MPI's mission is to offer low-cost, mid-career training to working journalists. MPI has been offerin MPI has been offering seminars since 1968.
05/04/2022
Join us for a hands-on online workshop for classrooms, students and professional newsrooms. Learn the many new and innovative ways that can make your reporting more powerful.
Tickets are only $10, and or , you will definitely learn new tricks that will strengthen your .
In this hands-on workshop, Google News Lab trainer Mike Reilley will show you how to use free Google tools to strengthen your reporting.
05/03/2022
10/27/2021
10/20/2021
Passing along this great free opportunity for a FREE Google Tools training by one of the best, Mike Reilley, . Thursday at 9 am Central! https://bit.ly/3DStRSp
In this hands-on workshop, SPJ Google News Lab trainer Mike Reilley will show you how to use free Google tools that can help your newsroom
08/01/2021
03/24/2021
We are delighted to announce that we are offering a hands-on online workshop on Google Tools!
Expert trainer Mike Reilley will lead a hands-on online workshop in which you’ll learn about all of the free Google tools that can help you and your newsroom build interactive charts, maps, visualizations and more. Make your stories more powerful and more compelling with Google Tools.
Monday, April 12, 2021 Only $10 and open to all. Register now!
Join us for a hands-on online workshop. You'll learn the many new and innovative ways that Google Tools can make your stories more effective
02/12/2021
With over 50% of people relying on social media as a news source, it has become an integral part of journalism. Here are the 9 best social media practices for journalists.
From fact-checking to breaking news on Twitter, social media and journalism are inseperable. Here are the best practices of social media for journalists.
02/11/2021
How do you effectively reach out to your consumers? Make the right impression for your brand and take it a step further to let it make a name for itself? Set your brand apart.
Thinking about how best to brand your growing business in the new year? We break down five great possible ways to set yourself apart.
02/10/2021
Technology is changing to integrate with content writing. AI can be used to uncover and summarize data from multiple sources, gather marketing and advertising data, even provide tools to help content producers identify fake news.
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02/09/2021
You have to keep a close eye on current affairs, but it is impossible to download every news outlet app. Here are the 10 best news apps for you to stay informed.
News you can use, even on the go.
02/08/2021
We use social media for a variety of reasons: Building your business, searching for your dream job, growing the organization where you work. Here are 4 best practices and steps to up your social media game.
From being consistent to connecting with your followers and checking out analytics, here are four ways to get better.
02/07/2021
We often define AI as the ability of a machine to learn how to solve cognitive problems. But AI also uses human reasoning as a model to supplement and augment our observation and decision processes. Read more to find out the complexities of AI.
Scientific organizations will be forever changed by artificial intelligence (AI) in the laboratory environment. AI can learn to produce a surprisingly detailed understanding of the behavior and health of any instrument, even from a seemingly simple source of information such as power.
02/05/2021
“Too often marketers create a campaign first, and then try to identify a target market they hope will be receptive to it,” which is ineffective. Here are 10 tips to find your target audience on social media.
When you know how to identify a target audience on ✓ Facebook, ✓ Instagram, and ✓ Twitter, you can easily boost your brand authority. Learn the tips to make this happen.
02/04/2021
Is your site not ranking high enough in Google search results? Here are 20 highly efficient technical search engine optimization tips presented as an infographic. Learn how to boost your rankings on Google.
Looking to improve the SEO rankings of your web pages? Check out these tips.
02/03/2021
Social media metrics demonstrate the value and impact of your work. They prove that your effort has had a positive, bottom-line impact on the business. Learn to track these 19 vital social media metrics to make smarter decisions.
This article identifies the social media metrics that really matter, why they’re important, and how to track them—helping you make smarter decisions.
02/02/2021
J.K. Rowling said: “No story lives unless someone wants to listen." Storytelling is what engages your audience on social media and makes them stay. Here's a comprehensive overview of social media storytelling.
Social media storytelling adds emotions, promote action, and trigger communication. Learn how to add storytelling effectively in your social media posts.
10/30/2020
As the election nears, the Washington Post shares a list of some of the best political reporters in every state.
The Pennsylvania capitol in Harrisburg. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)By Natalie JenningsNatalie JenningsEditor of The FixEmailBioFollowOctober 27, 2020 at 9:42 PM EDTThis year has been epic for political news, and many of its biggest story lines — the coronavirus, racial injustice and the 2020 camp...
10/29/2020
Check this out! Stories told with Snapchat Spectacles through the eyes of extraordinary young innovators creating positive change, as they fight to protect our planet.
Stories told with Snapchat Spectacles through the eyes of extraordinary young innovators creating positive change, as they fight to protect our planet.
10/28/2020
Yeah, this could be a problem.
Locals ran after the thief and helped retrieve the stolen phone.
10/27/2020
Two mobile journalists pedaled almost 400 miles to share the stories of migrant workers who fled the Indian capital because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Two mobile journalists pedalled 600km to share the stories of migrant workers who fled the Indian capital because of the coronavirus pandemic
10/26/2020
Warm up for election coverage with these tips from
American elections are highly decentralized, with local and state laws and processes governing election administration in more than 10,000 jurisdictions across the country. As in elections past, issues will pop up in some jurisdictions and not in others. It’s critical for journalists to understand...
10/22/2020
How do you effectively reach out to your consumers? Make the right impression for your brand and take it a step further to let it make a name for itself? Journalist Candice Helfand-Rogers with 5 ways to set your brand apart with 2020 branding trends.
Thinking about how best to brand your growing business in the new year? We break down five great possible ways to set yourself apart.
10/20/2020
These days, there’s no timelier place for journalists to get their stories to the public. With over 50% of people relying on social as a news source, social media has become an integral part of journalism. Here are 9 best social media practices
From fact-checking to breaking news on Twitter, social media and journalism are inseperable. Here are the best practices of social media for journalists.
10/17/2020
Faster speeds will enable new levels of video, AR, VR, and other _Rs that haven’t even been invented yet. But news products are unlikely to benefit as much as all the other apps competing for audiences’ attention.
Faster speeds will enable new levels of video, AR, VR, and other _Rs that haven't even been invented yet. But news products are unlikely to benefit as much as all the other apps competing for audiences' attention.
10/16/2020
Journalists are struggling with mental health, financial hardship, and disinformation, according to a “startling and disturbing” survey.
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The Journalism and the Pandemic Project, a partnership between the International Center for Journalists and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, published the first part of their global survey of journalists on Tuesday. The results were "startling and disturbing,&qu…
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MPI's mission is to offer low-cost, mid-career training to working journalists. The Mid-America Press Institute provides affordable, relevant training for mid-career journalists through frequent seminars, networking opportunities and other perks.
The Mid-America Press Institute builds its membership from newspapers across the Midwest and is based in Champaign, Illinois, home of the University of Illinois.
The Institute’s initial home was at Southern Illinois University from 1968 until 1992, when it moved to the journalism school at the University of Kansas. In 1994, the Institute relocated to Eastern Illinois University under the leadership of John David Reed, who retired from the faculty in 2004 but remains emeritus and continued to serve the Institute until 2009. John Ryan became executive director in 2009 and continued in the position, even after his own retirement from the university’s faculty in 2015. He now remains an emeritus professor.
The Institute and the Mid-America Press Institute Foundation relocated to Champaign, Ill. in August 2017 where it is now led by co-directors, Brant Houston, the Knight Chair in Investigative Reporting at the University of Illinois, and Pam Dempsey, the executive director of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, an online, nonprofit newsroom covering agribusiness and related issues.
Before joining the university in 2007, Houston was executive director of Investigative Reporters and Editors for more than decade and a database editor and investigative reporter at newspapers for 17 years. He is author of four editions of “Computer-Assisted Reporting: A Practical Guide” and co-author of two editions of “The Investigative Reporter’s Handbook.” He also has been involved in the growth of non-profit newsrooms across the U.S. He has organized and spoken at more than 400 workshops and conferences over the past 20 years.
Dempsey, a former reporter for The News-Gazette, is a veteran journalist covering agribusiness and has reported on local and regional government, health, housing and Native American government through investigative and enterprise stories. Dempsey has helped develop many community engagement projects and coordinate the start-up of two online newsrooms. She also helped organize and run national and regional workshops for reporters and worked closely with Illinois Public Media.