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Poynter events create the opportunity to have thoughtful, civil discourse between journalists and their audiences. Each year, Poynter hosts speaker series, festivals, industry conferences and fundraisers. During these programs, business leaders, media executives, educators, journalists and citizens explore the issues surrounding journalism and the people who produce it. Poynter’s annual gala is called the Bowtie Ball.

Events

Poynter events create the opportunity to have thoughtful, civil discourse between journalists and their audiences. Each year, Poynter hosts speaker series, festivals, industry conferences and fundraisers. During these programs, business leaders, media executives, educators, journalists and citizens explore the issues surrounding journalism and the people who produce it. Poynter’s annual gala is called the Bowtie Ball.

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The Weirdest Election “Night” Ever: What the public needs to know about the media, the 2020 elections and a working democracy

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Join this online public forum for leading journalists and the citizens they serve to demystify the elections process and combat misinformation. Misunderstanding, misreporting and even mischief after the polls close this November pose a real risk for the proper functioning of a democracy. As part of its continuing work to strengthen journalism, the nonprofit Poynter […]

Inside the Newsroom With NBC News’ Chuck Todd

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You are invited to go Inside the Newsroom, and join Poynter in a conversation connecting journalists with the citizens they serve for a healthy dialogue about truth, trust, journalism and American democracy. On Oct. 20 — just two nights before the third and final scheduled presidential debate — you can be part of an engaging […]

Online Gala: The Poynter Institute Celebrates Journalism and Democracy

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Thanks to all sponsors, donors and attendees for making our first-ever online gala a success! We appreciate your generosity. You have paved the way for Poynter to make an even bigger impact in 2021.  Poynter’s first-ever major online fundraiser for the free press featured special appearances by celebrities and journalists, rare performances and poignant storytelling. […]

United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking

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Join us LIVE on May 10-13 for a virtual festival of fact-checking with Dr. Anthony Fauci GET TICKETS Facts took a bit of a beating in 2020. Let’s turn the page and celebrate the truth! United Facts of America, brought to you by PolitiFact and the Poynter Institute, is a celebration of fact-checking featuring some […]

An Evening with Miles O’Brien

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The threat of climate change is accelerating at an alarming pace, and the transportation industry has had its foot on the gas. Environmental advocates are challenging lead manufacturers to reduce their carbon footprints before it’s too late. While electric vehicles are hitting the streets, a revolutionary form of air travel has yet to take off. […]

An Evening with NBC News’ Peter Alexander: an inside look at covering the White House

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The Poynter Institute will host an evening with Peter Alexander, chief White House correspondent for NBC News and co-anchor of Weekend Today, on Thursday, Sept. 23, starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern. This Emmy Award-winning journalist will come to us live from the center of our nation’s breaking news in Washington. Join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes […]

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Online Gala: The Poynter Institute’s Celebration of Journalism

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Thank you to all sponsors, donors and attendees who celebrated journalism with the Poynter Institute during our largest fundraising event of the year. Your participation helped make the online gala a smashing success — and we exceeded our fundraising goal. With your incredible generosity, we can strengthen the future of journalism and embark on new […]

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The History of Fake News: From the War of 1898 to the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Henry B. Plant Museum 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL

Join the Poynter Institute for an evening at the Henry B. Plant Museum located at historic The University of Tampa on Friday, April 29, 2022, to explore the evolution of sensationalism in news and its imprint on democracy throughout the centuries.

$50.00

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United Facts of America: A festival of fact-checking

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This online celebration of facts will feature three forward-thinking days about the role of facts in everyday American life with special focus on topics like disinformation campaigns, election security, inflation, climate change, the Jan. 6 committee hearings, gun laws and the Supreme Court. Join us!

Beyond Politics: Facts and the Supreme Court of the United States with Joan Biskupic

Sequoia D.C. 3000 K Street NW, Washington, DC

Few journalists have a handle on the true facts around the hugely powerful, much debated and now quite controversial institution as Supreme Court expert, author and CNN legal analyst Joan Biskupic. Join the Poynter Institute and PolitiFact during “United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking” for an evening with Biskupic to explore where popular knowledge of the court may be misunderstood or the subject of misinformation.

$75.00

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Your Press Pass Through History: On the Scene with The Associated Press

Straz Center 1010 N Macinnes Pl, Tampa, FL

Join Poynter at The Straz for an immersive, multimedia-rich evening with the award-winning journalist and newsroom executive at the helm of history’s first draft. Julie Pace, AP senior vice president and executive editor, will take you inside one of the world’s largest newsrooms in an exclusive conversation moderated by Poynter President Neil Brown.

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The Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball

Tampa Marriott Water Street 505 Water St., Tampa, FL

Celebrate the free press and honor the distinguished careers of legendary journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein whose dogged reporting of the 1972 Watergate break-in changed the course of American history and fortified journalism’s role in democracy.

$225.00 – $350.00