<blockquote>Poynter is a school that exists to ensure that our communities have access to excellent journalism—the kind of journalism that enables us to participate fully and effectively in our democracy.

<strong>What we do</strong>
To that end, we teach those who manage, edit, produce, program, report, write, blog, photograph and design, whether they belong to news organizations or work as independent entrepreneurs. We teach those who teach, as well as students in middle school, high school and college—the journalists of tomorrow. And we teach members of the public, helping them better understand how journalism is produced and how to tell for themselves whether it’s credible.
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	<li>We teach in seminar rooms on our main campus in St. Petersburg.</li>
	<li>We teach in newsrooms all over the world.</li>
	<li>We teach online, allowing those in search of training to choose from hundreds of self-directed courses, online group seminars, Webinars, online chats, podcasts and video tutorials.</li>
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We teach management, ethical decision-making and the power of diversity; we teach editing, writing, reporting and new media skills; we teach those in broadcast, print and the Web; we teach those trying to remake their organizations and those trying to remake their journalistic skills set." <strong>Source: </strong><a href="http://about.poynter.org/about-us/mission-history" target="_blank">Poynter Institute</a>

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<p style="padding-left: 60px;"><strong>Save The News</strong>
"SaveTheNews.org, a project of Free Press, is leading the search for new public policies to promote a robust free press in America.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;"><a href="http://www.savethenews.org/" target="_blank">SaveTheNews.org</a> is a campaign to fight for better media in our communities. We are working to support innovative, quality journalism; to create a first-class public media system; to promote diverse and local media ownership that serves our communities; and to involve the American people in the process.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 60px;">Journalism is a vital public good — not just another commodity. The Founders understood that an informed and engaged public was crucial to a healthy democracy; that’s why the press enjoys special protection in the First Amendment. However, the modern media culture bears only a faint resemblance to the vigorous and diligent press the Founders envisioned. The challenge before us is to identify the structures and policies that can help rebuild our media." <strong>Source:</strong> <a href="http://www.savethenews.org/" target="_blank">SaveTheNews.org</a></p>
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