Trump’s second term could further destabilize a wobbly era for press freedom
In the latest episode of ‘The Poynter Report Podcast,’ two media experts grade the press’s election coverage and forecast a bumpy road ahead
November 20, 2024
News
‘Morning Joe’s’ visit with Donald Trump draws criticism — and some praise
But was there more to Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski’s meeting than restarting communications and doing the right thing journalistically?
November 20, 2024
How the San Francisco Chronicle shone a bright light on the Honduran drug trade
The Chronicle tracked the drug trade into tiny towns where top dealers live in mansions — work that earned an inaugural Poynter Prize
November 20, 2024
What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know
The House is on track to be narrowly divided for a third straight Congress, forcing the speaker to use every bit of leverage to keep members in line
November 20, 2024
Wisconsin Watch pushes to fill fact deserts as local news disappear
The nonprofit newsroom looks beyond temporary fact-checking campaigns during close electoral contests
November 19, 2024
Opinion | Donald Trump praises a ‘free, fair and open’ press — as long as it falls in line
Trump is a fan of a free and open press as long as he agrees with the coverage. Which, of course, really isn’t a free and open press.
November 19, 2024
Poynter Institute launches $5 million fundraising campaign
The money will be used to start an endowment for the organization, which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year
November 18, 2024
Business & Work
Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts finds joy in the ‘little moments’
‘Don’t always look for the grandiose. … Just look at all the little, small things, and that’s what I do, and it really brings me joy’
November 18, 2024
The New York Times is wheeling out its Needle election predictor — probably
The Times plans to roll out the widely ridiculed and misunderstood predictive tool, but only if it can overcome glitches without a striking tech guild
November 5, 2024
New York Times tech workers walk off the job before Election Day
Meanwhile, workers at The Baltimore Sun are pulling their bylines for election week
November 4, 2024
Carpenter Media Group has a ‘pattern’ of acquisitions and layoffs, union alleges
The company went from a relative unknown to the sixth-largest newspaper owner in the country over the past year
October 31, 2024
Commentary
Opinion | How could Donald Trump actually go after the media?
His attacks are for real. Here are at least 3 things Trump could do to threaten the news media once he becomes president.
November 18, 2024
Opinion | The truth is stranger (and funnier) than fiction as The Onion buys InfoWars
It’s the type of headline you might see from the satirical news site. And, this time, it’s entirely true.
November 15, 2024
Opinion | Is Elon Musk already wearing out his welcome with Donald Trump?
One ‘insider’ told Politico, ‘Elon is getting a little big for his britches.’
November 14, 2024
Opinion | X’s Community Notes had a marginal, if any, impact on the election
Our analysis of the 3,637 notes from Election Day shows that users found the platform’s lonely moderation instrument to be mostly unhelpful
November 14, 2024
Educators & Students
Poynter’s MediaWise and YouTube partner to launch teen-focused media literacy curriculum
The project empowers educators with tools to teach students media literacy skills at a time when teen well-being is a global conversation
October 21, 2024
How newsrooms track the diversity of their sources can lead to tradeoffs in time spent, information collected
A new research study offers a roadmap for newsrooms that may want to analyze which voices routinely get quoted and ignored
August 29, 2024
University of Florida student journalists lead on breaking big stories about former President Ben Sasse
Independent Florida Alligator's stories drew national attention to former senator's high-dollar consulting and remote personnel spending
August 28, 2024
WATCH: What they don’t teach in J-school
Poynter convened a panel discussion with industry experts on the skills reporters learn on the job
April 2, 2024
Ethics & Trust
A columnist learned of holes in Massachusetts’ right-to-shelter law. So she showed the human consequences.
The state’s right-to-shelter law is supposed to help homeless families. The Boston Globe’s Yvonne Abraham laid bare its many challenges.
November 12, 2024
Opinion | Why did the polls and those who report on them miss Trump’s appeal again?
The polls still aren’t performing as they should. The frequency and nature of the reporting on them don’t help matters.
November 8, 2024
The mainstream media misunderstood Latino voters once again
The election results underscore how disconnected and oversimplified media coverage of this community turned out to be
November 7, 2024
We asked two local journalists reporting from polling centers on Election Day: What are the vibes?
From close to the US-Mexico border to suburban Indiana, voters are lined up and laden with emotion
November 5, 2024
Fact-Checking
Fact-checking social media posts claiming instant policy victories for Donald Trump
When we investigated some of the claims cited in the posts, we found that some were accurate, some were wrong and most of the rest omitted context
November 18, 2024
What are Donald Trump’s second-term plans for the economy, immigration, abortion?
After Trump won the 2024 election, PolitiFact asked its readers to send us their questions about his campaign promises
November 15, 2024
Who is Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s ‘border czar’? And what has he said about mass deportations?
Homan spent more than 30 years working in immigration enforcement and recommended Trump’s contentious zero-tolerance policy
November 14, 2024
No, Elon Musk’s Starlink wasn’t used to rig the 2024 presidential election for Donald Trump
Federal and state election officials rebutted claims of widespread fraud. They said there are longstanding systems to ensure voting integrity.
November 13, 2024
From the Institute
Invest in your growth in 2025 by learning to lead with influence
This hallmark Poynter program teaches leaders without direct reports to harness their strengths.
November 14, 2024
Meet the 38 journalists chosen for Poynter’s 2024 Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom leaders
The participants will gain critical skills that new managers need to help forge successful paths to leadership
November 14, 2024
First 50 public media stations selected for second phase of Digital Transformation Program
CPB-funded Poynter Institute training to foster innovation across the public media system
October 29, 2024
What you don’t know can hurt: 3 facts about updated COVID-19 vaccines for journalists to share
Poynter has partnered with the Risk Less. Do More. campaign to host a webinar, articles to better inform journalists
October 25, 2024
ICYMI
South Korea’s fact-checking future is uncertain as a key donor retreats
The withdrawal of funding from ‘the Google of South Korea’ has left SNU FactCheck scrambling to find a new sponsor. A shutdown looms.
November 14, 2023
Mongolia moves to seize power to shut down internet, control social media
In an expedited process, 77% of parliament members voted in favor of legislation that sharply limits government criticism.
January 27, 2023
IFCN
One in four: Repeated falsehoods undermine fact-checking efforts
Study finds political actors rarely repeat their own falsehoods, relying on other politicians within their parties to keep them alive
October 31, 2024
IFCN awards GROW 2024 grants to 20 projects from $12M global fund
The grants are funded by Google and YouTube to support fact-checking initiatives worldwide and reduce the harm of misinformation
October 21, 2024
Inside Brazil’s suspension of X and Elon Musk’s court battle
Brazil’s Supreme Court blocks X after Musk defies orders on representation
September 4, 2024
The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on threats against Ellinika Hoaxes
An elected leader’s threats to ban a fact-checking organization are unacceptable
August 6, 2024
Locally
American audiences do not notice a nonprofit news difference, study finds
Nonprofit news organizations must find a way to make it clear to their communities that there is a nonprofit news difference
October 8, 2024
A photojournalist reported on dozens of hurricanes over the years. Then Hurricane Helene flooded his home.
Douglas R. Clifford was in Tallahassee, preparing to cover Helene for the Tampa Bay Times, when the storm came knocking at his door.
October 2, 2024
After Hurricane Helene, ‘Neighbors are what’s getting us through this’
Coverage and help from Florida and North Carolina
October 2, 2024
An Oregon paper was repeatedly denied public records. Its fight for transparency ended in a major victory.
The Malheur Enterprise’s dogged reporting and lawsuit forced the county to admit wrongdoing — and earned the paper a Poynter Prize
September 26, 2024
News Releases
Poynter Institute to provide journalism ethics training to local news funders
Partnership with Knight Foundation aims to help strengthen local news ecosystem
October 14, 2024
Poynter deepens its commitment to local news and AI with new faculty appointments
Expanded roles for Kristen Hare and Alex Mahadevan mean more power for Poynter’s signature initiatives
September 18, 2024
IFCN names winners of Meta grants to combat AI-generated misinformation on WhatsApp
The initiative builds on efforts to connect people with facts and develop solutions for the global fact-checking community
August 15, 2024
Robin Roberts of ABC’s ’Good Morning America’ to receive Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism
The celebration will occur at the Bowtie Ball Nov. 16 in Tampa, Florida.
August 7, 2024
Newsletters
Opinion | Celebrating Poynter’s 50th anniversary … with your help
We are drafting a list of the 50 most significant media moments and people of the past 50 years. We need your input.
November 13, 2024
Opinion | Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk BFFs or headed for a split?
A prominent biographer and a leading tech journalist have both warned that Musk should not expect the bromance to last
November 12, 2024
Opinion | Press freedom groups share grim warnings about a second Donald Trump administration
The Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and Freedom of the Press Foundation have all raised concerns about the next 4 years
November 11, 2024
Opinion | Donald Trump and the media: a look back and a look ahead to the next four years
Four media experts and analysts discuss how the press covered Trump in this election cycle and what to expect going forward
November 8, 2024
PBS Curriculum
Trick or truth: Are drug dealers really targeting kids on Halloween?
For teachers: This MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network video has an accompanying lesson plan free for any…
October 28, 2022
Reporting & Editing
Journalists, immigration is about to become a huge topic. Here’s help covering Trump’s second term.
The president-elect has promised mass deportations of undocumented immigrants, potentially fracturing about 5 million families
November 13, 2024
The 2024 election results don’t prove stolen election claims about 2020. Voters’ choices can change.
From election to election, it isn’t unusual or a sign of fraud for voters to shift support from one party to another or to choose not to vote
November 8, 2024
After the first ‘podcast election,’ the medium is likely to continue playing a role in future campaign cycles
‘It would be a mistake for future campaigns to ignore or neglect podcasting as a vehicle for their candidates’
November 7, 2024
The challenge of capturing Election Day 2024 in a headline
A review of election coverage from 3 major media publications reveals a medley of decisions about language and tone
November 5, 2024
Tech & Tools
Opinion | ChatGPT rolls out a Google competitor with a skewed view of the news
The new AI search platform ignores New York Times articles and some paywalled newsrooms, but appears to boost licensing partners.
November 1, 2024
Fact-checkers urge collaboration, caution in using artificial intelligence tools
‘When dealing with this new, and yet to grow, devil of AI, we need to be together’
June 27, 2024
We asked people about using AI to make the news. They’re anxious and annoyed
Focus group research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota reveals attitudes on disclosure, trust, deception among news consumers
June 27, 2024
TFCN
Watch out for claims about ‘crisis actors’ in Gaza
This photo posted on Facebook in early November got a lot of attention. It shows…
February 5, 2024
Would young people really choose TikTok over their right to vote?
GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, a political outsider who has taken many by surprise with…
November 7, 2023
Is This Legit: A media literacy skills recap
Have you ever encountered something suspicious online and wondered: “Is this legit?” Welcome to our…
May 11, 2023
Echo chambers: how they’re created and how to avoid them
Recently, I tried a little experiment on social media. I set up two fake Twitter…
May 5, 2023