Pacemaker Master Class Archive

The Pacemaker Master Classes are an instructional webinar series on specific topics, and Town Hall meetings are informational webinars.

2025-26 Events

Information about upcoming Pacemaker Master Classes will be added as it becomes available.

Archive

Dec. 10, 2025
Showcasing the NSPA Design and NSPA Photo of the Year Winners
with associate director Gary Lundgren

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Passcode: DeYRZP&0

Dec. 2, 2025
Empowering Student Storytellers with PBS News Student Reporting Labs
with PBS News SRL Ambassador Trina Moore

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Passcode: uSPL^01O


Oct. 24, 2023
Pacemaker Master Class / Artificial Intelligence: Legal and Ethical Risks
with Jonathan Gaston-Falk, Student Press Law Center
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Sept. 13, 2022
Pacemaker Master Class: Reporting & Writing
with Jim Streisel
MORE INFO

Sept. 27, 2022
Pacemaker Master Class: Editorial Leadership
with Mitch Eden
MORE INFO

Sept. 22, 2022
Pacemaker Master Class: Design/Redesign
for newspapers & news magazines
with Michael Reeves
MORE INFO

Sept. 15, 2022
Pacemaker Master Class:
Your college essay — your chance to sell yourself
with David Knight
MORE INFO

Sept. 14, 2022
Pacemaker Master Class: Digital Media Planning
with Chris Snider
MORE INFO

Dec. 1, 2020
Town Hall: Clips & Clicks contest
WATCH
| MORE INFO

June 17, 2020
Pacemaker Master Class: Online Pacemakers: The Best of the Best
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May 27, 2020
Pacemaker Master Class: Yearbook Pacemakers: The Best of the Best
WATCH

RESOURCES: Slideshows & insights from judges

May 13, 2020
Town Hall: NSPA membership
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May 6, 2020
Pacemaker Master Class: COVID-19 winners from NSPA’s Best of Show
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April 15, 2020
Pacemaker Master Class: Editorial leadership
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April 9, 2020
Pacemaker Master Class: Beyond breaking news
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April 2, 2020
Pacemaker Master Class: COVID-19 coverage
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