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50 stories that changed journalism: Poynter’s big anniversary project

In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ Poynter staffers explain how the Poynter 50 will highlight journalism’s defining moments

March 12, 2025

TMZ’s scoop on Michael Jackson’s death marked the moment digital news overtook legacy media

It shattered expectations for who breaks the news, proving that speed and aggressive digital reporting could outrun even the most established outlets

March 12, 2025

Amaris Castillo

34 journalists selected for Poynter’s 2025 Leadership Academy for Women

Representing the breadth of the media industry, the new cohort will learn how to lead with confidence and clarity

March 12, 2025

Opinion | Can Elon Musk really do it all? Dave Portnoy doesn’t think so

The Barstool founder turned down a government job, saying he couldn’t run his company at the same time. So how is Musk juggling Tesla, SpaceX and X?

March 12, 2025

Hearst and a local group are competing for wine country’s newspaper

The Press Democrat, the regional newspaper based in Santa Rosa, California, has long been considered a jewel among small city papers

March 12, 2025

Trump didn’t say he became president because the 2024 election was ‘rigged’

Trump was referring to the 2020 election, which he lost to former President Joe Biden, and which he has falsely and relentlessly claimed was rigged

March 12, 2025

Opinion | Washington Post columnist resigns after her critical column is spiked

Ruth Marcus, a 40-year Post veteran, quit after the publisher refused to run her column on owner Jeff Bezos, adding to a wave of high-profile exits

March 11, 2025

Powerful forces want to dismantle libel protections. History warns us why.

David Enrich’s new book, ‘Murder the Truth,’ and two classics reveal how efforts to undo Times v. Sullivan endanger journalism’s future

March 11, 2025

No, USAID didn’t ‘subsidize’ CNN and MSNBC hosts’ salaries

There’s no evidence USAID funded CNN or MSNBC hosts. The networks made programming changes unrelated to government payments or cuts.

March 11, 2025

Opinion | Homeland Security is using lie detector tests to hunt for leaks to the press

It may be the first time a federal agency has used polygraphs to question employees specifically about leaks to the media

March 10, 2025

Opinion | A message to grumpy veteran journalists: The kids are working hard and deserve your support

Retired journalists know, in their hearts of hearts, that they were lucky to be working for newspapers at a time of prosperity

March 10, 2025

Roy Peter Clark

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