Be part of a virtual classroom at the Poynter Institute
The Poynter Institute’s News University presents a series of “webinars” on covering the 2008 presidential race. The topic this year is especially relevant for Minnesota journalists with the Republican National Convention to be held in St. Paul this fall. Participants will view a live audio and slideshow presentation while posting questions and responding to poll questions posed by the host. Enrollment costs about $25 a seminar, or $50 for all three.
Butch Ward, acting general manager and a member of the faculty of The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla.
No matter what size your news staff, this year’s presidential election is a story you can’t ignore. Your newsroom has the opportunity to do what no national newspaper or wire service can do – help your local audience understand what the outcome would mean for the issues that matter most to your community.
Learn more and enroll now.
Covering Race in the Presidential Race: 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008
Keith Woods, the dean of faculty and teaches coverage of race relations at The Poynter Institute.
Race and ethnicity have never been more central to the coverage of the presidential campaign than right now. Whether you’re covering the national campaign or the voters in your community, your stories will likely touch on these issues.
Learn more and enroll now.
Understanding and Interpreting Polls in the 2008 Election: 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008
Claudia Deane is presenting on behalf of the American Association of Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), the leading association of public opinion and survey research professionals. She is currently the associate director for public opinion and survey research at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Understand how to assess different poll results coming from seeming similar polls, question wording, likely voter models, and when a difference in poll results is really a difference and not just a result of sampling error will be essential for quality reporting.
Learn more and enroll now.
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