CNN Academy
Empowering the next generation of storytellers
From Atlanta to Abu Dhabi, we bring the newsroom to the classroom, giving participants direct access to CNN’s top correspondents and an insider’s understanding of what it takes to thrive as a multimedia journalist.
Simulation training events
CNN Academy’s simulations immerse emerging journalists in realistic, fast-moving newsroom scenarios. Participants practice reporting, verification, interviewing and editorial decision-making under pressure, building the confidence and judgment needed to produce accurate, compelling journalism.
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CNN Academy Hub
The CNN Academy Hub is the online home for self-paced learning featuring insights from CNN’s correspondents and producers. With modules on core newsroom skills, ethics in journalism, open-source reporting and AI, it helps learners build knowledge at their own pace.
Workshops
CNN Academy’s workshops deliver practical, focused training from current CNN journalists and industry specialists. Covering key skills such as digital storytelling, writing, verification and mobile storytelling, each session combines newsroom expertise with hands-on exercises.
Build hands-on newsroom skills
Students learn to:
- Produce and write newscasts
- Edit video packages (VO/NAT, reporter tracks)
- Localize national and global stories
- Use scripts, rundowns, and wire content
- Use scripts, rundowns, and wire content
- Develop editorial judgment and production skills
Access ready-to-use news content
- National and international coverage from CNN bureaus and 1,000+ partners
- Video formats: packages, VO, NAT sound, SOT, raw footage
- Companion scripts included
- Coverage across health, business, tech, sports, and more
Free & easy for schools
- No equipment required
- Secure access via the CNN Newsource platform
- Content for non-commercial, student use
- Available for qualifying schools
