How student newsrooms can set a framework for requests to update old stories There might not be legal justification for updating old crime stories. Whether it’s ethical to update them is a different question. January 27, 2021 Taylor Blatchford
Saluting a journalism legend and other news from America’s biggest newspapers: The Washington Post, New York Times and LA Times Marty Baron, the esteemed Washington Post editor, announced his retirement. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times is still searching for an editor. January 27, 2021 Tom Jones
There’s little evidence schools have contributed to the pandemic, the CDC says Plus, we need better masks (and should we be wearing two?), how COVID-19 increases deaths among Alzheimer’s patients, and more. January 27, 2021 Al Tompkins
The latest on the New York Times editor and the tweet that got her dismissed This incident once again brings into question the social media presence of journalists. What's appropriate and what's off-limits? January 26, 2021 Tom Jones
How to overcome ‘empathy exhaustion’ after a year of difficult coverage From The Cohort, Poynter's newsletter for women kicking ass in digital media January 26, 2021 Mel Grau
Another new COVID-19 variant has shown up in the US Plus, how well vaccines protect against variants, new cases are dropping, opening schools may help fight suicides, and more. January 26, 2021 Al Tompkins
‘Face the Nation’ moderator Margaret Brennan talks to Poynter about her newsy interview with Dr. Deborah Birx Brennan said it was stunning to hear Birx pull back the curtain on just how much dysfunction there was inside the White House. January 25, 2021 Tom Jones
President Biden admonished a reporter for asking if his COVID-19 plan is aggressive enough. It was a legit question. Plus, new data about the accuracy of rapid tests, how the pandemic keeps people in prison longer, the 2021 Olympics don't look great, and more. January 25, 2021 Al Tompkins
Our new Professor’s Press Pass delivers timely classroom lessons for journalism educators The new subscription service is like a lesson vending machine for your classroom January 24, 2021 Barbara Allen
Trump is gone, Biden is here. What happens now? Trump's no longer president, so he technically has no power, no say-so in any public policy, no authority to govern. Why should the media cover him? January 22, 2021 Tom Jones
