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Black Wall Street Times correspondent/senior writer Sarah Gray was seeking comment from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about a controversial bill.

A spokesperson for Oklahoma’s governor dismissed a journalist as an activist ‘pretending to be a reporter’

May 12, 2021

We're still updating this list

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

May 12, 2021

Plus, the CDC’s ‘misleading statistic’ on outdoor transmissions, it's time to start talking about booster shots, and more.

Is gasoline about to become the latest shortage?

May 12, 2021

Biden has claimed that the COVID-19 vaccination rate for people 65+ is equal between white people and people of color. No data backs this up.

Biden boasts about equitable senior vaccination rate by race without data to back it up

May 12, 2021

Victoria Knight

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he never could have anticipated the level of COVID-19 misinformation

During Day 2 of United Facts of America, Fauci spoke about addressing misinformation in the Trump White House and preparing for future pandemics.

May 11, 2021

Angela Fu

Why Sally Buzbee was the right pick for the top editing job at The Washington Post

Buzbee wasn’t on most informal lists to succeed Marty Baron, but she has the experience to manage a complex digital operation during turbulent times.

May 11, 2021

We're still updating this list

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

May 12, 2021

Buzbee wasn’t on most informal lists to succeed Marty Baron, but she has the experience to manage a complex digital operation during turbulent times.

Why Sally Buzbee was the right pick for the top editing job at The Washington Post

May 11, 2021

‘It will be an honor to lead this incredible group of journalists,’ Buzbee said in a statement.

Sally Buzbee named new executive editor of The Washington Post in history-making appointment

May 11, 2021

Amaris Castillo

Who will lead America’s newsrooms?

Here are some of the national and regional news outlets that are searching for their next top editor and some potential contenders for each.

May 11, 2021

Angela Fu

A spokesperson for Oklahoma’s governor dismissed a journalist as an activist ‘pretending to be a reporter’

Black Wall Street Times correspondent/senior writer Sarah Gray was seeking comment from Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about a controversial bill.

May 12, 2021

During Day 2 of United Facts of America, Fauci spoke about addressing misinformation in the Trump White House and preparing for future pandemics.

Dr. Anthony Fauci says he never could have anticipated the level of COVID-19 misinformation

May 11, 2021

Angela Fu

The Appeal announces layoffs minutes after employees go public with a union drive

More than 90% of eligible workers have signed cards in support of The Appeal Union, which management has stated they plan to voluntarily recognize.

May 11, 2021

During the first day of United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking, speakers praised fact-checkers and called for more fact-checking.

Fact-checkers can blunt the threat of disinformation

May 10, 2021

Tom Kertscher

How student reporters investigated their campuses

This year’s Poynter College Media Project examined racism, conversation and diversity on campus

May 9, 2021

The Wesleyan Argus has worked to break down barriers preventing low-income journalists of color from contributing to the paper.

What one newsroom learned from introducing paid positions for low-income student journalists of color

May 5, 2021

Taylor Blatchford

Takeaways from a major student-led investigation

Plus opportunities for free training and a graduation story idea

May 2, 2021

Here’s what UC-Berkeley journalists think other students can learn from their yearlong project

This grad school investigative unit dove deep into the far-right extremist movement

April 30, 2021

The initial amendment to the U.S. Constitution is being tested on multiple fronts. To defend it, it must be taught as a core part of civics education.

The past year has underscored the need for vigilance in defending the First Amendment

May 6, 2021

Alan C. Miller

On Oscar weekend, a personal reflection on ‘Spotlight,’ which won best picture 5 years ago

It brought attention to journalism’s watchdog role and the importance of a local newspaper at a time when journalism was increasingly under fire.

April 22, 2021

Alan C. Miller

Building trust in media: Users don’t see it the same way as journalists, new studies show

While journalists like to focus on transparency and engagement, audiences seem to care more about brand heritage, presentation style and language.

April 22, 2021

Half of all states, including Minnesota, have limitations or bans on cameras in courtroom. COVID-19 protocols changed that.

How the pandemic forced the Chauvin trial to open to cameras

April 21, 2021

Biden has claimed that the COVID-19 vaccination rate for people 65+ is equal between white people and people of color. No data backs this up.

Biden boasts about equitable senior vaccination rate by race without data to back it up

May 12, 2021

Victoria Knight

Dr. Anthony Fauci calls Sen. Rand Paul’s claim that NIH funded risky virus research at Wuhan lab ‘preposterous’

In an interview with PolitiFact, Fauci said Paul’s claim was ‘not based on any fact at all’

May 11, 2021

Angela Fu

No, the death rate for vaccinated people is not higher than that of unvaccinated people

Public health experts agree that the author of a viral post that claimed as such likely miscalculated the death rate among fully vaccinated adults.

May 11, 2021

Isabella Fertel

No, Chelsea Clinton didn’t tweet that Jesus would be working at Planned Parenthood

People are sharing a made-up tweet that purports to show Clinton saying, "If Jesus were alive today he’d be working at Planned Parenthood."

May 10, 2021

Bill McCarthy

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

The first of three classes will gather in Poynter’s interactive online learning environment for a week of leadership training in May.

April 13, 2021

Mel Grau

Poynter’s Power of Diverse Voices program elevates writers of color. Meet the Spring 2021 class.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 25, 2021) – The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism…

March 25, 2021

Mel Grau

Introducing The Collective: A newsletter for passing the mic on the path to equity

Poynter’s monthly newsletter features content for journalists of color by journalists of color

March 19, 2021

Doris Truong

Journalists: You can earn your community’s trust, and this course can help you do it

In a new self-directed course, learn to break the concept of 'trust' down into practical strategies you can put into practice in your newsroom now.

March 15, 2021

Lynn Walsh

Factually: Fact-checkers advocate for an end to Facebook’s ban of fact-checking political figures

This is the May 6 edition of Factually: Fact-checking political figures could help combat the "climate of doubt" allowing falsehoods to thrive

May 6, 2021

The board gave Facebook a six-month window to come up with a clearer standard for permanently banning users.

Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld Trump’s ban. Fact-checkers are mixed on its impact

May 5, 2021

The ruling came after the Brazilian magazine Revista Oeste alleged the fact checks of its work hurt it financially

Brazilian judge orders Aos Fatos to censor two fact checks

May 3, 2021

The podcast host’s comments illustrate the questions fact-checkers have been answering throughout the pandemic.

Factually: Fact-checkers have the answers to Joe Rogan’s vaccine hesitancy

April 29, 2021

A standard estimate values Tribune at $650 million. It could be worth even more split up. Still, a company is only worth what someone will pay for it.

How much is Tribune Publishing worth? Is Alden getting a steal of a deal at $630 million?

May 7, 2021

'The talk about keeping yourself out of it, I think was perhaps more relevant when everyone in the room looked the same. That's not the case anymore.'

How the role of personal expression and experience is changing journalism

May 6, 2021

Things are still bad for a lot of newspapers, but...

5 reasons to be a little bit optimistic about local news

May 6, 2021

The Guild argued in an SEC filing that Alden’s $17.25 offer price undervalues the company.

NewsGuild formally makes the case that Tribune Publishing shareholders should reject Alden’s takeover offer

May 5, 2021

The Foundation supports Poynter through formal fundraising efforts and is composed of prominent community leaders.

Military Veterans in Journalism teams up with the Poynter Institute and Craig Newmark Philanthropies to provide vets with critical journalism training, fellowships

New York (April 15, 2021): Military Veterans in Journalism (MVJ) and the Poynter Institute are…

April 15, 2021

Tina Dyakon

Ramon Bosquez and Michael P. Silver join the Poynter Foundation Board

March 11, 2021

Mel Grau

Poynter expands global teaching programs, names Baybars Örsek director of international programming

Örsek will continue overseeing Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network as its director.

February 10, 2021

Mel Grau

Poynter welcomes the 2021 Media Transformation Challenge Program Fellows

These 20 media executives make up the most racially diverse fellowship class in the program's 14-year history.

January 15, 2021

Tina Dyakon

Is gasoline about to become the latest shortage?

Plus, the CDC’s ‘misleading statistic’ on outdoor transmissions, it's time to start talking about booster shots, and more.

May 12, 2021

Plus, an explanation of ransomware and the organization who caused this, when we will drop masks, a third vaccine dose in Britain, and more.

Three ways the gasoline pipeline hack may play out and cost you money

May 11, 2021

In its first-quarter 2021 results, audience revenues were down 12.9% and print advertising was down 24.9%.

Gannett, the largest newspaper company in the US, has seen revenues hammered by the pandemic

May 10, 2021

Plus, how journalists should refer to a new variant, chicken is in short supply, vaccines are causing family feuds, and more.

6 reasons businesses can’t find workers. Many are COVID-19-related.

May 10, 2021

The organization of Asian American journalists was established 40 years ago by people who felt invisible in their newsrooms

How AAJA helped shape coverage of the Atlanta shootings

May 12, 2021

A Q&A with Washington Post national NBA writer Ben Golliver about the NBA’s 2020 season and “Bubbleball,” his book about it.

What it was like to report from inside the NBA’s pandemic bubble

May 10, 2021

Pete Croatto

The normally measured Dr. Sanjay Gupta blasts Tucker Carlson over dangerous vaccine comments

Gupta, who has become a go-to voice on COVID-19 analysis for CNN, said of the Fox News host, 'It’s so reckless. It’s so dangerous what he’s doing.'

May 7, 2021

Tom Jones

The meeting to approve the Pfizer vaccine for young teens is next week

Plus, a majority of Americans favor proof of vaccine for travel and events, the pros and cons of lifting vaccine patent protections, and more.

May 7, 2021