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** Poynter = Impact!
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It’s been a year of impactful teaching, fact-checking and thought leadership for Poynter. If you are reading this newsletter, you are part of our success. Thank you for joining forces with us to create “Poynter Magic,” a term coined by the many journalists who attend Poynter’s teaching programs. It's about coming together in support of journalism and its critical role in democracies around the world.
If you recently attended our 2023 Bowtie Ball honoring Anderson Cooper in November, or if you attended a teaching program throughout the year, or if you gathered with us in NYC at The Met or read our newsletters and articles – your involvement and support grow Poynter’s mission.
Thank you!
Poynter’s impact for 2023 has been extraordinary. Consider this:
• Poynter’s PolitiFact hit the ground running, fact-checking the GOP candidates running for office in the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.
• Poynter trained over 44,000 journalists throughout 2023, both virtually and in person.
• Poynter’s International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) hosted the 10th Annual GlobalFact conference in Seoul, South Korea. There were 506 in-person registrations and over 1,000 online registrants. Subject unicode newsletter online.
• Poynter’s MediaWise program continued to help teenagers discern fact from fiction via the Teen Fact-Checking Network. The initiative is designed to provide fact checks and media literacy to teens via social media videos they’ll want to watch and share with friends.
Deborah Read
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Andrew DeLong
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Poynter honors Anderson Cooper at the 2023 Bowtie Ball
Anderson Cooper is interviewed on stage on Nov. 18 at Poynter’s Bowtie Ball. (Simply Blue Studios for Poynter)
Anderson Cooper delighted guests as he shared stories from his impactful career and discussed the critical role journalism plays in democracies around the world at Poynter’s 2023 Bowtie Ball. On November 18, Poynter hosted 710 guests who gathered to celebrate journalism, Poynter's work, and honor Anderson Cooper. Poynter’s president, Neil Brown, presented Cooper with the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism. If you weren’t able to attend the Bowtie Ball in person, it’s not too late to honor journalists fighting for democracy everywhere. We invite you to make your Gift from the Heart.
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A Major League surprise for Poynter’s Write Field students
Tampa Bay Rays players and Poynter’s Write Field students gather on the field before the game.(Davida Franklin/Rays)
The Tampa Bay Rays helped a group of students from Poynter’s Write Field program put their best feet forward for the school year. The Rays players, coaches and staff worked together to create an Oprah Show-style surprise as they presented students with new pairs of cool shoes. The students loved their shoes and relished the opportunity to meet their Rays heroes and take in a game of baseball.
The initiative was led by Rays pitcher Pete Fairbanks and his wife, Lydia. When the Fairbanks heard about a local writing and mentoring program at The Poynter Institute, The Write Field, they wanted to show support. The program helps Black and Hispanic young men in middle and high schools improve their writing skills, as they get coaching from seasoned journalists. Students work hard to prepare for their future as they learn the power of storytelling and public speaking. Read more here ([link removed]) .
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Poynter at The Met
Poynter and SPJ partnered for an event at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (Carey Wagner for Poynter)
Poynter and the Society of Professional Journalists partnered on an event, titled, “Untold Stories,” hosted by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The panel featured journalists and storytellers: Sara Sidner, co-anchor, CNN News Central, Amy Padnani, creator of Overlooked for The New York Times, Brian Vallo, former director of the Indian Arts Research Center at the School for Advanced Research; and Sylvia Yount, Lawrence A. Fleischman curator in charge of The Met's American Wing. Following the discussion, guests viewed the surrounding American Wing galleries and The Met's presentation of "Grounded in Clay: The Spirit of Pueblo Pottery,” an exhibition currently on display.
Student journalists cover important issues
Journeys in Journalism students interview George Smith, economic development officer for the City of St. Petersburg as part of a field trip for their reporting project. (Patrick Tobin for Poynter)
Journalists across the country are covering the plans to redevelop Tropicana Field and the surrounding area, a neighborhood once known as the Gas Plant district of St. Petersburg. Poynter is playing a special role in ensuring one group of student journalists lends its voice to that coverage – students who attend school nearby and work on student media. Poynter received a grant from the Florida Humanities Council to support student journalists at Melrose Elementary, John Hopkins Middle and Lakewood High Schools as they cover the changes planned for the stadium and parking lot for the Tampa Bay Rays.
If you live in the greater St. Petersburg region, Poynter donors and the public will have the first chance to see the early results of that coverage in January at a photo exhibit at Studio@620, 620 First Ave. S, in St. Petersburg. The students and teachers of the Journeys in Journalism magnet program will host an opening reception on Friday night, Jan. 12, from 6-8:30 p.m. The photos will also be displayed during the second Saturday Art Walk on Jan. 13. Join Poynter in supporting these young journalists and their teachers. Contact Wendy Wallace at Poynter for more information ([email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ).


** Ready for the Election? Watch United Facts of America to prepare.
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PolitiFact’s Editor-in-Chief, Katie Sanders, interviews “The Focus Group” podcast host, Sarah Longwell. (Screenshot)
Poynter and PolitiFact recently held an online program, United Facts of America, to help prepare voters for the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The three-day program featured experts who came together to help answer questions from voters and teach citizens how they can be fact-checkers themselves. You can still join the "fact fest" by watching the program today.
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Special thanks to our Poynter Foundation Board
for their dedication to creating opportunities through philanthropy
Brian P. Tierney, CEO, Brian Communications
Brian Bracco, Retired, Former VP, Scripps Media & VP Hearst Television
Ramon Bosquez, President, The Bosquez Group, LLC
Michael Dreyer, President, The Tampa Bay Trust Company
Frank J. “Sandy” Rief III, Shareholder/Attorney, Longhouse Richards Olsen & Rief PLLC
Michael Silver, Attorney, Shutts & Bowen LLP
Paul C. Tash, Chairman of Poynter’s Board of Trustees

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