Reporting & Editing

Though SEO grounds headlines, clever verbal gymnastics live on

Here’s a sampling of top headlines from the annual ACES: Society for Editing contest, which lets wordsmiths come out to play

November 26, 2024

Matthew Crowley

No, McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets in the US do not contain silicone oil

They did once contain an antifoaming agent derived from silicone that’s approved by the FDA, but the company ceased its use in 2016

November 26, 2024

Did Pete Hegseth’s tattoos bar him from National Guard service in 2021?

Hegseth's Jerusalem cross and ‘Deus Vult’ tattoos are rooted in the Crusades and have modern-day ties to far-right and white supremacist groups

November 25, 2024

Covering immigration? Here’s what to watch for under a Trump administration

Poynter’s Beat Academy gives you a starting point

November 22, 2024

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

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‘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 Journalism Prize

November 20, 2024

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

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

Amaris Castillo

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

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