Poynter Institute
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The Poynter Institute is a school and resource for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is the owner of the company that publishes the St. Petersburg Times and Florida Trend Magazine. It is in close proximity to the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus. It was founded in May 1975 by Nelson Poynter, chairman of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly bearing the name Modern Media Institute. [1] In 1984 it changed to The Poynter Institute for Media Studies.
In 1976 the Poynter Institute counted no more than 4 employees and 267 students. In 2002 the respective numbers were 59 employees and more than 1,200 students.
One of Poynter's most popular endeavors[citation needed] is Jim Romenesko's blog[2] covering journalism and the media, hosted on Poynter's Web site. The blog, which gets high traffic from industry professionals, was included in News.com's Blog 100 for Media blogs.[3]
[edit] News University
News University, or NewsU, is a project of the Poynter Institute. NewsU offers newsroom training to journalists and journalism students through its interactive e-learning program and links to other journalist training opportunities. The program is a partnership between the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Poynter Institute. Launched in April 2005, NewsU offers free self-directed courses, live "Webinars" and group online seminars.
NewsU has a training blog, NU Access[4], that won a Horizon Interactive Award in 2007.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Feedback for Thought: Did We Do the Right Thing?, Poynter Online, May 24, 2007.
- ^ Romenesko, Poynter Online
- ^ News.com's Blog 100, News.com, May 2009
- ^ NU Access website
- ^ 2007 Winners - Blog, Horizon Interactive Awards
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