The Press Institute's award-winning journalism training curricula have garnered wide-spread acclaim in large part because we fuse the basics (interviewing, investigation, writing, sourcing etc.) with ethical decision-making skills. Press Institute journalism is regarded as strong, ethical, independent, accurate and important because of our unique approach to fuse the principles and practice of the craft.

The following courses are available for partnership or purchase. They are available in a variety of modules, which can last from two-days to six months.

I. Journalism 101: The Principles and the Practice

II. Modern Media Ethics: Our Media Environment and Your Place In It

III. Reporting Community Issues on Every Scale

This course is recommended for high school, university and local newspapers/news blogs/magazines

IV. Beyond the Basics: Specialty Reporting

The Press Institute is proud to offer a distinguished array of specialty reporting seminars for news professionals or advanced Press Institute reporters. Our internationally renowned group of journalism trainers have designed original programs that will aid even the most experienced reporters enhance their coverage of challenging issues. If you are an editor or NGO manager who wants to increase coverage in a specific area or a reporter striving to improve your beat reportage, our Specialty Reporting Seminars will transform your practice. Some of our specialty reporting courses include:

•Reporting HIV/AIDS: Local & Global Perspectives
•Reporting the Environment: Global Warming & Politics
•Reporting Gender Issues – Gender Justice & Reproductive Politics
•Community Development & Solutions-based Reporting
•The Art of Local Reporting: Trust, Context and Sources
•Credibility and The Citizen Journalist
•Reporting Finance in a Globalized World* March 2010
•International Media Law – Specialty Seminars for Journalists Around the World (5 country programs currently available.)

V. Media Lectures and Seminars

Do you need a keynote speaker for an upcoming convention or event? Our executive staff and Board of Directors are sought-after professional speakers. They are available to speak on the following topics:
•Journalism as an International Development Initiative
•The Changing Press in America
•Journalism Values: A Retrospective
•International Media Ethics
•The Press Institute: An international nonprofit journalism success story
•And many more!

VI. Media Relations

The Press Institute recognizes that small businesses, corporations and nonprofit organizations often need help reaching out to local and national media outlets to get their stories heard in a fair and substantive way. We encourage a sound relationship between businesses and advocacy organizations and the press. The Press Institute offers several courses that help businesses and NGOs contact the media, give great interviews, and create organizational media messaging documents. We currently offer the following Media Relations courses:

•Media Messaging for Organizations
•Pitching the Story: 10 steps to getting your news covered
•Perfecting the Interview: Everything you need to know to give a great interview

VII. Media Literacy

Journalism education doesn't just mean training journalists. It also means training people to navigate the increasingly complicated realms of modern media.
Our flagship Media Literacy program targets middle school students in the United States. How the News is Made: Becoming a Critical Consumer of the News is a revolutionary program that teaches young people to filter their sources of information and create their own definitions of truth and trust for today's complex American media market.

For more information about any of our training programs or to bring one of our trainers into your organization or classroom, call or email Cristi Hegranes cristi@globalpressinstitute.org.