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Police reform and structural racism dominate the headlines. Poynter is helping journalists cover those stories and communities be part of the conversation.
On May 6, we will host an On Poynt session about how the ongoing racial reckoning in media will change the future of journalism. Our guests will discuss their experiences as journalists of color amid the social justice movements of the last year. All have reported on Black Lives Matter and Stop AAPI Hate and have seen the impacts of those movements on their own lives. Their experiences help them imagine how newsrooms will evolve to better support diversity, equity and inclusion in the future. We hope you'll bring your questions and ideas to our conversation, sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Please join us this Thursday at noon Eastern time. Click here to register. ([link removed])
In June, we’ll carry out our third workshop to help reporters better cover social justice issues ([link removed]) , from navigating sensitive interviews to staying safe during protests. John D. Sutter — CNN Contributor, MIT fellow and National Geographic Explorer — returns as Poynter guest faculty to lead this workshop. Other instructors include Juan Arredondo, a photojournalist whose images explore social inequality and frequently appear in The New York Times, and Robert Samuels, a national political reporter at The Washington Post. Thanks to the Lumina Foundation for sponsoring this training.
As part of our mission to elevate journalists of color, we’ve launched The Collective ([link removed]) , a monthly newsletter for journalists of color by journalists of color. One special feature is a Q&A by our panel of Truth-Tellers, journalists of color from varying life experiences who will answer anonymous questions related to achieving newsroom equity. Thanks to the TEGNA Foundation for supporting this new initiative.
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Students in our College Media Project presented their final reporting projects this week. For example, USC Annenberg Media Center created The Equity Board, a three-person panel to ensure equitable coverage in their reporting. Morgan State University’s student journalists at The Spokesman launched a Black Health Matters series ([link removed]) on racial disparities in health care.
With Poynter’s College Media Project, independent student media organizations receive the support they need to elevate their journalism skills and generate impact on their campuses. Thanks to the support of the Charles Koch Foundation, this unique program has now helped 32 student media groups realize their potential to play a critical role as community facilitators in the marketplace of ideas.
Celebrate truth at our first Festival of Fact-Checking
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You’re invited to join us ([link removed]) May 10-13 at United Facts of America, an online celebration of fact-checking. Your ticket includes access to four days of forward-thinking conversation about the role of facts in our lives.
You'll get a global perspective about trust and the news media listening to CNN's Christiane Amanpour talk with Poynter president Neil Brown. You'll hear a different side of Dr. Anthony Fauci when he discusses COVID-19 misinformation with PolitiFact managing editor Katie Sanders. You'll think differently about online conspiracies after PolitiFact deputy editor Rebecca Catalanello's conversation with Steven Hassan, an American mental health counselor who has written on the subject of mind control.
Dozens more speakers round out our schedule, from TikTok influencers who fight fire during the day and fact-check at night to politicians grappling with Big Tech's influence over our information ecosystem.
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Thanks to Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Facebook, Microsoft, AmeriHealth Caritas, SmartNews, The Trust Project and Go Fact Yourself for supporting this event.
Welcome you to more Poynter programs and events
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MediaWise for Seniors Fact-Checking 101. In this short online course, Christiane Amanpour, Joan Lunden and other special guests will help you improve your media literacy. You’ll also learn how to fact-check what you see on the internet. Click here to register ([link removed]) .
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