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Opinion | The controversy continues at Condé Nast

Teen Vogue shuttered, layoffs, confrontations, firings and legal action

November 7, 2025

Opinion | Forget ‘to be;’ whether to text, email or call — that’s the real question

Even Shakespeare would be confused by today’s communication styles and norms

November 7, 2025

Trump’s ‘rigged’ California vote claim misuses data and distorts facts

Trump’s claim rests on one fraud case and bad data. Noncitizen voting is rare, and there’s no evidence of a statewide conspiracy.

November 7, 2025

The UK’s fact-checkers are sending their AI to help Americans cover elections

Full Fact’s decade of AI experiments offers American journalists new ways to spot harmful lies before they spread

November 6, 2025

Opinion | Tuesday’s blue wave had the media asking what it means for Trump’s influence

Democrats’ wins in key races had newsrooms questioning whether Trump can still rally voters without his name on the ballot

November 6, 2025

When your local reporter needs the same protection as a war correspondent

Five months of covering ICE raids taught our small LA newsroom hard lessons — and we're still figuring out how to sustain it

November 6, 2025

Michelle Zenarosa

Poynter launches 2026 leadership training lineup for journalists and media professionals at every stage

All flagship leadership academies are now open for applications, focused on strategy, managing people and leading change.

November 6, 2025

Elon Musk says New York’s ballot is a scam. It’s actually a 19th-century voting tradition.

New York’s mayoral ballots list candidates multiple times because of fusion voting, designed to empower minor parties and clarify voter preference

November 6, 2025

These publishers won’t sell out. But staying independent keeps getting harder.

As chains grow and revenues fall, a handful of local publishers in the Northwest are inventing new paths to preserve community journalism

November 5, 2025

Opinion | Local news has taken a beating. It’s still standing.

Even as trust and revenue decline, communities still turn to local journalists for news that affects their lives

November 5, 2025

Trump misleads on deportations and inflation in first ‘60 Minutes’ interview since 2020

The former president’s claims about immigration raids, grocery costs and the Insurrection Act don’t hold up to the facts

November 5, 2025

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