Online training on your own time

If you’re looking to start your year by strengthening your journo skills, plenty of places online can help you out. Here are a few webcasts, webinars and other resources to get you going:

• Reynolds Week 2011: The Reynolds Center for Business Journalism gathered a group of fellows and instructors last week at Arizona State University for intensive study in business journalism. The Reynolds Center’s blog for the event includes video, slideshows and notes from presentations. Topics include Finding Business on Every Beat, Organizing the Biz Beat and a panel discussion with award-winning business reporters. Check it out at http://businessjournalism.org/category/workshops/reynolds-week-2011/.
• NewsU.org: This Poynter site has online courses on a bunch of different topics, and many are free. Ones we can access without cost include Beat Basics and Beyond, Build and Engage Local Audiences Online and Language of the Image. If you see one you like that isn’t free, check with me because we might have taken it in the past and have free access with one of our logins. See what’s available at https://www.newsu.org/.