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As government employees lose their jobs, face retaliation and work through the stress resulting from sweeping changes, they also have become vulnerable sources. Read more about how journalists can ethically work with vulnerable sources in today's Poynter Report: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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50 years. 🚀 50 moments that made journalism what it is today. 🗞️ Can you guess which moments made the list? 👀 Less than a week until we launch our debut Poynter 50 project. Don’t miss what’s coming – Subscribe to the Poynter Report ✅ www.poynter.org/subscribe-to...

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Student journalists are increasingly in the public eye — and in the crosshairs. They cover consequential issues and are shaping local news, but they also fact backlash, censorship, other growing press freedom threats. Here are 7 things to know about student press: www.poynter.org/educators-st...

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Ten years ago, BuzzFeed’s post about The Dress – and whether it was blue and black, or white and gold – took over the internet, and our lives for a few days. It could likely never happen in the same way today. Here’s why: www.poynter.org/commentary/a...

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In a stunning move, The White House announced that it will choose who is part of the press pool covering key presidential moments, not the White House Correspondents’ Association – breaking from years of tradition. Read the full Poynter Report: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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Lester Holt, one of the most recognizable and respected journalists in broadcasting, is stepping down from his “NBC Nightly News” anchor role while at the top of his game, making him the second major network anchor to depart in 2025. Read the Poynter Report: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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“If you can push around the AP on a single word and the usage … what pretext would you have to push around The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC, etc? He could do the very same thing,” said longtime media writer Paul Farhi on The Poynter Report Podcast. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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“Anytime that whole FOIA offices are getting fired, it portends terrible things,” said Washington Post FOIA director Nate Jones. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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Forty news organizations — including Fox News and Newsmax — urged President Trump to lift his ban on The Associated Press. Still, Poynter's Tom Jones writes that it seems "unlikely" Trump will cave. "And the AP likely will, and should, continue to stand firm.” www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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No, DOGE didn’t “discover” $2.7 trillion in improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid overseas. The U.S. Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan Congressional agency, did in 2024. The estimate includes all federal agencies since 2003. www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

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While it’s likely not dangerous for a popular conservative radio show to broadcast from inside the Pentagon, it shows the Trump administration’s intention to give preferential treatment to friendly media. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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1/ In a serious media attack of his own, Elon Musk went after CBS News’ “60 Minutes” following a story that aired on Sunday night, calling the news magazine show “the biggest liars in the world” and saying that “they deserve a long prison sentence.”

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“The issue here is trying to assign reasonable and rational thinking to a president who is rarely reasonable and rational when it comes to the media,” writes senior media writer Tom Jones. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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The Obama White House was once going to make “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg of the Treasury Department available to every member of the network pool except Fox News, but ultimately relented when the other TV networks came to Fox’s defense. Is history repeating itself? www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win a 2025 Poynter Journalism Prize. Don’t wait! 🏆 From leaders committed to diversity, to reporters committed to their local communities – the Prizes honor journalism across the spectrum. Submit your work on Feb. 14 by 6 p.m. poynterprizes.secure-platform.com

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The White House banning the AP from covering Oval Office events after they refused to change its style was not the type of thing done in a true democracy, writes senior media writer Tom Jones. It’s the type of thing done under dictatorships. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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In a statement Tuesday, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace wrote that the White House had said AP journalists would be barred from attending President Trump’s executive order signing that day because it hadn’t adopted Trump’s preferred gulf name. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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Transparency is especially important at a time when journalism, along with institutions in general, have lost public trust and media outlets can no longer count on receiving the benefit of the doubt from the public, said NPR TV critic Eric Deggans. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...

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The Case for Facts: My new piece for @niemanlab.org and @poynterinstitute.bsky.social - Fact-checking preserves reality through rigorous evidence, from Ida B. Wells to today's digital battlegrounds www.poynter.org/fact-checkin... #journalism #factchecking

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💡 Read our latest feature story, in partnership with @poynterinstitute.bsky.social: When politicians and media personalities attack fact-checkers, they aren’t just attacking individuals. They’re undermining trust in truth itself. niemanreports.org/fact-checkin...

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What began as a meeting with an artist who was in St. Louis marking unmarked graves of Filipino people who died at the 1904 World’s Fair, became a global endeavor for answers that led to an investigation exposing a grim secret at the Smithsonian Institution. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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Do you know a newsroom editor or executive focused on building diverse pipelines and diversifying coverage? Submit them for a 2025 Poynter Journalism Prize today! poynterprizes.secure-platform.com

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Fox News hired Lara Trump – President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law – to host a weekly show. If Fox News really does see itself as a legitimate news outlet, then the hire of Lara Trump is just baffling, writes Poynter's Tom Jones. Read today’s Poynter Report: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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While there are a million big news stories going on right now, there might be no bigger story in Washington than Elon Musk taking a wrecking ball to the federal government. It’s clear that the media is still trying to get a handle on how to cover him. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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A new ethical AI tool to help journalists. A new business model to support local journalism. These are moments of innovation in journalism. Are you innovating in your newsroom? 👀🏆

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What makes good short writing? We asked author and longtime writing coach Roy Peter Clark. Here’s what he said about short writing, how editors could be unknowingly impeding it and why more journalists should do it. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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“Maybe there is a Midwest media literacy crisis I’m not aware of. But if I had to guess, Gen Z’s misunderstanding of journalism is a nationwide — if not global — epidemic,” writes journalist Olivia Hicks. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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Days before a helicopter collided with a passenger jet over the Potomac River, President Donald Trump fired aviation officials and changed aviation hiring policies. But experts find it unlikely that those actions would have contributed to the collision. www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

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1/ A new ethical AI tool to help journalists. A new business model to support local journalism. A news influencer bringing fact-based news and information to new audiences via TikTok. Each of these examples shows innovation in journalism.

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Journalists say a communications pause at federal health agencies has disrupted the flow of crucial information, and could potentially leave the public in the dark about updates to scientific research and public health issues like drug recalls or flu outbreaks. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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“Whether you are a TikTok content creator, a blogger, a podcaster … if you are producing legitimate news content, no matter the medium, you will be allowed to apply for press credentials to this White House,” Karoline Leavitt said in her debut press conference. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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Technically, countries cannot withdraw from the WHO until a year after official notice. But Donald Trump’s executive order cites his termination notice from 2020. If Congress or the public pushes back, the administration can argue that more than a year has elapsed www.poynter.org/fact-checkin...

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1/ A few days into the new year, Meta made the controversial decision to end its third-party fact-checking program with fact-checkers and journalists. Controversial, yes. Surprising? Well, yes and no.

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An award named for legendary columnist Mike Royko means the writing it honors packs a punch from a personal point of view. Enter your work today for Poynter's Royko Award for Commentary and Column Writing, sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. poynterprizes.secure-platform.com/a

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CNN is slashing about 200 jobs from its traditional TV operations, the company announced Thursday, and plans to add jobs over time to boost its digital transformation. Read today's Poynter Report: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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Nelson Poynter didn’t leave behind marching orders on what his school should do and be. He left that to us, writes longtime writing coach Roy Peter Clark. Here’s how the Poynter Institute first found its way: www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

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Great writing is at the heart of every compelling story. The Deborah Howell Award for Writing Excellence, sponsored by Advance Publications Inc., honors the best writing in any medium from a U.S. news organization. Submit your entry today. poynterprizes.secure-platform.com/a

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Rupert Murdoch’s media company reached a settlement with Prince Harry on Wednesday and, in an unexpected turn, offered Harry “a full and unequivocal apology.” It was a rare move – and the extensive apology was just getting started. Read the Poynter Report: www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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1/ Several dozen staffers at CNHI’s 77 newspapers returned from the holidays to an unwelcome surprise: a mandatory four-week furlough with no pay Are the furloughs a special case or a weather vane for industry trouble ahead?

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President Donald Trump pardoned nearly 1,600 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection attack on the U.S. Capitol on Monday. Now, conservative commentators who previously denounced the violence of Jan. 6 are suddenly singing a different tune. www.poynter.org/commentary/2...

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For 50 years, Poynter has worked to help journalists improve their craft and ethics, and to become a leader in journalism, fact-checking and media literacy. Now, Poynter is launching a new membership program for those who support that mission. Join today: www.poynter.org/give

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