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A 1970s press pass case could shape the AP’s lawsuit against Trump

The AP is invoking a decades-old court decision that said the White House can’t shut out reporters without due process

April 4, 2025

Jordan Friedman

The Mercury News put all its news on the web for free 30 years ago. Did it open Pandora’s box?

How Mercury Center went from bold experiment to parable with no conclusion

April 3, 2025

Your newsroom needs an AI ethics policy. Start here.

Until we create standards around artificial intelligence — even though it’s early in the game — we are holding back innovation

March 25, 2024

Opinion | Pulitzer winner Eugene Robinson joins the parade of columnists leaving The Washington Post

Robinson said he was leaving over the ‘significant shift’ in the opinion section’s mission, spurred by owner Jeff Bezos

April 4, 2025

Immigrants can get Social Security numbers legally. Musk says that’s ‘crazy’

Only US citizens can vote in federal elections. Having a Social Security number does not allow immigrants to register to vote in federal elections

April 4, 2025

Maria Ramirez Uribe

Max Frankel on how news became the oxygen of our liberty

In a foreword written after 9/11, the late New York Times editor captured journalism’s essential role — and warned what happens when we forget it

April 3, 2025

Poynter welcomes inaugural class for ‘Covering Child Welfare: A Journalist’s Guide to Impactful Reporting’

New program equips journalists to deepen community engagement through child welfare reporting

April 3, 2025

Opinion | As the US deadline for TikTok looms, Trump says he wants to keep it alive

Multiple bidders have emerged, but questions remain about China’s role, TikTok’s algorithm and whether any deal will satisfy critics

April 3, 2025

Opinion | John Thornton didn’t just fund nonprofit news — he helped define how it works today

Thornton, who died last weekend at 59, left behind rapid-fire aphorisms and big ideas that still shape the future of nonprofit news

April 3, 2025

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’

The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months before being removed

April 3, 2025

Investigating disinformation narratives webinar announced by IFCN

The free webinar is a gift to journalists and the global fact-checking community in honor of International Fact-Checking Day

April 2, 2025

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