Love your community and watch your revenue models do better Journalists should not be outsiders, watching curiously like aliens examining broadcasts from outer space. They are part of the community. March 18, 2024 Rob Golub
The economy is strong, data shows. Why do so many Americans think otherwise? Unemployment is near record lows. Job creation is robust. The economy is growing, driven by consumer spending. The stock market has hit record highs. March 8, 2024 Louis Jacobson
LGBTQ+ media broke details about Nex Benedict’s gender identity. Mainstream media reacted slowly ‘It’s shocking because this is a kid in Oklahoma, which is right at the center of this incredible debate about the humanity of LGBTQ people’ February 28, 2024 Angela Fu
How a Poynter training changed one faculty member’s entire career path Tony Elkins is now co-leading Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders, where he aims to strengthen skills for managers in news. February 27, 2024 Barbara Allen
Billions in new taxpayer dollars are pouring into American communities. Are you ready to follow that money? Beat Academy experts will walk you through reporting on ARPA and IRA; plus grants are available for Great Lakes journalists February 27, 2024 Barbara Allen
Opinion | Behind Taylor Lorenz’s ‘painful, agonizing’ interview of the Libs of TikTok activist Lorenz did a superb job in her 53-minute interview with Chaya Raichik, who clearly had trouble keeping up with Lorenz’s questions February 26, 2024 Tom Jones
An illustrated Poynter guide to using unnamed sources in your reporting Anonymous, off the record, on background … there's a lot of lingo here. February 26, 2024 Annie Aguiar
The original Swifties: What writers can learn from Tom Swift’s adverbs ‘Let’s speed up the tempo,’ said Taylor swiftly. February 9, 2024 Roy Peter Clark
Reporting on people with extreme views? Ditch the shortcuts. Consider three key questions before you decide to report, and other tips from our first training February 7, 2024 Jon Greenberg
What PolitiFact learned in 1,000 fact-checks of Donald Trump It's not unusual for politicians of both parties to mislead, exaggerate or make stuff up. But few share Trump’s disregard for factual accuracy. February 2, 2024 Grace Abels