Journalists pushed for progress, stood up to bullies and made sense of a pandemic. Here’s what we’re thankful for this year. A special Thanksgiving edition of the Poynter Report from Tom Jones November 24, 2020 Tom Jones
Should Fox News be worried about Trump supporters turning to Newsmax? The network has become a favorite of President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed, while he occasionally claims Fox News isn't what it used to be. November 23, 2020 Tom Jones
Defending the facts of the election against attacks from Trump supporters Fact-checkers have been called liars and political puppets. All for doing their jobs: looking at the facts and explaining what is true and what isn't. November 20, 2020 Tom Jones
Headlines reveal the troubling reality of the coronavirus The numbers are getting more grim by the day. The latest horrific number: 250,000. That’s how many Americans have now died of COVID-19. November 19, 2020 Tom Jones
The news cycle of 2020: ‘We’re drinking out of a fire hose every night.’ Not everyone can absorb this much news — this much bad news, this much depressing information — every single day. They need breaks, and that's OK. November 18, 2020 Tom Jones
A South Dakota ER nurse shared the sobering reality of the coronavirus in a CNN interview On 'New Day' with Alisyn Camerota, Jodi Doering shared horror stories of patients not believing COVID-19 was real even as they lay dying from it. November 17, 2020 Tom Jones
The damage being done by Fox News There’s no other way to put this: The type of rhetoric put out by some of the Fox News and Fox Business personalities is dangerous. November 16, 2020 Tom Jones
Is President Trump breaking up with Fox News? John Bolton criticizes Trump while Kayleigh McEnany gives a strange answer to a reporter's question November 13, 2020 Tom Jones
What will cable news do without President Trump? Jeffrey Toobin fired from New Yorker, The Philadelphia Inquirer has a new leader, and spotlighting old-fashioned reporting by The New York Times November 12, 2020 Tom Jones
What should the media do with Donald Trump’s refusal to concede? There is scant evidence to support Trump’s claims. So should the media ignore them? Or are his attempts to weaken democracy newsworthy? November 11, 2020 Tom Jones
The story we all should be focusing on right now is … While President Donald Trump continues to chase wild conspiracies about the election, there was significant news Monday about COVID-19. November 10, 2020 Tom Jones
What should the media do with President Trump’s false election claims? Doesn’t there come a point when repeating the president’s unproven claims, even while debunking those claims, does damage? November 9, 2020 Tom Jones
The election is over. How did the media do? As Election Day turned into Election Week and closed the curtains on Trump’s anti-media presidency, the media shined. November 7, 2020 Tom Jones
The longest election day ever continues We still don’t know who the president is. This long count makes for plenty of drama, but it also makes for some excellent TV coverage. November 5, 2020 Tom Jones
Election Day continues — and we shouldn’t be surprised It’s not like we weren’t warned. It’s not like we haven’t been told for the past several weeks that Election Day would be more like Election Week. November 4, 2020 Tom Jones
