What’s Brian Stelter focused on ahead of 2024? While the media landscape is abundant, options for the casual consumer aren’t as easy to come by, the former CNN Reliable Sources host says. September 19, 2023 Josie Hollingsworth
In the wake of Idalia, residents of one Florida town are turning to Facebook for their news In regions where there isn’t a robust news presence, local residents often turn to social media. September 1, 2023 Angela Fu
How content creators spread misinformation about immigration policies Various accounts on social media with hundreds of thousands of followers share false or misleading information. July 6, 2023 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Poynter and Meta partner to provide Fact-Checking Fundamentals for Asia-Pacific journalists The self-paced fact-checking course is available in 15 languages, including Korean, Pashto, Urdu and more. April 4, 2023 The International Fact-Checking Network
Opinion | Why journalists should finally leave Twitter Blue checkers lose their coveted checks Saturday. As a newsroom lawyer, I hope journalists use it as an opportunity to leave the platform for good. March 31, 2023 Kai Falkenberg
Reduce social media stress with these 9 tips How can journalists avoid the worst parts of social media, and how can they use it for the public good? September 19, 2022 Colin Crawford
How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda A website and Telegram channel operated from Russia falsely claims to be a fact-checking “an information war launched against Russia.” August 12, 2022 Luiz Romero
Image makes false claims about monkeypox and wasn’t shared by BBC News or the WHO There’s no evidence the CDC classifies it as “airborne” or has said it can spread to people who are 15 feet away from someone who is infected. August 8, 2022 Madison Czopek
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
How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos A PolitiFact case study: Facebook pages copy content from other platforms, manufacture urgency and invent compelling claims to drive up views. July 29, 2022 Grace Abels
Opinion | It’s possible to be a journalist and a human The way journalists are told to perform objectivity is outdated. If we want to preserve public trust, the best thing we can do is tell the truth. June 28, 2022 Alex Sujong Laughlin
Every newsroom needs to update its social media policies Here are four steps to revise a social media policy, because a policy that staffers ignore is worse than no policy at all. June 13, 2022 Kelly McBride
Washington Post fires reporter Felicia Sonmez The firing took place Thursday afternoon after a week of very public drama with Sonmez in the middle. June 9, 2022 Tom Jones
Opinion | Anatomy of a controversy: Inside the drama at The Washington Post The controversy currently swirling around The Washington Post doesn’t go back days. It goes back years. June 8, 2022 Tom Jones
Opinion | Twitter used to be a necessity. What is it now? Early in my career, it was my job to convince journalists to join Twitter. Now I wonder if it’s worth it at all. June 7, 2022 Alex Sujong Laughlin
