FeaturedFebruary 6 2026

Free session for journalists will discuss vaccinate hesitancy

Poynter is offering a free session on Wednesday about what journalists need to know about vaccine hesitancy: Mass vaccination is the key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. So why are approximately 40 percent of Americans not planning to be vaccinated? What role do journalists play in convincing people they should?... - MORE -

Words matter in talking about incarcerated people

From Alvimann on Morguefile
Poynter is offering a free training session to challenge journalists to think more critically about the language you used to describe incarcerated people in your reporting. A one-hour webinar titled “The Words We Use to Cover Criminal Justice, Jails and Prisons” and will be held April 21 at 11 a.m.... - MORE -

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