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Deborah Read will join Poynter on Feb. 7 as chief development officer. (Chris Kozlowski/Poynter)

Poynter is thrilled to announce the appointment of veteran philanthropy executive Deborah Read as chief development officer ([link removed]) to lead its global fundraising efforts. With an extensive 30-year background in acquiring major gifts and leading multi-million dollar campaigns, Read will oversee Poynter’s philanthropic strategies to secure transformative funding for initiatives promoting journalism education and ethics, newsroom leadership development, media literacy and fact-checking so citizens worldwide can more fully participate in the democratic process.
“When I first became acquainted with the Poynter Institute five years ago, I quickly realized the critical role the organization plays in journalism. As I continue to learn more about the exceptional work being conducted — I know our society needs Poynter,” Read said.
Read comes to Poynter from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg after leading the university advancement division as regional vice chancellor for the past five years. She will join Poynter on Feb. 7.
If you'd like to say hello to Deborah, click this link (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hello%20Deborah%20Read&body=%2F%2F) .
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Equip Spanish speakers with tools to responsibly engage with online content
Julio Vaqueiro and José Díaz-Balart join as MediaWise en Español ambassadors.
Poynter’s digital media literacy initiative MediaWise launched a new national program to teach the Spanish-speaking community how to reliably separate fact from fiction on the internet.
MediaWise en Español ([link removed]) is designed to help Hispanic people steer clear of online hoaxes, conspiracies and scams on their favorite websites and social media platforms with quick lessons on WhatsApp, a self-directed course, and an informational YouTube series with internationally-recognized journalists from Noticias Telemundo and MediaWise’s newest ambassadors, José Díaz-Balart and Julio Vaqueiro.
Please sign up ([link removed]) or share ([link removed]) this free resource with a friend and start taking advantage of the free fact-checking tools at your fingertips.
With support from the Google News Initiative, we can deepen our commitment to ensure everyone, regardless of the language they speak, has access to educational experiences that help them find trustworthy sources to avoid false and misleading information on the internet. Thank you.

Look back on the storied career of soon-to-retire Tampa Bay Times CEO
Tampa Bay Times CEO and chairman Paul Tash asks a question at “A Community Conversation: 'The Best Reporter of Our Time'" featuring investigative reporter and author Bob Woodward, on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. (Jim Stern/Poynter)

Paul Tash, the longtime CEO and chairman of the Tampa Bay Times, announced he will retire July 1. He will continue his role as chairman of the board of trustees for Poynter, which owns the for-profit Times. Tash will be succeeded by Conan Gallaty, a digital media executive who came to the company in 2018.
In a letter to Poynter staff, Tash writes, “Over 44 years, I've had a wonderful career, and it has been an exquisite privilege to help lead the Times through some profound changes in journalism, in the Tampa Bay community and in the larger world.”
Media business analyst Rick Edmonds looks back ([link removed]) on Tash’s career at the Times (his only professional employer) since starting as a reporter in 1978, noting Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism and extraordinary financial challenges.
Congratulations, Mr. Tash. Thank you for your service to journalism and your ongoing contributions to advance independent reporting and sustain local news in communities across the globe.

Demand tech giants take accountability for misleading content on their platforms
More than 80 fact-checking operations call on YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki to change the company's policies to reduce misinformation on its site.
Last week, more than 80 signatories of Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network ([link removed]) wrote an open letter ([link removed]) to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki urging the company to adopt new policies and procedures that address misinformation on its platform.
The letter states, “YouTube is allowing its platform to be weaponized by unscrupulous actors to manipulate and exploit others, and to organize and fundraise themselves. Current measures are proving insufficient.”
Together, the fact-checking organizations operating across 60 countries offered several steps for YouTube to reduce the spread of misinformation on its site. Solutions include committing to meaningful transparency about disinformation on the platform, providing context and offering debunks, investing in independent fact-checking efforts in languages other than English, and taking effective action against repeat offenders.
When you give to Poynter, you empower fact-checkers around the world to come together to hold the most influential people and corporations accountable — and win the Nobel Peace Prize ([link removed]) . Thank you for standing up for truth and transparency.

Learn how you’ll know when the pandemic is over
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PolitiFact’s ([link removed]) Bill McCarthy asks several experts a question we’re all wondering in his recent report ([link removed]) : How will we know the COVID-19 pandemic is over?
“The startpoint of a pandemic is easier to pinpoint than the endpoint,” said Andrew Noymer, associate professor of population health and disease prevention at the University of California, Irvine.
Responses ([link removed]) from scientists and health officials shed light on what could be our “new normal” and the markers they’ll be watching for as the world continues to grapple with the virus that’s defined everyday life for nearly two years.
With your support, our nonprofit newsroom can continue to closely monitor the evolving pandemic and provide you with the reliable information you need to stay healthy and safe.


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