ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Aug. 26, 2024) — The Poynter Institute is happy to announce the 22 journalists chosen for its 2024 Management Academy for Variety in Media, a prestigious, weeklong, in-person coaching seminar that connects and empowers numerous leaders.
“It’s a particular honor to facilitate this group of journalists,” mentioned Tony Elkins, Poynter college and co-director of the 2024 academy. “It’s certainly one of my biggest joys to create a studying atmosphere the place numerous journalists can develop the management abilities that may allow them to construct higher newsrooms and groups.”
Elkins mentioned that this yr, the school crew is placing an emphasis on working inside organizations and with one another.
“This program is targeted on how we develop human-centered abilities — the methods we join with one another via the lens of journalism — so we will empower our cohort to remodel their very own careers, groups and workplaces,” he mentioned. “When folks go away our campus, they are going to have a toolkit to assist them handle initiatives and their time, talk higher with their staff and friends, perceive the worth of suggestions, information distributed groups, admire how essential onboarding is, and a lot extra. And it’s not simply these abilities they are going to be taking dwelling – members of our management applications foster deep connections with their peer teams they are going to take with them the remainder of their profession.”
These chosen for this yr’s coaching symbolize a cross part of the journalism trade, from legacy newspapers to mainstream community information to on-line startups.
“I’ve been impressed with how this yr’s cohort members are already doing rather a lot to help new journalists of their organizations — an indication that the long run will likely be OK,” mentioned Kathy Lu, Poynter adjunct college and co-director of this yr’s academy. “We have now members working in newspapers and audio, nationally and internationally. I’m so grateful to their organizations for investing in these great and conscientious journalists at one more troublesome second in our trade. I stay up for seeing what we are going to all study collectively.”
Candidates are chosen with an emphasis on making certain range throughout race and ethnicity, geography, expertise platforms, group dimension and ability units.
Congratulations and welcome to:
- Zainab Akande, editorial supervisor, Yahoo
- Leslie Allen, deputy editor, Bridge Michigan
- Jennifer Bowman, assistant editor, inewsource
- Xavine Bryan, senior producer, CBC Information
- Daybreak Burkes, deputy editor, Los Angeles Occasions
- Christiana Dillard, employees author and editor, Lead Tales
- Wesley Early, reporter, Alaska Public Media
- Denise Florez, editor, CALÓ Information
- Gloria Gonzalez, deputy vitality editor, POLITICO
- Eric Goodwin; director of merchandise, cellular apps, messaging and alerts; McClatchy
- Nichole Inexperienced, govt producer impacting communities (EPIC), CBS Information New York
- Steve Haruch, senior producer, Nashville Banner
- Nicole Hernandez; information editor, digital information viewers and engagement crew; The Related Press
- Vaughn Johnson, social platforms editor, Philadelphia Inquirer
- Vidya Kauri, assistant managing editor, Law360
- Gaetane Lewis; viewers, website positioning strategist; The Related Press
- Jessika Lewis, managing editor, WTSP/10 Tampa Bay
- Erica Ngao, affect supervisor, Indiegraf
- Kristene Quan, deputy head of social media, The Economist
- Megan Ryan, assistant enterprise editor, Minnesota Star Tribune
- Angie Wang; information editor, video; The Related Press
- Yi Yang, director of audio, Initium Media
Yearly, Poynter evaluations trade developments and designs the academy based mostly on participant wants. This yr, many within the cohort mentioned they had been curious about studying extra about managing feelings and stress/burnout, each of which will likely be addressed all through the week.
The kick-off occasion of this yr’s academy, which takes place Sept. 9-13 in St. Petersburg, Florida, will likely be a Q&A with Elkins and Lu about their profession journeys.
Different classes embrace:
- Efficient strategies for managing folks throughout many variations, together with digital language and generational kinds, led by Elkins.
- Negotiation techniques and navigating troublesome however honest conversations with Lu.
- Intentional delegation, main along with your strengths and utilizing human-centered design to study empathy with Elkins.
- Ethics in journalism with Kelly McBride, senior vice chairman and chair of the Craig Newmark Middle for Ethics and Management at Poynter.
Through the academy, contributors will obtain teaching from skilled journalists, together with Poynter college member Doris Truong, award-winning editor Maria Carrillo and Dalia Colón, reporter and host of The Zest Podcast at WUSF.
The 2023 Management Academy for Variety in Media is made potential because of help from the Tegna Basis and Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
