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The moment Darnella Frazier hit record, she proved anyone can hold power to account

Her 9-minute video of George Floyd’s murder became undeniable proof, fueling a global movement and reinforcing the power of citizen journalism

March 17, 2025

TMZ’s scoop on Michael Jackson’s death marked the moment digital news overtook legacy media

It shattered expectations for who breaks the news, proving that speed and aggressive digital reporting could outrun even the most established outlets

March 12, 2025

Amaris Castillo

Opinion | President Trump’s latest press target: Voice of America

Trump moved to shut down Voice of America and other US-funded outlets, a blow to a nation long known for championing press freedom worldwide

March 17, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are ‘a tax cut.’ Economists say they aren’t

Most economists say tariffs are tax hikes, not cuts, since the added costs are largely passed to consumers through higher prices

March 17, 2025

Opinion | Just the facts? Meta’s new experiment says otherwise

Meta’s crowdsourced approach to fact-checking raises questions about bias, scale and the future of accuracy online

March 14, 2025

SXSW: 60 hours of getting weird to save journalism

I was immersed in ‘liquid content’ at South by Southwest. Here’s how its speakers think personalization, identity and humor can save journalism

March 14, 2025

Elon Musk claims ‘massive’ Social Security fraud. How much money is actually lost to fraud or waste?

Although federal officials have long recognized improper spending as a problem, it is not the main reason for the program’s dire financial outlook

March 14, 2025

Opinion | A former Washington Post columnist writes about her exit from the paper

After the Post’s publisher killed her column, Ruth Marcus asked for a meeting. He refused.

March 13, 2025

What I learned from the writing teacher who changed my work forever

A reflection on Donald Murray’s timeless lessons — on the writing process and problems all writers must solve — as Poynter turns 50

March 13, 2025

Roy Peter Clark

Audio of a BBC reporter making a snide comment about the Trump-Zelenskyy meeting is fake

An apparent hot mic moment from BBC News Ukraine correspondent James Waterhouse is not real. Waterhouse says it's AI.

March 13, 2025

Loreben Tuquero

50 stories that changed journalism: Poynter’s big anniversary project

In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ Poynter staffers explain how the Poynter 50 will highlight journalism’s defining moments

March 12, 2025

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