Poynter Online also has a growing library of materials of interest to copy editors and designers. Click here to head for Poynter's copy editing files online. For more information about Poynter's writing and editing programs, contact Chip Scanlan, director of the writing program. For more information about the graphics and design seminars, contact Ron Reason, director of visual journalism. The one-week program explores the most effective and innovative strategies for planning, editing and packaging a compelling newspaper.
Participants also work in small groups to critique and analyze each other's newspapers.
The Maynard Institute The Maynard Institute of Oakland, Calif., conducts the Editing Program for Minority Journalists each summer at the University of Arizona. The eight-week program immerses participants in the fine points of copy editing, headline writing, layout and design, story selection, photo editing and newspaper production. The major training tool is production of a newspaper. The program also asks each participant to work on the copy desk of Tucson's daily newspapers, the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen. Applicants must have at least one year of experience in print media.