After COVID, audiences demand less panic, more practical information from Ebola coverage Audiences reject both scary stories and stories that dismiss their concerns May 21, 2026 Kelly McBride
More immigration data is available than ever. Journalists should proceed with caution. New tracking sites make it easier to follow immigration and enforcement, but journalists still need to verify what they find April 29, 2026 Jon Greenberg
Opinion | What we learned from a failed Nota News experiment From Josh Brandau, CEO of Nota April 16, 2026 Josh Brandau
Opinion | As immigration enforcement reshapes communities, many local stories go untold In Northern Kentucky, local newsrooms are missing stories about fear, lost business and disrupted routines. Some of those stories may never be told. March 23, 2026 David S. Rotenstein
How to cover child welfare — and not just the system 3 takeaways from Poynter’s ‘Covering Child Welfare’ course on centering kids and families February 26, 2026 Maya Lora
The FBI’s search of a Washington Post reporter’s home is rare — and part of a growing pattern Press freedom experts said the legally dubious search escalates a troubling trend stretching back years January 20, 2026 Angela Fu
How journalists should cover ICE’s fatal shooting of a civilian in Minneapolis Editors face high-stakes ethical decisions on video, transparency and protest coverage — and those choices will be closely scrutinized January 7, 2026 Kelly McBride
Opinion | The Poynter stories readers talked about — and we couldn’t stop thinking about — in 2025 Classified group chats. Shocking moves. Generational divides. Press freedom. The myths that shape journalism. These were the stories that stood out. December 26, 2025 Ren LaForme
Why PolitiFact couldn’t name just one Lie of the Year The falsehoods that defined 2025 were widespread, consequential and harder to separate from power December 19, 2025 Katie Sanders
Opinion | Why I’m begging TV showrunners to stop writing journalists as villains I will stop shouting at the TV screen when journalists are portrayed with all their virtues and vices — not as caricatures November 25, 2025 Roy Peter Clark
An Albany reporter’s steady questioning led a murder suspect to confess on camera When a tense interview took an unexpected turn, veteran CBS6 reporter Greg Floyd relied on his calm and experience to draw out the truth October 27, 2025 Kaleigh Rogers
Opinion | Terry Moran is out at ABC News. His tweet did what critics of the media wanted. ABC’s decision ends a decadeslong career and plays directly into the right-wing narrative about media bias June 11, 2025 Tom Jones
You’re a journalist added to a classified group chat. Here’s what you need to consider. 5 ethical questions journalists should consider if, like The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, they are added to a top-secret conversation about war plans March 25, 2025 Kelly McBride
Poynter Institute to provide journalism ethics training to local news funders Partnership with Knight Foundation aims to help strengthen local news ecosystem October 14, 2024 The Poynter Institute
Shut Out: How the pandemic and polarization have had chilling effects on good journalism — and our conclusion Part Four of a report from Poynter's ethics seminar examines effects of pandemic and polarization on journalists May 2, 2024 Fernanda Camarena
