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Opinion | Pete Hegseth uses the Bible to demonize the press

In a Pentagon press briefing, defense secretary called the press "unpatriotic" and lashed out about "endlessly negative coverage" of the war in Iran

April 17, 2026

Opinion | The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has always been a cringefest. Trump just makes it obvious.

This year’s disaster has been decades in the making

April 16, 2026

News organizations reconsider ties to AI company Nota after plagiarism findings

The Boston Globe told staff to stop using Nota’s AI tools; other outlets say the company still lists them as clients after they walked away

April 17, 2026

Poynter names 20 journalists selected for competitive 2026 Leadership Academy

Participants will gather in St. Petersburg to strengthen leadership skills and guide their organizations forward.

April 16, 2026

Opinion | What we learned from a failed Nota News experiment

From Josh Brandau, CEO of Nota

April 16, 2026

Opinion | How Poynter reported the AI plagiarism story that rattled journalism

In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ we break down how the Nota story came together and what it means for trust in AI

April 16, 2026

Opinion | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saved from closure

The nonprofit behind The Baltimore Banner acquired the paper three weeks before it was set to close

April 15, 2026

ICE detainees’ deaths raise questions about news coverage of Asian communities

Indy's press is missing key voices

April 15, 2026

Opinion | Trump’s Truth Social posts are driving the news cycle — and raising alarms

From threats about Iran to attacks on the pope and an AI image of himself as Jesus, the president’s posts have drawn unusually broad criticism

April 14, 2026

Pope Leo XIV does not support nuclear weapons in Iran, or anywhere, despite Trump’s claim

Trump said the pope is ‘OK’ with Iran having nuclear weapons, but Leo has repeatedly called for disarmament and diplomacy

April 14, 2026

Student journalists may produce a quarter million bylines a year. Here’s what that looks like

Tracking daily output from 870 student newsrooms revealed a steady stream of local reporting filling gaps on campuses and beyond

April 13, 2026

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