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The Poynter Institute
Nonprofit journalism school and research organization in St. Petersburg, Florida; runs online courses, MediaWise and PolitiFact.
Official website ↗AI and Editing: Uses, Drawbacks and Ethics (Poynter)The Poynter InstituteYou learn what generative AI is, when an editor should and should not use it, which tools help communicators, and how to disclose AI use to your audience using a framework for ethical decisions.Training$125 and upSelf pacedalt+Ignite: AI Literacy for All, Develop Personal Guidelines, Educate and Empower Others (Poynter MediaWise)The Poynter InstituteYou learn how AI works, create content with it ethically, check AI answers with verification tools, guard your privacy against scams, and write a personal AI guidelines document you can share with others.CertificateFree3 hrsAI for Journalists and Content Creators: From Understanding to Application (Poynter)The Poynter InstituteYou compare ChatGPT, Claude and NotebookLM on real tasks, benchmark tools for speed, accuracy and bias, and apply journalism ethics to verifying AI content and writing newsroom AI policy.Certificate$954 to 5 hrsPoynter ACES Advanced Certificate in EditingThe Poynter InstituteYou work through six editing courses, from building trust with writers and inclusive queries to developmental edits, AI use, style guides and freelance business, then pass an essay and quiz assessment.Certificate$650 and up11 hrs