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This time next year, Americans will be preparing to cast their votes in an election where rampant misinformation could make things even more complicated than the last time we headed to the ballot box.
Learn how to break down the nonsense for your audience before we head into another election year with Poynter and PolitiFact during our third annual United Facts of America.
This free online festival of fact-checking will feature live and on-demand sessions Nov. 6-8 with leading voices from across the political spectrum.
On Monday, ABC News Political Director Rick Klein will tell us what we can expect to see during the race. Also Monday, Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and wife of the late soccer journalist Grant Wahl whose sudden death was exploited by anti-vaxxer conspiracy theorists, will delve into the grave consequences of widespread anti-vaccination misinformation. Peter Benzoni from the Alliance for Securing Democracy will teach us how — and why — Russian propaganda is bypassing content bans and posing as local news.
Then, we’ll get to know what the average American voter really wants with Sarah Longwell, publisher of The xxxxxx and host of “The Focus Group” podcast, on Tuesday before discussing the facts about Trump’s charges with Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg and Jon Sale, a former Watergate special prosecutor and former attorney for Rudy Giuliani.
We’ll shift our focus on Wednesday to examine the threat of artificial intelligence in the Israel-Hamas war. Plus, attendees will get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how PolitiFact’s on-the-ground reporting team prepares to fact-check a U.S. presidential debate just hours before they cover the third Republican presidential primary debate in Miami.
Register for free to attend.
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United Facts of America 2023 |
Online festival of fact-checking, Nov. 6-8
Poynter and PolitiFact invite you to discuss the enormities of the 2024 U.S. presidential election — and the role facts will play in it — during our third annual United Facts of America. This free virtual fact-checking festival runs Nov. 6-8.
Tune in to this online series as members of our fact-checking, teaching and executive teams meet with experts in health, media, artificial intelligence, law and more to discuss democracy as we know it — and what it could become if we’re not all focusing on facts.
Get answers to your most pressing questions, understand the complexities of our society’s most complicated issues, and learn new tips and tricks to make you a better fact-checker of the information you see online.
Cost: Free. |
Poynter ACES Introductory Certificate in Editing |
Self-directed certificate, start any time
Distinguish yourself with the industry’s premiere editing certificate, refreshed in 2023.
Brought to you by Poynter and ACES: The Society for Editing, our editing certification will teach you powerful techniques to help you and your organization achieve greater communications clarity; embrace accuracy and verification; ways to perfect your grammar, word use and style; and the skills to make you the kind of editor people are hungry to work with.
Cost: $150 or $99 for ACES members. |
How Any Journalist Can Earn Trust |
Self-directed course, start any time
We have to stop assuming people understand the mission, ethics and processes behind our work in journalism. We can’t let ourselves get lumped in with perceptions of “the media.” Instead, we need to actively work to earn trust from our communities by telling them why we’re worthy of their time, trust and support.
This online, self-directed course, developed in partnership with our friends at Trusting News, will help you understand mistrust and gain a better understanding of what trust in news looks like around the world. Examples and activities are designed for non-U.S. news media and fact-checking organizations, in collaboration with Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. If you are based in the U.S., check out this version instead.
Cost: Free. |
Webinar replays
Poynter's Beat Academy is a virtual classroom designed to provide journalists from any newsroom the skills to tackle emerging coverage areas, like private equity, and better grounding on key topics like immigration, climate change and more.
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- Understand private equity and why it matters.
- Identify the climate change-related risks in your area.
- Provide more complete crime coverage.
- Spot emerging immigration trends.
Journalists new to the newsroom or deep into their careers can benefit from this training. Watch all the replays or pick and choose which you want to watch for the same price.
Cost: $50 for all 18 webinars |
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