ASU’s Cronkite School and Poynter Institute launch training collaboration to support journalists and media professionals

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (March 30, 2026) — Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Poynter Institute have launched a brand new collaboration to develop skilled improvement alternatives for journalists and media professionals nationwide.

Through the partnership, choose Poynter assets will likely be built-in into CronkiteProfessional, the Cronkite School’s skilled training initiative, offering working journalists, communicators and storytellers with entry to trusted experience in talent improvement, investigative and interviewing methods and rising newsroom practices.

The collaboration brings collectively two nationally acknowledged leaders in journalism schooling, uniting Poynter’s decades-long function as a convener and innovator for journalists with the Cronkite School’s award-winning educating hospital mannequin and dedication to hands-on, real-world studying.

“Poynter has long set the standard for journalism training rooted in ethics, excellence and public service,” mentioned Dr. Battinto L. Batts, Jr., dean of the Cronkite School. “By integrating these resources into CronkitePro, we’re expanding access to tools that help journalists sharpen their skills, navigate change and better serve their communities.”

As a part of the preliminary collaboration, CronkiteProfessional customers will acquire entry to:

The partnership additionally establishes a framework for future collaboration, together with discounted entry to Poynter programs for CronkiteProfessional customers, the event of co-branded skilled training, and shared curriculum initiatives.

“Cronkite’s commitment to immersive, real-world journalism education aligns closely with Poynter’s mission to elevate journalists in their craft and practice,” mentioned Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute. “Together, we’re creating new pathways for journalists to grow their skills, adapt to a rapidly changing media landscape and uphold the public trust.”

Additional joint programming and training alternatives are being deliberate, and will likely be introduced quickly.

Media Contacts

Malcolm Holmes
Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Cronkite School
malcolm.holmes@asu.edu

Jennifer Orsi
Vice President, Publishing and Local News Initiatives
Jorsi@poynter.org

About the Poynter Institute

The Poynter Institute is a world nonprofit working to deal with society’s most urgent points by educating journalists and journalism, overlaying the media and the complexities going through the trade, conference and group constructing, bettering the capability and sustainability of reports organizations and fostering belief and reliability of data. The Institute is the gold commonplace in journalistic excellence and devoted to the preservation and development of press freedom in democracies worldwide. Through Poynter, journalists, newsrooms, companies, massive tech firms and residents agree to discover options that promote belief and transparency in information and stoke significant public discourse. The world’s high journalists and rising media leaders depend on the Institute to be taught new abilities, undertake greatest practices, higher serve audiences, scale operations and enhance the standard of the universally shared info ecosystem.

The Newmark Ethics Center, the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), MediaSensible and PolitiFact are all members of the Poynter group. Support for Poynter and our entities upholds the integrity of the free press and the US First Amendment and builds public confidence in journalism and media — an important for wholesome democracies. Learn extra at poynter.org.

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