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Here are the 30 leaders selected for Poynter’s second Leadership Academy for Women in Media cohort in 2024

Participants join a global network of more than 600 alumni who are committed to cultivating ethical, dynamic newsrooms.

May 1, 2024

Here are the 29 leaders selected for Poynter’s third and final Leadership Academy for Women in Media in 2023

Candice Fortman, program alum and executive director of Outlier Media, will give the keynote

August 30, 2023

Meet the next Leadership Academy for Women in Media cohort in 2023

Plus, new impact survey shows the long-term benefits of this Poynter program

May 10, 2023

Meet the first Leadership Academy for Women in Media cohort in 2023

These 31 leaders will convene at Poynter March 26-31 for a week of transformational learning, led by new program director Kate Cox

March 16, 2023

Meet the December 2022 cohort of Poynter’s Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The third and final 2022 cohort will convene Dec. 4-9, with a keynote from Tracie Powell.

November 22, 2022

Meet the September 2022 cohort of Poynter’s Leadership Academy for Women in Media

This group of 29 leaders will convene at Poynter in St. Petersburg, Florida, the week of Sept. 18.

September 1, 2022

Meet the 29 women selected for Poynter’s first Leadership Academy for Women in Media in 2022

They will convene at Poynter the week of May 15, marking a return to in-person programming.

April 28, 2022

Meet the third cohort of Poynter’s 2021 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The third class will take place digitally in November with a keynote from Swati Sharma.

October 12, 2021

Meet the second cohort of Poynter’s 2021 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The second of three classes will take place digitally in September with a keynote from Millie Tran and Stacy-Marie Ishmael.

August 26, 2021

Meet the first cohort of Poynter’s 2021 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The first of three classes will gather in Poynter’s interactive online learning environment for a week of leadership training in May.

April 13, 2021

Meet the third cohort of Poynter’s 2020 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The third of three classes will take place digitally in October with a keynote from Charo Henríquez of The New York Times.

September 29, 2020

Meet the second cohort of Poynter’s 2020 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The second of three classes will convene digitally in September for intensive leadership training, kicked off by NPR’s Korva Coleman.

August 12, 2020

Meet the first cohort of Poynter’s 2020 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The first of three classes will come to Poynter in February for intensive leadership training, kicked off by HuffPost editor-in-chief Lydia Polgreen.

February 4, 2020

Meet the fall cohort of Poynter’s 2019 Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media

This class of 29 women will come to Poynter from England, Finland, South Africa, Turkey…

September 18, 2019

Meet the spring cohort of Poynter’s 2019 Leadership Academy for Women in Digital Media

Updated: March 13, 2019 This class of 30 women will come to Poynter from Finland,…

March 5, 2019

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