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“Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts laughs during the Poynter Institute’s Bowtie Ball in Tampa, Florida, on Nov. 16, 2024. (Alex Smyntyna/Poynter)

Nelson Poynter, the late publisher of what’s now called the Tampa Bay Times and the founder of what’s now called the Poynter Institute, was a bow tie guy ([link removed]) .
On Saturday night, a few hundred of us were, too, for Poynter’s annual fundraiser, the Bowtie Ball. We celebrated the career of “Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts ([link removed]) , who deservedly got the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement.
But we also celebrated a lot of local journalists.
Among them: The staff of the Independent Florida Alligator for their coverage ([link removed]) of former University of Florida president Ben Sasse’s astronomical spending ([link removed]) and the high-salary positions he gave to his former staff and colleagues. (It’s worth noting that The New York Times just picked up this story this week ([link removed]) .)
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We celebrated the work of journalists from AL.com, whose reporting on the policing of a small Alabama town won a Pulitzer Prize in 2023 ([link removed]) .
And local journalists who covered the two hurricanes to hit Tampa Bay this fall were recognized, as was a local doctor and influencer ([link removed]) , Dr. Meghan Martin.
It was a lovely moment to pause, celebrate, and then get back to work.

While you’re here:
* Read how the American Journalism Project is supporting The Colorado Sun ([link removed]) and The Salt Lake Tribune ([link removed]) .
* From NPR, see what The Atlanta Journal-Constitution plans to do with $150 million ([link removed]) .
* My colleague, Jon Greenberg, is looking for examples of great journalism, he wrote on LinkedIn, particularly “in work that deals with immigration, housing, climate change, and polarization in America, but I welcome stories on any topic. I plan to fold examples into our Beat Academy training sessions, and I am looking at one-on-one conversations with writers/producers to dissect the back story of how good works happens.” You can email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with links.
* And read this message ([link removed]) from the editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, the Kansas newspaper that was raided by police.

That’s it for me. This newsletter will take a break next week and then be back for a few December editions. (And, of course, I did get to wear a bow tie Saturday night.)
Kristen Hare
Faculty
The Poynter Institute
@kristenhare ([link removed])

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