will facilitate sessions on issues that funders identified, giving them tools to accelerate their work and help them connect. Helping funders understand how newsrooms work and the value that fact-based information brings to communities is an important part of ensuring strong local news for all.(3/3)

This program is part of a larger Poynter effort, supported by the
@Knightfoundation.org, to educate funders about local journalism and how philanthropy can help. This course is based on peers sharing knowledge with peers. My colleagues Megan Griffith-Greene and Kelly McBride (2/3)

If you're in New York City, you can join us for our next salon Oct. 21, honoring Dean Baquet of The New York Times and Cleo Abram of Huge If True: one.bidpal.net/poyntersalon...

at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library at 7 p.m. Come at 6 and see Poynter's terrific museum exhibit, Moments of Truth: An Exploration of Journalism's Past, Present and Future. It will be a thoughtful and inspiring evening. Register here:

dclibrary.libnet.info/event/13701523

Roy has influenced multiple generations of journalists while at Poynter, and we want to provide inspiration and innovative craft training for the generations to come. If Roy made a difference for you, we hope you'll be a part of supporting the Roy Peter Clark Chair for Writing and Editing.