Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Journalism Education
Workshops and e-learning to help reporters, editors, teachers and professors, students and the public learn the craft and values of journalism. We also produce a news site with coverage of the issues and trends in journalism.
Leadership and Ethics
We teach ethics and leadership skills to guide newsroom leaders through the dramatic changes under way in the news business. Through 360-degree evaluations ("ViewPoynts") and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (TM), we help leaders inside and outside of newsrooms get the most from themselves and their teams.
Custom Corporate Teaching
We work with news organizations, government groups and other corporate clients to meet their training needs around writing, reporting, editing, social media, leadership, ethics, video, digital storytelling, the economics of the news business, and more.
Student and Teacher Programs
Our Write Field program teaches writing, public speaking and confidence to middle school African-American boys in St. Petersburg. Our summer High School Journalism Program teaches the craft and values of journalism to high school students in Tampa Bay. Our Summer Language Arts Institute teaches Tampa Bay teachers how to teach writing.
Where we work
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Operations
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Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Paul Tash
Tampa Bay Times
Andrew Corty
Times Publishing Co.
Paul Tash
Tampa Bay Times
Andrew Barnes
Stephen Buckley
Aga Khan Graduate School of Media and Communications
Paula Ellis
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Rob King
ESPN
Ann Marie Lipinski
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University
Kinsey Wilson
New York Times