Opinion | Donald Trump’s latest nominee poses yet another threat to journalism ‘We’re going to come after you, whether it’s criminally or civilly — we’ll figure that out.’ December 2, 2024 Tom Jones
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 Poynter Staff
‘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 Tom Jones
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 Tom Jones
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 Tom Jones
Opinion | Freedom of the press is waning. The next president can fix that. 10 ideas from Reporters without Borders to restore America’s journalistic traditions October 1, 2024 Clayton Weimers
Populism is a major threat to democracy, political scientist Steven Levitsky warns An independent press is critical to sustaining democracy, says the Harvard professor June 28, 2024 Angela Fu
Shut Out: When physical barriers get in the way Part Three of Poynter's ethics symposium report focuses on journalists denied entry to physical spaces May 1, 2024 Fernanda Camarena
Opinion | An Iowa reporter was refused legislature access for 5 years — a frightening denial of press freedom It took a federal lawsuit for Bleeding Heartland’s Laura Belin to finally gain access to the press bench at the Iowa House. February 27, 2024 Laura Belin
Opinion | A small town in Kansas is at the heart of a fight for press freedoms Police raided the Marion County Record — a family-owned newspaper with seven employees — and ‘took everything we have,’ its publisher says. August 14, 2023 Tom Jones
The Biden administration has no plans to drop charges against Julian Assange Long before Russia cracked down on critical speech, advocates say, the US government worked to change the rules by which whistleblowers must play April 7, 2023 Patrick Maynard
Serbian female investigative journalists continue to face growing harassment A small group of American journalism students visited the country to examine the state of press freedoms there July 5, 2022 Sona Porter
On World Press Freedom Day, we look at a few good (and bad) changes around the globe The theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day is ‘journalism under digital siege’ May 2, 2022 Amaris Castillo
IFCN launches working group to address harassment against fact-checkers A core group of 11 representatives from the fact-checking community teams up to support IFCN in addressing the increasing volume of harassment cases. July 13, 2021 Baybars Örsek
Opinion | The past year has underscored the need for vigilance in defending the First Amendment The initial amendment to the U.S. Constitution is being tested on multiple fronts. To defend it, it must be taught as a core part of civics education. May 6, 2021 Alan C. Miller
