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AI is giving local news a second chance. Will it be ready this time?

Journalism professor Tom Rosenstiel urges newsrooms to avoid the mistakes of the internet era and build smarter, more useful AI tools

June 9, 2025

Opinion | ABC News suspended Terry Moran for a Trump post the right is using to claim media bias

The veteran correspondent called Trump and Stephen Miller ‘world-class haters.’ ABC says that crossed a line, but critics call it caving to pressure.

June 9, 2025

Opinion | In the age of AI, human emotion is journalism’s superpower

Emotional connection isn’t just good storytelling. It’s journalism’s best defense in the AI era.

June 9, 2025

Is Trump in the Epstein files? What to know after his social media fight with Elon Musk

There’s no documented evidence Trump visited Epstein’s private island where prosecutors said Epstein sex trafficked underage girls

June 9, 2025

Opinion | President Trump and Elon Musk are feuding — to the surprise of no one

The spat went from political to personal and exposed the ideological differences between MAGA and the tech world.

June 6, 2025

ASU is launching a $14.5 million center to speed up journalism’s transformation

The Knight Center for the Future of News aims to help strengthen local and regional journalism by bringing educators, research and newsrooms together

June 5, 2025

Nicole Slaughter Graham

Opinion | ESPN had the perfect NBA broadcast team. Then it blew it.

For more than a decade, Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were the voices of the NBA Finals. Now, ESPN is struggling to recreate the magic.

June 5, 2025

At 50, Poynter doesn’t have a hall of fame. If it did, these 12 former students would be in it

Roy Peter Clark spent decades helping young people find their voices. These 12 used them to change the world.

June 5, 2025

Roy Peter Clark

Q&A: Press Forward’s Texas chapter is betting big on rural and local news

Jesus Garcia-Gonzalez explains how the San Antonio Area Foundation is building a model to support underserved newsrooms in South-Central Texas

June 4, 2025

Opinion | How press freedoms are under attack in America

In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ Angela Fu, Poynter’s press freedom reporter, breaks down the growing crackdown on journalists

June 4, 2025

Opinion | To save community news, refine NYC’s bold but flawed local ad law

A seven-figure city initiative helped community newsrooms grow. Ensuring transparency, oversight and political independence will guard its future.

June 4, 2025

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