p.m., Feb. 23 Enroll now
Programming for Non-Geeks: The Basics of Using APIs
This Webinar will introduce you to open APIs and show you how they can make your site better. You'll learn how to employ content and functionality from other websites and discover ways to create innovative news products by building on the work of others. 2 p.m., March 7 Enroll now
Understanding Social Media Tools and Techniques
You'll learn the latest tools and techniques to have a strong and efficient social media presence.This Webinar is part of our Social Media Webinar Series. 2 p.m., March 21 Enroll now
See our list of upcoming Webinars at www.newsu.org/webinarschedule
Online Group seminars
Elements of Design
Get the strategies you need to plan and create thoughtful, expressive and engaging news design in print, on the Web and with mobile devices. Feb. 27-March 23. Apply by Feb. 15. Apply now
Write Your Heart Out: The Craft of the Personal Essay
Discover powerful stories from your life and tell them in ways that will resonate with others, whether in print or online. March 19-April 17. Apply by Feb. 20. Apply now
new courses
Knight Digital Media Center Tutorials
Thanks to our friends at the Knight Digital Media Center, we've got six new tutorials for you:
Face-to-Face: Testing Grounds
Tampa Bay Times reporter Kris Hundley and photojournalist Kathleen Flynn talk about their project "Testing Grounds: Our Medicine at What Cost," which covered clinical drug testing in India. "Face-to-Face: Conversations with Journalists" is funded by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation and produced and hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University in partnership with Poynter's NewsU. Enroll now in Face-to-Face: Testing Grounds.
See our complete course list at www.newsu.org
Poynter's News University is one of the world's most innovative online journalism training programs ever created. From multimedia techniques to writing and reporting, we've got more than 250 courses to help manage your career. As the e-learning home of The Poynter Institute, NewsU extends Poynter's mission as a school for journalists, future journalists and teachers of journalism. For more information, please visit, www.newsu.org. For information about Poynter, go to www.poynter.org.