SPJ + Google News Initiative: Tools Training for Journalists

SPJ and the Google News Initiative have teamed up to provide training and outreach to journalists around the U.S. looking to apply Google tools in their newsgathering, reporting and storytelling. Get all the details here.

#Press4Education

#Press 4 Education

SPJ and the Journalism Education Association are looking to match journalists and K-12 teachers in a nationwide effort to bring more journalism education to schools. The project, #Press4Education, provides lesson plans, presentations and other resources to journalists who want to volunteer to share their knowledge. Get the details — and get involved — here.

Training calendar

– 4/08/20: Teleconference: How to more safely report on the coronavirus and the COVID-19 epidemic
– 4/09/20: How to report solutions journalism from your house
– 4/16/20: On Poynt: Q and A with a Poynter expert
– 4/18/20: Virtual Facebook Training: Reaching Rural Georgia During COVID-19
– 5/01/20: Women in Journalism Workshop

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Journalism Ethics Textbook

Closely organized around SPJ's code of ethics, this updated edition uses real-life case studies to demonstrate how journalism students and pros can identify and reason through ethical dilemmas.

FOI step-by-step guides

If you're unfamiliar with FOIA laws or just need some guidance, we can help.

– FOI for students
– FOI for pros

Additional guides:
– Reporter’s Guide to FERPA: Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
– Open Doors: Accessing Government Records
– Campus Access Center

SPJ Training Program in partnership with the Facebook Journalism Project

SPJ and the Facebook Journalism Project are committed to creating opportunities for journalists everywhere to learn about the ways Facebook tools can help create and share incredible works of journalism, as well as engaging the public in the stories about their communities.

Replays and webinars: SPJ/Google News Initiative election tools training

– Elections Roadshow: Verification, fact checking and ethics with Frank Bi and J. Alex Tarquinio
– Elections Roadshow: Reporting on polling with Kyley McGeeney
– Elections Roadshow: Google tools for data journalism with Frank Bi
– Webinar: Google Trends and Elections