Each year dozens, if not hundreds, of journalists are forced to flee their home countries because of threats to them and their families.

Just getting refugee status can be a demeaning and exhausting process. Once status is granted, the refugee and family face another issue: How to survive in their new country. Many countries limit the types of work allowed to people with refugee status. Too many journalists and other professionals are relegated to work that does not allow them to prosper or from the host country to benefit from their skills and talents.

Join us for an in-depth discussion that looks at what leads people to flee their home country and what issues they face once they are safely out. The panelists will also discuss what the local journalism communities can do to help these people.

As the 2025–2026 respiratory season unfolds, public health communicators face the challenge of translating evolving science into clear, trusted messages for the public. This webinar will provide a situational update on what we know about the season so far, what has happened to date, and what uncertainties remain.

We’ll explore what these developments mean for communicators, focusing on practical strategies to convey accurate, timely information while building trust with diverse audiences.

The session will conclude with an open Q&A, giving attendees the chance to raise questions and share experiences from their own work.

Don’t wait until an extreme weather event strikes to learn how climate change is fueling changes to our weather systems.

As the peak of the Atlantic hurricane activity approaches amid a historic wildfire season, join Covering Climate Now and Climate Central for a special webinar highlighting emerging climate attribution research on autumn’s extreme weather events. This Prep Your Climate Coverage session will also explore how fall temperature and severe storm trends are changing, spotlight how journalists have reported on the human impacts of these events, and offer vetted language to make the climate connection in your own reporting this fall.

As trust in news media declines and more Americans tune out stories they find too negative or exhausting, solutions journalism — defined as rigorous reporting on responses to social problems — offers a path forward. This approach doesn’t shy away from serious issues but reframes them through the lens of collective agency and possibility.

Join the Solutions Journalism Network for a two-part training covering the fundamentals of solutions journalism and how to integrate it into your beat or newsroom.

This training is designed for journalists and editors who want to incorporate more solutions journalism into their coverage, whether or not they’ve had experience with it before.

In part one, we’ll cover the fundamentals of solutions journalism and the value this editorial approach brings to beat reporting, You’ll learn the steps for crafting a solutions story for every platform, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to use the 16,000 solutions stories in the Solutions Story Tracker, to discover promising responses in other communities.

In part two, we’ll share tips and techniques for embedding a solutions focus in beat reporting — strategies developed through our work with more than 80 newsrooms covering elections, democracy, housing, education, and other issues that are important to their communities. We’ll also share how solutions coverage has helped equip audiences with the information they need to hold elected officials accountable for addressing pressing social challenges.

Attendees will receive worksheets to help track their progress, access to curated tips and resources, and recordings of both sessions. Whether you’re new to solutions journalism or looking to deepen your practice, this series will equip you with practical skills and tools for your beat.

This training is part of the Advancing Democracy webinar series, brought to you by the Solutions Journalism Network and its partners, Hearken, Trusting News, and Good Conflict.
Date & Time
Sep 3, 2025 02:00 PM
Sep 17, 2025 02:00 PM

Are your newsletters stuck in production bottlenecks and clouded by performance fog? In today’s “first-party or fail” reality, owning your audience through email is non-negotiable. Yet too many publishers are trapped using generic tools never built for complex editorial workflows — and it’s costing them revenue and growth. It’s time to close the execution gap.

Register for a rapid-fire masterclass that unveils the playbook for a modern Newsletter Execution System — a smarter way to scale content, prove ROI, and turn your email portfolio into a true revenue engine. This isn’t theory; it’s a hands-on session packed with actionable strategies, a live Q&A, and a candid look at the biggest mistakes that are costing you subscribers and revenue right now.

An E&P Free Webinar Thursday, September 4th, 2025 | 12:00 PM ET

Big ideas in journalism deserve support, and there’s money out there to make them happen. Knowing where to look — and how to make your case — is key.

Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Pulitzer Center, and the National Press Foundation, three organizations that provide grant funding for reporting projects, as we pull back the curtain on how to find and position yourself to win grants and fellowships designed for journalists. We’ll also learn about an emerging platform being developed by a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow that will aggregate funding opportunities for staff and freelance journalists.

From funding that backs bold reporting projects to fellowships that provide time and resources for growth, you’ll walk away knowing what’s possible for your work — and how to go after it.

Program panelists:
Anne Godlasky, National Press Foundation President
Marina Walker Guevara, The Pulitzer Center Executive Editor
Monica Williams, Independent Journalist and Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow
Moderator: Elliot C. Williams, National Press Club Journalism Institute Training Manager

Whether you’re a freelancer chasing your next big investigation or a newsroom reporter looking to back a new project, this free session will give you the confidence and tools to secure the funding you need.

How much do you really know about how the First Amendment applies to you as a journalist?

A Phoenix journalist whose beat is the First Amendment, and a veteran Arizona media law attorney will help you understand more about how the amendment applies to newsgathering, where it protects you – and where it doesn’t – in an insightful online discussion sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists’ Valley of the Sun (Phoenix) chapter.

Join reporter Taylor Seely of the Arizona Republic/azcentral.com and media lawyer Peter T. Limperis of the Tucson law firm of Miller, Pitt, Feldman and McAnally P.C. via Zoom from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. PDT Wednesday, Sept. 10.

Registered attendees will be sent a link to the Zoom discussion a few days beforehand.

This free Local Media Association session will showcase how to use audience data to make smart editorial and business decisions. We’ll show how local editors and publishers can leverage data tools to boost engagement, improve coverage, and increase advertiser ROI.

Key Takeaways:

– Using analytics to align coverage with community interest
– How data drives newsletter performance and local ad campaigns
– Best practices for training small publishers to make metrics actionable
– Real-world examples of turning data insights into growth

When personal identity and professional beat intersect, journalism gains powerful depth. This webinar features journalists who report on issues that directly impact the communities they belong to, such as reporters who are trans covering trans rights or reporters who are immigrants reporting on immigration. Join the Trans Journalists Association and the Institute for Independent Journalists in an honest conversation with reporters and editors who will share best practices for navigating these dual roles with integrity, empathy, and rigor. Learn how lived experience can inform reporting while upholding the highest standards of journalistic ethics and impact.

Speakers:

• Drew Costley, New Orleans-based freelance journalist and editor
• Denny Agassi, freelance journalist focused on LGBTQ+ rights
• Annabel Rocha, Chicago-based freelance journalist covering reproductive rights
• Ruxandra Guidi, Arizona-based independent journalist, creator of the podcast Happy Forgetting

Moderator: Adam Rhodes, IRE training director, freelance journalist, and TJA board member emeritus