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Multiple pro athletes like Kyrie Irving, Charlie Beljan and Caster Semenya have been banned from competing in their sports.

Novak Djokovic isn’t the first athlete to be banned from sporting events for being unvaccinated

January 21, 2022

Samantha Putterman

What writers can learn from at-home COVID test instructions. Yes, really.

Want to see what civic clarity looks like? Read the directions for Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 self-test.

January 20, 2022

Roy Peter Clark

The Poynter Institute welcomes Deborah Read as chief development officer

Read brings more than three decades as a philanthropy executive to the global hub for journalistic excellence.

January 20, 2022

Wednesday’s White House press conference was, for the most part, civil. And, mostly, respectful. And normal.

The best word to describe President Biden’s press conference?

January 20, 2022

Tom Jones

Internationally too, journalists and others are debating government subsidies and how to deal with Big Tech

Recognition is growing that many outlets won't make it on their own.

January 20, 2022

Anya Schiffrin

How to speak up about microaggressions in the newsroom

Sometimes protecting yourself means not speaking up

January 18, 2022

Alex Sujong Laughlin

Tampa Bay Times CEO Paul Tash announces his retirement

Tash’s 18-year tenure has been marked by extraordinary journalism but also extraordinary financial challenges. Conan Gallaty succeeds him.

January 13, 2022

Axios Local seems to have a disruptive business product that should worry any incumbent. In this case, that’s metro newspapers and their websites.

A few brief reasons to take Axios Local seriously as a competitor

January 11, 2022

NPR could use a clarification, but the Supreme Court would be wise to do a little clarifying itself.

What’s the deal with this NPR-Supreme Court story?

January 21, 2022

Tom Jones

What writers can learn from at-home COVID test instructions. Yes, really.

Want to see what civic clarity looks like? Read the directions for Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 self-test.

January 20, 2022

Roy Peter Clark

The best word to describe President Biden’s press conference?

Wednesday’s White House press conference was, for the most part, civil. And, mostly, respectful. And normal.

January 20, 2022

Tom Jones

Someone in this Supreme Court dustup with NPR is masking the problem

A series of statements from Supreme Court justices in response to reporting from NPR leaves more questions than answers.

January 20, 2022

Tom Jones

Remember, student publications, sports journalism is about more than just sports

Work to integrate sports into the newsroom rather than treating it as a siloed topic.

January 19, 2022

Taylor Blatchford

The doom and gloom about the news industry? You won’t find it in college newsrooms.

What I learned about student media and young journalists in 2021

January 16, 2022

Barbara Allen

The spring semester is upon us. Here are resources to get your academic year started off right

This week in journalism education, we’ve got Twitter feuds, FOIA roadblocks, broadcast lessons and bomb threats

January 9, 2022

Barbara Allen

These journalism grads chose freelance over full-time work. Here’s why.

Journalism schools must do a better job teaching students the value and challenges of freelancing — and the skills to do it well.

January 7, 2022

Jacqueline Marino

LGBTQ students deserve a voice. Here’s how education reporters cover them.

About 10% of 13-to-17-year-olds in the U.S. identify as LGBT. How do journalists center them in coverage?

January 21, 2022

Elizabeth Djinis

Why using gender-nonspecific language in reporting extends beyond the page

To not dismantle the norm of gendered language in reporting on topics like paid family leave is to work to perpetuate and safeguard discrimination.

January 19, 2022

Liana DeMasi

Editors agree: Journalism is increasingly super-serving richer and more educated audiences and leaving others behind

Paywalls and rising subscription prices translate to catering to well-off audiences to the exclusion of the less affluent.

January 11, 2022

There are countless efforts to increase trust in news. Few have reached beyond existing readers and likely subscribers to the truly skeptical.

Trust in media is low worldwide. Are media outlets reaching out to the wrong people?

January 5, 2022

Multiple pro athletes like Kyrie Irving, Charlie Beljan and Caster Semenya have been banned from competing in their sports.

Novak Djokovic isn’t the first athlete to be banned from sporting events for being unvaccinated

January 21, 2022

Samantha Putterman

Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here’s why that’s wrong

The data show that large numbers of patients with COVID are coming to the hospital for other reasons — something some are calling 'incidental' cases.

January 20, 2022

Samantha Putterman

The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise, Noticias Telemundo and Google News Initiative join forces to help Spanish speakers separate fact from fiction online

MediaWise en Español will teach Spanish speakers over 50 how to spot misinformation online with news ambassadors José Díaz-Balart and Julio Vaqueiro.

January 19, 2022

There remains no evidence that the attack on the U.S. Capitol was actually a false flag event orchestrated by the FBI to entrap Trump supporters.

New Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory

January 19, 2022

Bill McCarthy

The Poynter Institute welcomes Deborah Read as chief development officer

Read brings more than three decades as a philanthropy executive to the global hub for journalistic excellence.

January 20, 2022

The program kicks off the week of Jan. 10, and coaches will guide the 2022 MTC Fellows throughout the program and beyond.

Four executive coaches join the 2022 MTC program at Poynter

January 7, 2022

Mel Grau

Poynter announces the 2022 Media Transformation Challenge Program Fellows

These 27 executives will begin the yearlong program, recognized for its unique tools, coaching support and interconnected alumni network, on Jan. 10.

January 7, 2022

Mel Grau

Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network grows to advance accountability journalism worldwide

The IFCN welcomes Enock Nyariki as community and impact manager and Deirdre Gonsalves as program officer.

December 16, 2021

The program will connect subject matter experts with partners seeking to scale their fact-checking efforts.

Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network launches global mentorship program, invites mentors to apply for funding

November 2, 2021

Eligible applicants can receive up to $100,000 for innovative solutions to refute false claims about the environment.

IFCN and Facebook will award $800K to fact-checkers fighting climate misinformation

September 16, 2021

Poynter Staff

Registration opens today for the world’s largest fact-checking summit

Global Fact 8, hosted by Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network, will take place online Oct. 20-23, 2021.

August 31, 2021

Mel Grau

Lessons learned from a year covering fact-checking

Fact-checkers need more staff, more resources, and help against incredible odds fighting malignant falsehoods

August 19, 2021

Harrison Mantas

Chicago is witnessing a local news rebirth

Nonprofit news is on the march. There are questions and concerns, but also optimism.

January 10, 2022

Mark Jacob

More than 100 local newsrooms closed during the coronavirus pandemic

At first, the pandemic cost newsrooms jobs and communities critical work. Now it’s starting to end entire newsrooms.

December 2, 2021

Kristen Hare

Here are the newsroom layoffs, furloughs and closures that happened during the coronavirus pandemic

We're still updating this list

November 30, 2021

Kristen Hare

How Newspack is working to crack the code on local news

There may never be a Holy Grail, but the varied building blocks of a successful strategy can be found and rolled out widely across the industry.

October 14, 2021

Kinsey Wilson

The Poynter Institute’s MediaWise announces international expansion of digital media literacy program to address global information disorder

The program will empower older adults in Brazil, Spain and Turkey to be more critical consumers of online content.

December 13, 2021

Poynter and MediaWise announce a new class of Campus Correspondents

These college students know how to spot misinformation online — and they can help you, too

December 13, 2021

Poynter Staff

75 public media stations selected for Digital Transformation Program

CPB-funded training to foster innovation across public media system

December 6, 2021

These 16 writers will convene virtually Nov. 18-21 to share their stories and their voices.

Poynter’s Power of Diverse Voices program amplifies writers of color. Meet the November 2021 class.

November 16, 2021

Mel Grau

A week in, how are insurance companies paying for COVID tests?

Plus, a poll finds pandemic pessimism growing, Americans are using more disinfectants, Congress gets K95 masks made in China, and more.

January 21, 2022

Plus, whether omicron could decline without hitting rural America hard, truck-driving teens could help ease the driver shortage, and more.

Post-infection immunity is strong, but COVID vaccines are more reliable

January 20, 2022

‘We are ferociously defending the traditional approach to journalism … that it’s possible to hold the middle ground and be objective and nonpartisan.’

A conversation with NBC News president Noah Oppenheim

January 19, 2022

Tom Jones

New forecast: US COVID-19 deaths will rise to 1 million by spring

Plus, the encouraging data hidden in discouraging trends, the federal government’s free test kit site opened a day early, and more.

January 19, 2022

Plus, CDC advises against 'high risk' activities in high-transmission areas, the portal for free COVID tests opens tomorrow, and more.

Should you intentionally get infected with COVID-19?

January 18, 2022

Plus, why you probably need at least two negative test results, Jails and prisons are again swamped with COVID, and more.

How is the plan going for Americans’ insurance to pay for their COVID-19 tests?

January 17, 2022

Plus, cities are still free to impose mandates and are doing so, other countries and big private employers also have mandates, and more.

Supreme Court overturns OSHA mandate, affects 2/3 of all US workers

January 14, 2022

The mandate stands for federal employees, including the military, and health care workers at facilities that receive federal money.

The Supreme Court sunk Biden’s vaccine/testing mandate for private employers. What you need to know.

January 13, 2022