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The 24-hour work stoppage coincides with Reuters’ announcement that it is raising its revenue forecast for the year

Hundreds of Reuters journalists strike over contract negotiations

August 4, 2022

Angela Fu

Factually: In Georgia, fact-checkers have become targets of the ruling party

A ruling-party Facebook page targets independent media outlets, civil society organizations and local fact-checkers

August 4, 2022

Digital subscriptions are up, but, as expenses rise, other revenue streams are in a freefall

Gannett reports disastrous financial results; layoffs are coming

August 4, 2022

'The way Vin Scully called a baseball game, it felt like bumping into an old friend.'

Opinion | Remembering the legendary Vin Scully

August 4, 2022

Tom Jones

In April, this Iowa city was on the brink of losing its only newspaper. Now it has two.

A bitter ownership dispute over the 136-year-old Graphic-Advocate has led to one party starting a competing publication.

August 4, 2022

Angela Fu

The potential new CDC COVID-19 guidance for schools might raise a few eyebrows

The new guidelines 'are expected to ease quarantine recommendations ... and de-emphasize 6 feet of social distancing.'

August 4, 2022

The 24-hour work stoppage coincides with Reuters’ announcement that it is raising its revenue forecast for the year

Hundreds of Reuters journalists strike over contract negotiations

August 4, 2022

Angela Fu

In April, this Iowa city was on the brink of losing its only newspaper. Now it has two.

A bitter ownership dispute over the 136-year-old Graphic-Advocate has led to one party starting a competing publication.

August 4, 2022

Angela Fu

In tough conditions, business at The New York Times continues to thrive

The company has taken a hit from expenses as its earnings report emphasizes growth in digital subscribers

August 3, 2022

With Zette, Yehong Zhu says she has what young readers want and can succeed where others have failed

A 26-year-old entrepreneur takes a fresh shot at selling news one story at a time

August 2, 2022

'The way Vin Scully called a baseball game, it felt like bumping into an old friend.'

Opinion | Remembering the legendary Vin Scully

August 4, 2022

Tom Jones

Opinion | ‘The View’ asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to be a guest. Here’s how he responded.

It would be nice to think DeSantis could sit down and face some tough but respectful questions instead of ducking some pushback on his beliefs

August 3, 2022

Tom Jones

Opinion | The sports media world is outraged over the Deshaun Watson ruling

The ruling came under even more scrutiny considering the judge essentially agreed with the NFL that Watson was guilty.

August 2, 2022

Tom Jones

Opinion | Behind the scenes with MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki, who’s helping save democracy with that big map

'I don’t think of it as election night,' Kornacki said. 'I think of it as election week.'

August 1, 2022

Tom Jones

Welcome to the WriteLane podcast with Lane DeGregory and Maria Carrillo

WriteLane is perfect for journalists who like to talk shop, and for students and educators to learn more about process and craft

July 15, 2022

Lane DeGregory

Serbian female investigative journalists continue to face growing harassment

A small group of American journalism students visited the country to examine the state of press freedoms there

July 5, 2022

Sona Porter

Pairing college journalism students with news outlets may be key to solving the local news crisis, researchers suspect

For the first time, an organization is tracking local news/student journalism partnerships

June 22, 2022

Barbara Allen

The New York Times reporters who broke the Harvey Weinstein story share advice for student journalists

‘When we look at student papers today, we see that students are grappling with the hardest stuff on earth,’ Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey said.

June 10, 2022

Amaris Castillo

A former journalist’s nonprofit helps survivors of high-profile tragedies

'The goal is to help a grieving person tell their story in a way that heals more than hurts'

August 3, 2022

Amaris Castillo

Opinion | How truthful are memoirs?

The Pulitzer Board should answer that question soon

July 29, 2022

Roy Peter Clark

Global Press debuts a first-of-its-kind style guide in Spanish

The Guía de estilo for dignified reporting is free and available online

July 27, 2022

Terry Aguayo

How the editor of the Chicago Sun-Times decided to publish a photo of victims of the Highland Park shooting

'It’s not something you can take back. I wanted to be mindful and careful.'

July 14, 2022

Kelly McBride

Factually: In Georgia, fact-checkers have become targets of the ruling party

A ruling-party Facebook page targets independent media outlets, civil society organizations and local fact-checkers

August 4, 2022

John Fetterman has not called for eliminating life sentences for murders, as this Pennsylvania ad alleges.

Fact-check: Oz distorts Fetterman’s position of ending mandatory life sentences for certain murders

August 4, 2022

Tom Kertscher

How will social media platforms respond to election misinformation? It isn’t clear

Major social media platforms have policies that prohibit spreading election falsehoods. But enforcement varies and is hard to track.

August 2, 2022

Hana Stepnick

Gateway Pundit distorts unofficial Georgia 2020 results

Days after Election Day, as more ballots were counted in Georgia, the results flipped to Biden. This was not a sign of fraud.

August 1, 2022

Amy Sherman

Back by popular demand: Poynter and PolitiFact will host an online festival of fact-checking Sept. 27-29

Early bird tickets are now on sale for this second annual celebration of facts.

July 26, 2022

Americans can sign up to receive digital media literacy lessons that reduce the harm of election misinformation

MediaWise launches a free text message course to help voters prepare for the US midterms

July 12, 2022

Fact-checkers and political reporters will learn how researchers determine the validity of data to better inform audiences.

Poynter and RAND partner to connect journalists and public policy experts

July 6, 2022

Listen to this Friends & Neighbors episode, sponsored by MTC at Poynter

Media Transformation Challenge Journeys: Freakonomics Radio Network’s Neal Carruth

July 3, 2022

Poynter Staff

Meta Oversight Board to rule on COVID-19 misinformation policy

Options include continuing to remove infractions, sending them to fact-checkers to judge and labeling content with links to factual information.

July 29, 2022

Rajapaksa's resignation followed public criticism, mass protests and an information war in which state media cast doubt on their legitimacy.

Sri Lanka’s protests faced an information war

July 21, 2022

Fact-checkers in London have developed a verification tool to live fact-check false claims with a goal of global implementation.

Is the future of fact-checking automated?

July 14, 2022

Alt News journalist Mohammed Zubair is facing the wrath of Indian authorities.

Fact checker detained in India for allegedly inflaming religious strife

July 7, 2022

In the last week, they announced $12M to rebuild information and access to it

These projects are shifting and sharing power in local news

July 13, 2022

Kristen Hare

Opinion | We are becoming a nation of local news haves and have nots

And the solutions we are pursuing may be locking in this divide.

July 6, 2022

Steve Waldman

An updated survey of US newspapers finds 360 more have closed since 2019

The authors deem it ‘a crisis for our democracy and our society,’ but offer an exploration of promising solutions.

June 29, 2022

18 tips for newsrooms hiring interns, from recruitment to staying in touch

Here’s the anatomy of an awesome internship program

June 29, 2022

Amaris Castillo

IFCN launches new Legal Support Fund for fact-checkers facing harassment

The Legal Support Fund will help cover the costs fact-checkers ensue while facing unlawful charges.

June 23, 2022

They will receive cross-disciplinary training and spark innovation at their news organizations throughout the intensive, yearlong program.

Introducing the 58 Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellows for 2022-23

June 21, 2022

Mel Grau

Poynter’s MediaWise to produce weekly fact checks on NBCLX

The segments will star and be written by a trained group of college correspondents

May 11, 2022

They will convene at Poynter the week of May 15, marking a return to in-person programming.

Meet the 29 women selected for Poynter’s first Leadership Academy for Women in Media in 2022

April 28, 2022

Mel Grau

Monkeypox is now a ‘health emergency’ in the United States

Plus, the effectiveness of home tests and the unusual speed records being set by runners

August 5, 2022

The new guidelines 'are expected to ease quarantine recommendations ... and de-emphasize 6 feet of social distancing.'

The potential new CDC COVID-19 guidance for schools might raise a few eyebrows

August 4, 2022

Plus, how COVID-19 is holding up major legislation in Congress, and whether the Inflation Reduction Act will actually reduce inflation

Why there’s a monkeypox vaccine shortage, and what the public needs to know

August 3, 2022

Plus, good news for colonoscopies but bad news for ice cream truck drivers

More than a third of COVID-19 tests done at Walgreens are positive

August 2, 2022

Digital subscriptions are up, but, as expenses rise, other revenue streams are in a freefall

Gannett reports disastrous financial results; layoffs are coming

August 4, 2022

As newspapers shutter, Axios, City Cast and other organizations attempt to fill a void. Whether they are is in dispute

Can local news be saved?

August 2, 2022

Elizabeth Djinis

As Biden tests positive again, we look at ‘rebound’ COVID-19 positivity

Plus a look at what cities and campuses are doing about hot spots, and moneypox continues to make news

August 1, 2022

'(He) was a wonderful journalist — talented, principled, industrious, committed to accuracy and fairness'

Jerry Ceppos, former Knight Ridder editor, LSU dean, dies

July 30, 2022