Opinion | Media reaction to President Joe Biden鈥檚 historic address to the nation
鈥楾his is the type of speech that will be replayed for decades to come.鈥�
July 25, 2024
News
These mental saboteurs could derail your reporting. Don鈥檛 let them.
Advice for facing down the self-doubt that can paralyze your journalistic process.
July 25, 2024
Kamala Harris, who was born in California, is eligible to be president
Birtherism is back, it seems, now that support is coalescing around Vice President Kamala for the Democratic presidential nomination
July 25, 2024
Though most Americans get local political news, few are satisfied with its quality
The Pew Research Center study also found a gap between interest in news about local elections and the ability to access such coverage.
July 24, 2024
Opinion | What is Donald Trump saying about debating Kamala Harris?
The former president said he鈥檚 鈥榳illing鈥� and that it鈥檚 鈥榲ery important鈥� for candidates to debate, but that he鈥檚 鈥榥ot thrilled鈥� that ABC News is host
July 24, 2024
Joe Biden is back at the White House. Viral claims that he was dying are unfounded.
Claims emerged online suggesting that Biden, 81, is missing, terminally ill, dying or already dead. These claims are unfounded.
July 24, 2024
Opinion | The Harris-Biden-Trump news cycle leaves us thirsty for more
News outlets are filling audience interest with opinion, analysis and predictions. Not all of it has been perfect, but most of it has been good.
July 23, 2024
Business & Work
Many print readers looking for Sunday coverage of the assassination attempt found 鈥榸ippo鈥�
Early press deadlines and remote printing combined to leave a huge story out of many newspapers
July 16, 2024
A leading news nonprofit makes a sharp turn after just two years
The National Trust for Local News has found that the nonprofit sector 鈥榙oesn鈥檛 need more coaches.鈥� Instead, it will send in a hands-on team.
July 9, 2024
Gannett tests dropping a 7-day option for new print subscribers
At Gannett鈥檚 200-plus newspapers, only 1 or 2-day print delivery options are available during a 鈥榟oliday sale鈥� this week
July 3, 2024
L.A. Taco was forced to furlough its staff. Reader support brought them back within 24 hours.
Is it enough for the independent food, culture and community publication to survive? Its leadership isn鈥檛 sure.
June 25, 2024
Commentary
Opinion | 鈥楢 political earthquake鈥�: Media coverage of Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race
TV journalists used words such as 鈥榚xplosive鈥� and 鈥榖ombshell鈥� and 鈥榟istorically chaotic.鈥� None of that was hyperbolic. None of it.
July 22, 2024
The Journalism of Why: How we struggle to answer the hardest question
In the wake of a shooting, there are frantic efforts to answer the question: Why? The public wants a definitive cause. We may never get one.
July 19, 2024
Opinion | A media frenzy as Trump speaks while Biden weighs his future
Stories that Biden could drop out are dominating coverage. But it鈥檚 hard to know what to make of them because the quoted sources are vague.
July 19, 2024
Opinion | Where鈥檚 the official report of Trump鈥檚 injuries?
There鈥檚 been no statement, release, press conference or medical report. Voters deserve to know how he鈥檚 doing, one columnist argues.
July 18, 2024
Educators & Students
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
Opinion | Journalism schools must move beyond reporting to prepare graduates for modern media roles
As journalism rapidly evolves, J-schools must think critically about curriculums and equip graduates with skills for emerging roles across media.
April 1, 2024
What a journalism educator learned during a summer at the Los Angeles Times
Herbert Lowe, who has taught journalism since 2010, spent seven weeks as a fellow with the Times and shares his takeaways.
September 11, 2023
How The Daily Tar Heel designed the front page everyone is talking about
鈥業 don鈥檛 think anyone else except this generation could give voice and legs to this feeling of what it鈥檚 like to be on lockdown 鈥︹��
August 30, 2023
51吃瓜官网& Trust
Trump shooting fuels reflection for journalists who covered Gabby Giffords shooting
鈥榊ou don鈥檛 report anything unless you know what you鈥檙e talking about.鈥�
July 18, 2024
Opinion | TV news coverage of the Trump rally shooting was repetitive 鈥斅燼nd responsible
The networks mostly stuck to using careful language about what actually happened while also describing the gravity of the situation
July 15, 2024
What will get Americans interested in international news?
The answer: Employing local journalists and focusing on solutions and specifics, according to a news organization called Global Press
July 11, 2024
Opinion | How and why we should bring the living room into our newsrooms
The way to earn trust in our journalism is not more information, it鈥檚 connection
July 10, 2024
Fact-Checking
Is replacing Joe Biden on the ticket 鈥榰nlawful鈥�? Election law experts say it鈥檚 not.
Because there is no formal nominee, and because state ballot deadlines haven鈥檛 passed yet, legal experts say there鈥檚 no problem
July 23, 2024
Kamala Harris is running for president. Here’s how PolitiFact has rated her claims on abortion, the economy and Trump
PolitiFact has聽fact-checked her 46 times since 2012 in her roles as California attorney general, US senator, presidential candidate and vice president
July 22, 2024
From the Institute
Corporation for Public Broadcasting selects Poynter to deliver enhanced public media Digital Transformation Program
Larger, second phase of training will help up to 225 public media stations accelerate and advance their transformation and digital capabilities
July 15, 2024
Biden, the border and the ultimate hands-on workshop
A major policy shift brought reporters face-to-face with immigration realities
July 9, 2024
Poynter takes lead on AI ethics with audience research and summit
Poynter has partnered with the University of Minnesota to gauge news consumers鈥� view of artificial intelligence in the newsroom
May 31, 2024
Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa, experts on democracy and AI to lead GlobalFact as keynote speakers
Other speakers at the fact-checking summit include Steve Levitsky, Nikita Roy and Craig Silverman
May 16, 2024
ICYMI
South Korea鈥檚 fact-checking future is uncertain as a key donor retreats
The withdrawal of funding from 鈥榯he Google of South Korea鈥� 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
Opinion | The International Fact-Checking Network deplores attack on journalist from Faktograf of Croatia
Journalists must be free to work without fear of physical harm or harassment
July 17, 2024
鈥榃e continue this fight:鈥� Georgian fact-checkers won鈥檛 back down after passage of foreign agents law
Controversial law leaves fact-checkers concerned about personal safety, future operations and growth of authoritarianism
July 1, 2024
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
Fact-checkers from Turkey, India and Georgia win GlobalFact 11 awards
Turkish outlet Teyit won the Highest Impact award for its work investigating Palestinian land sales to Israelis
June 28, 2024
Locally
How one Dallas reporter took on deepfakes
Adding media literacy to events offered a chance to connect
July 3, 2024
How the Chicago area gets its news
An in-depth Medill study identified numerous profound challenges to news organizations as the industry struggles to adapt to the digital age
May 28, 2024
News Releases
PBS News and PolitiFact announce partnership through 2024 election cycle
Poynter's PolitiFact will share its fact-checking reporting with PBS on television, digital platforms during election season, including conventions
July 12, 2024
World鈥檚 fact-checkers issue 鈥楽arajevo statement鈥� supporting fact-checking as free speech, not censorship, at GlobalFact 11 conference
130 fact-checking organizations in 80 countries affirm that fact-checking adds to public debate; it doesn鈥檛 censor it
June 25, 2024
International Fact-Checking Network awards $975,000 to fact-checkers serving 34 countries
The grants are funded by Google and YouTube to support the capabilities of fact-checking organizations around the world
June 20, 2024
IFCN announces new grant opportunity supported by Meta to combat AI-generated misinformation on WhatsApp
Grantees will have an opportunity to innovate with WhatsApp functionality
May 31, 2024
Newsletters
Opinion | Not your average Morning Joe: hosts upset over not being on the air
鈥楴ext time we鈥檙e told there鈥檚 going to be a news feed replacing us, we will be in our chairs 鈥� or they can get somebody else to host the show.鈥�
July 17, 2024
Opinion | 鈥榃here are you on this?鈥� Biden presses Lester Holt on reporting Trump鈥檚 debate lies
Biden tangled with the NBC 鈥楴ightly News鈥� anchor several times, including when Holt pressed Biden on his debate performance
July 16, 2024
Opinion | The story behind the powerful photo of Trump that could change the country
The Associated Press photographer who made the now-famous photo said he never thought about the danger of the moment. He was too caught up in his job.
July 15, 2024
Opinion | Claims that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was staged are baseless
Conspiracy theories that the assassination was staged flooded the internet almost immediately after the shooting suspect opened fire
July 15, 2024
PBS Curriculum
Trick or truth: Are drug dealers really targeting kids on Halloween?
For teachers:聽This MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network video has an accompanying lesson plan free for any…
October 28, 2022
Reporting & Editing
Six years later: A retired meteorologist鈥檚 reflection on a storm he won鈥檛 forget
In 2018, as a series of tornadoes ripped across Iowa, Kurtis Gertz got to work on coverage that likely saved many lives.
July 18, 2024
Technology has fundamentally changed how reporters cover political conventions 鈥� for the better
Technology may not have been an unalloyed good in other areas, but for covering the RNC and DNC, it has been our friend.
July 17, 2024
How news avoiders got information about Trump鈥檚 shooting
The news industry needs to innovate products that will serve the growing group of consumers who are developing news avoidance strategies
July 17, 2024
How reporters pieced together details about the Trump assassination attempt
Hundreds of journalists have worked around the clock to painstakingly confirm details about the shooting even as rumors fly on social media
July 16, 2024
Tech & Tools
Fact-checkers urge collaboration, caution in using artificial intelligence tools
鈥榃hen dealing with this new, and yet to grow, devil of AI, we need to be together鈥�
June 27, 2024
We asked people about using AI to make the news. They鈥檙e 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
Why journalists should pay attention to developments in artificial intelligence
鈥楾his is a very malleable space that we are in with AI, and this is where we need journalists to be the people who deeply understand the technology鈥�
June 14, 2024
Opinion | AI鈥檚 coming inverted pyramid moment for journalism
Technology has long had an effect on copy, starting with a staple of journalism that feels engrained in the nature of news itself.
June 13, 2024
TFCN
Watch out for claims about 鈥榗risis actors鈥� 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: 鈥淚s this legit?鈥澛� Welcome to our…
May 11, 2023
Echo chambers: how they鈥檙e created and how to avoid them
Recently, I tried a little experiment on social media. I set up two fake Twitter…
May 5, 2023