This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in ...

The NPR news quiz has survived nearly 30 years of media upheaval by staying funny, familiar and surprisingly adaptable ...

Thank you to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation for their support of Poynter’s online learning platform since its founding in 2005. The nonprofit Poynter Institute is a leading instructor of ...

Editors and news directors told me that cub journalists need more support these days than they once did. Younger workers are ...

A poll of Los Angeles voters released last week found Mayor Karen Bass leading Councilmember Nithya Raman by a wide and growing margin. Days earlier, a poll of Wisconsin’s Democratic gubernatorial ...

Prism News has suspended its network of more than 200 AI-generated “local news” sites following investigations from multiple outlets that exposed plagiarism and falsehoods. Articles on the sites — ...

A three-year Medill survey found declining TV and radio use, growing reliance on smartphones and creators, and deep skepticism about AI in news ...

For the Associated Press stylebook, Gulf of Mexico stayed. Lake Ontario will, too. In January 2025, President Donald Trump, fresh into his second term, issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of ...

Once again, a federal court has said President Donald Trump has gone too far in his attacks against a free press in this country. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly listened to the arguments on Trump’s ...

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their ...

American fact-checking organizations are joining forces ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in a major collaboration: a joint newsletter that shares findings with media professionals, content creators ...

Alex Acquisto has worked as a local journalist for more than a decade, first at weekly and daily newspapers in Maine and now ...