Your newsroom may not have a standards editor. It still needs someone doing the job. - Poynter
Poynterby Fernanda Camarena8d ago
In February 2022, Russia’s army crossed into Ukraine and launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that continues today.
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top 93%Sen. Eric Schmitt confused the Hawks and Hawkeyes and the political press had a field day - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones8d ago
The Republican senator thought he was going to dunk on his opponent. Instead, he ended up flat on his back in a wild moment on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
How a New York Times reporter documented the brazenness of a notorious sex-trafficking corridor in LA - Poynter
Poynterby Amaris Castillo8d ago
This story began, as they often do, with a tip. In the spring of 2023, Emily Baumgaertner Nunn heard from a high-ranking official who was struggling to contain a problem spreading along Los...
What do braids, cornrows, and Bantu knots have to do with the news? - Poynter
Poynterby Tracey Compton8d ago
This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in...
Evan Gershkovich spent 491 days imprisoned in Russia. Now he’s telling his story. - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones9d ago
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested while reporting in Russia on March 29, 2023. When he learned he was being charged with espionage, he was, believe it or not, relieved.
Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads look like campaign spots. Are they legal? - Poynter
Poynterby Maria Briceño9d ago
Weeks before the midterm elections, the Trump administration released a series of taxpayer-funded ads prominently featuring President Donald Trump promoting his agenda, and Democratic lawmakers...
AI learned how to write from humans. Now humans are trying not to sound like AI. - Poynter
Poynterby Matthew Crowley10d ago
Artificial intelligence is making editors do strange things, like second-guess skills built over entire careers or blanch at the sight of punctuation marks.
Fact-checking isn't just for journalists. Here are 5 reasons it's for you, too - Poynter
Poynterby Angie Drobnic Holan10d ago
My friends and family know I’m a fact-checker, so they send memes on a regular basis, asking me, “Is this true?” It’s usually a post that makes them sad or mad.
Trump banned three news outlets. A judge let them back in. Then things got weirder. - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones13d ago
When it comes to press freedom and the president of the United States, this will go down as one of the stranger and more disruptive weeks in recent memory.
Want your next investigation to make an impact? - Poynter
Poynterby Alexandra Zayas14d ago
We often think about impact as the reform that occurs after an investigation. But if you want your story to make a difference, you should be thinking about what that difference might look like from...
Judge rules against Trump's White House media ban - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones14d ago
Once again, a federal court has said President Donald Trump has gone too far in his attacks against a free press in this country. U.S.
Trump was back on TV, but the network standoff isn’t over - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones15d ago
President Donald Trump was back on TV on Tuesday. Well, for a little while. As you’re well aware by now, Trump and the U.S. news networks are feuding.
So you want out of your newsroom job, but the job market makes quitting complicated - Poynter
Poynterby Cristina Silva16d ago
“That’s it,” my friend exclaimed as she collapsed into the chair across from me. “This time, I am really going to quit.” Her newsroom manager was sending her passive-aggressive messages on Slack...
The best investment in journalism might take decades to pay off - Poynter
Poynterby Mike Canan16d ago
This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed.
What’s behind Trump’s White House media ban — and what happens next - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones17d ago
Just when you think President Donald Trump has done everything possible to attack press freedoms in this country, he pulls out a machete and hacks away even more.
Poynter launches free course offering ethical guidance for funders interested in supporting local news - Poynter
Poynterby Jennifer Orsi17d ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (September 21, 2026) — Amid a growing movement for national and local philanthropies to support local news, the Poynter Institute has launched its first online course aimed...
Three things to figure out before starting that memoir - Poynter
Poynterby Kristen Hare21d ago
Mallary Tenore Tarpley got nearly 50 rejections on the path to publishing her memoir, “mostly from publishers and from grants and fellowships I had applied for — and I wasn’t prepared for how...
World’s fact-checkers to meet in Antwerp, Belgium, for GlobalFact 2027 - Poynter
Poynterby The International Fact-Checking Network21d ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Sept. 17, 2026) – The world’s fact-checkers will gather in Antwerp, Belgium, for GlobalFact 2027, the 14th edition of the field’s largest professional meeting.
‘Our hearts are broken’: L.A. news stations mourn journalist, pilot killed in helicopter crash - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones21d ago
The scene in Chatsworth, a suburban neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Tuesday was already tragic. An SUV had crashed into a Metro bus, killing two people. But then it got worse.
Want to build a data center? Fund the journalists who will hold it accountable - Poynter
Poynterby Steven Waldman21d ago
Communities and state governments that are inclined to host new data centers are now realizing that (thanks to the moratorium movement) they possess something surprising: serious leverage.