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How the ICIJ made sense of 11.9 million documents to publish the Pandora Papers

600+ journalists. 150 media outlets. 117 countries. ‘Can you imagine what we would do if we were properly funded?’ its director said.

October 21, 2021

Elizabeth Djinis

What will we call Facebook next? And will it change anything?

After relentless controversy and criticism, Facebook desperately needs a rebrand. But a name change doesn’t change everything. Or, really, anything.

October 21, 2021

Tom Jones

John King talks about the ‘mistake’ of keeping his multiple sclerosis diagnosis a secret

Before Tuesday, only a dozen people close to him were aware of his diagnosis.

October 21, 2021

Tom Jones

How the 2020 election sparked a new kind of journalism

An oral history of Votebeat, the pop-up newsroom focused on how elections work.

October 21, 2021

Michael Falero

FDA approves mixing vaccine brands for boosters

Plus, vaccines for 5- to 11-year-olds are weeks away, winter 2021 propane prices may be ‘headed for Armageddon,’ and more.

October 21, 2021

Al Tompkins

Don’t blame inflation. A viral photo of a $123,000 turkey at Target is an old pricing error.

The photo of a frozen turkey priced at over $123,000 at Target is outdated, and the price was an error. The photo was posted online as early as 2015.

October 21, 2021

Bill McCarthy

From BFF to boss: How student journalists can manage their friends when they’re also the leader

Some tips and tricks for how to handle your leadership position while keeping your buddies from the newsroom

October 20, 2021

Taylor Blatchford

More than 90 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.

October 20, 2021

Kristen Hare

The biggest American newspaper that’s still not adhering to GDPR

Of the 10 largest dailies in the US, 1 publication is the only holdout

October 20, 2021

Patrick Maynard

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

We're still updating this list

October 20, 2021

Kristen Hare

A window of opportunity has at last opened for federal aid to support local journalism

An act tucked inside the federal spending bill could deliver as much as $1 billion to subsidize local journalists’ salaries.

October 14, 2021

Rick Edmonds

What will we call Facebook next? And will it change anything?

After relentless controversy and criticism, Facebook desperately needs a rebrand. But a name change doesn’t change everything. Or, really, anything.

October 21, 2021

Tom Jones

John King talks about the ‘mistake’ of keeping his multiple sclerosis diagnosis a secret

Before Tuesday, only a dozen people close to him were aware of his diagnosis.

October 21, 2021

Tom Jones

How the 2020 election sparked a new kind of journalism

An oral history of Votebeat, the pop-up newsroom focused on how elections work.

October 21, 2021

Michael Falero

Katie Couric speaks out about Matt Lauer, RBG controversy

Couric’s upcoming memoir — due out next week — has already generated a ton of news.

October 20, 2021

Tom Jones

From BFF to boss: How student journalists can manage their friends when they’re also the leader

Some tips and tricks for how to handle your leadership position while keeping your buddies from the newsroom

October 20, 2021

Taylor Blatchford

From state/higher ed collaborations to HBCU fellowships, here’s a short list of opportunities for your students — and for you

This list of proven initiatives from across the country might spark you to commit to some innovations of your own

October 17, 2021

Barbara Allen

MediaWise is seeking more college students to lead fact-checking workshops virtually across the country

Apply to be a MediaWise Campus Correspondent and earn money to help teach your peers fact from fiction online

October 15, 2021

Barbara Allen

‘The fact-checking process can help you sleep better at night’: Tips from PolitiFact on bulletproofing your stories

Make sure you have a checklist for each story, even at a basic level

October 13, 2021

Taylor Blatchford

The news industry needs to do more to make women feel supported, believed and safe

There are many things we can do. Here’s a start.

October 19, 2021

Hannah Storm

The Washington Post isn’t afraid to report on owner Jeff Bezos

On Monday, it reported a story that calls out Blue Origin, the Bezos-owned space venture.

October 12, 2021

Tom Jones

Blaming Facebook for all of society’s ills avoids a more unpleasant truth: The fault is ours

We chose to participate. We choose to exercise no judgment. We choose to believe nonsense.

October 8, 2021

Howard Saltz

Should you trust media bias charts?

These controversial charts claim to show the political lean and credibility of news organizations. Here’s what you need to know about them.

October 4, 2021

Jake Sheridan

Don’t blame inflation. A viral photo of a $123,000 turkey at Target is an old pricing error.

The photo of a frozen turkey priced at over $123,000 at Target is outdated, and the price was an error. The photo was posted online as early as 2015.

October 21, 2021

Bill McCarthy

What you need to know about the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’

They don't follow the traditional process of briefs, oral arguments, and private discussions among the justices to produce heavily footnoted opinions.

October 20, 2021

Louis Jacobson

WHO database is not proof that COVID-19 vaccines are harmful

The health agency stresses the info presented in its databases does not prove a definitive link between the reported side effects and the vaccines.

October 19, 2021

Andy Nguyen

The Pfizer vaccine does not contain living organisms that can ‘germinate’ to cause sickness

Pfizer's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine does not contain living organisms, only chemical components.

October 18, 2021

Gabrielle Settles

The origin story of URL Media

A Q&A with co-founders S. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese about connecting during the Media Transformation Challenge Program

October 14, 2021

Mel Grau

Meet the third cohort of Poynter’s 2021 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The third class will take place digitally in November with a keynote from Swati Sharma.

October 12, 2021

Mel Grau

Which executive program is for me and my newsroom?

Choose your adventure: Table Stakes or Media Transformation Challenge

October 5, 2021

Mel Grau

FAQ about Poynter’s newest leadership program: Lead With Influence

Most leadership training is designed for supervisors who have direct reports. But in today’s newsrooms,…

October 1, 2021

Poynter Staff

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

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

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

Reverso builds a culture of accountability ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections

Chequeado has streamlined the collaboration to quickly debunk falsehoods and raise the costs of spreading disinformation

August 17, 2021

Harrison Mantas

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

Local news led me to choose being houseless

Industry wages leave limited options for financial freedom.

October 13, 2021

Ian Bradley

The Associated Press wants to help local newsrooms with AI and automation

‘We are not building tools to replace people.’

October 6, 2021

Kristen Hare

This could make it easier to support your favorite newsroom

News Revenue Hub and Google News Initiative will release News Revenue Engine early next year

October 5, 2021

Kristen Hare

NBC News’ Peter Alexander gives Poynter an all-access pass to the White House Press Room as keynote of the 2021 Speaker Series

The Emmy Award winner shared an exclusive live tour of our nation’s center, advice for journalists and students and glimpses of his day-to-day life.

September 29, 2021

Poynter Staff

CPB selects Poynter Institute to deliver public media Digital Transformation Program

Virtual training to help up to 80 public media leaders advance their organizations’ digital capabilities

September 13, 2021

Tina Dyakon

Poynter to honor Lesley Stahl during its annual fundraising gala

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2021) – The Poynter Institute will present Lesley Stahl, award-winning…

September 13, 2021

Tina Dyakon

Meet the second cohort of Poynter’s 2021 Leadership Academy for Women in Media

The second of three classes will take place digitally in September with a keynote from Millie Tran and Stacy-Marie Ishmael.

August 26, 2021

Mel Grau

FDA approves mixing vaccine brands for boosters

Plus, vaccines for 5- to 11-year-olds are weeks away, winter 2021 propane prices may be ‘headed for Armageddon,’ and more.

October 21, 2021

Al Tompkins

Encouraging sign or too eager? Germany may end ‘pandemic emergency’ Nov. 25

Plus, when the CDC says Americans can safely remove masks, a possible warning from the UK, cases are higher in colder counties, and more.

October 20, 2021

Al Tompkins

Covering Colin Powell’s death — and controversy generated by one Fox News personality

Fox News’ John Roberts irresponsibly tweeted that Powell’s death ‘raises new concerns’ about the vaccines’ effectiveness.

October 19, 2021

Tom Jones

Health care and political divisions are the top two issues on the minds of teens

Plus, COVID-19 rises to No. 2 cause of death among American adults, how parents access ‘private’ teen health records, and more.

October 19, 2021

Al Tompkins

How the ICIJ made sense of 11.9 million documents to publish the Pandora Papers

600+ journalists. 150 media outlets. 117 countries. ‘Can you imagine what we would do if we were properly funded?’ its director said.

October 21, 2021

Elizabeth Djinis

Why Colin Powell’s death should not be framed as the death of a vaccinated person

The retired four-star general was fully vaccinated but also immunocompromised due to a type of blood cancer.

October 18, 2021

Al Tompkins

On the 650,000 emails being investigated, nothing to see here, says NFL

The NFL is investigating 650,000 emails regarding the workplace environment with the Washington Football Team.

October 18, 2021

Tom Jones

Should the Johnson & Johnson vaccine have always been two doses?

Plus, labor shortages give unions and workers leverage, foreclosures are rising but still below pre-pandemic levels, and more.

October 18, 2021

Al Tompkins

How news organizations used automated news to cover COVID-19

As the virus spread across the world, governments and health authorities made a considerable amount of open-source data available to the public.

September 17, 2021

Samuel Danzon-Chambaud

Teach students to get beyond the basic Google search

To add value to their reporting, journalism students should get familiar with databases like Nexis

June 8, 2021

Barbara Gray

Four digital tools that got me through the pandemic

A year of long days and little time forced this editor to whittle down his toolkit to only the technology that was necessary.

March 22, 2021

Ren LaForme

Is Substack the panacea local news is looking for?

Local newsrooms have some competition — their own best beat reporters

March 3, 2021

Elizabeth Djinis

No, Georgia did not ban discussion of race in schools

There’s a lot of talk about critical race theory, also known as CRT, across the…

July 20, 2021

Loren Miranda

Instagram stat about pregnancies and vaccines needs context

As more Americans get COVID-19 vaccinations, misinformation about their side effects has popped up all…

July 19, 2021

Ian Fox

No, using your phone while it’s charging won’t send electric waves through your body

Chances are, you’ve used your phone while it was charging. It might even be plugged…

May 25, 2021

Carly Dutcher

Did a 1997 Archie comic predict virtual school in 2021?

While most of us couldn’t have ever imagined some of the events that took place…

May 25, 2021

Ian Fox

Why you should learn the ‘classic style’ of public writing

The language of guides, museum labels and anything informative — you wouldn’t think a writing style called ‘classic’ might be versatile, but it is.

October 13, 2021

Roy Peter Clark

Want to be a better public writer? Celebrate the versatility of the question mark.

From the question that sparks the advice column to the ones that clinch a cross-examination, the question is a writing tool that rules.

September 24, 2021

Roy Peter Clark

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