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| Advocates for and against abortion gather at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington D.C., on June 24, 2022, to respond to the ruling that overturned the 1973 landmark decision, Roe v. Wade, which allowed legal abortions to take place. (Patsy Lynch/MediaPunch/IPX) |
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week and ended nearly 50 years of federally protected access to abortion, Poynter reporters, fact-checkers and faculty have been focused on providing you with clarity and context on the situation as its impact continues to evolve.
To help you start navigating the nuances of this historic event, here are fact checks of claims from the court’s final ruling by PolitiFact senior correspondent Jon Greenberg and staff writer Amy Sherman.
Next, read this diverse collection of responses from the media’s wall-to-wall coverage of the decision from senior media writer Tom Jones.
Then, check out Victoria Knight, Rachana Pradhan and Julie Rovner’s piece for PolitiFact that answers five key questions surrounding where abortion is still legal, what actions the Biden administration could take, medication abortion and other treatment services, and the future of other rights protected by constitutional law.
Finally, consider Poynter director of teaching and diversity strategies Doris Truong’s advice for journalists when you’re seeking ethical sources for abortion coverage.
Truong writes, “As with any developing story, our job as journalists is to provide accurate information. It is also our job to uphold the humanity of our sources — regardless of their views.”
Support from individuals like you who value the role of facts in society means Poynter can do more to help you meet this moment with reliable information from credible sources. Thank you. |
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| Hundreds of fact-checkers gather to hear Poynter president Neil Brown interview Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-Winning historian and journalist, at GlobalFact 9 in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday June 23. (Tina Dyakon/Poynter) |
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter hosted nearly 600 creators, consumers and champions of fact-based reporting at GlobalFact 9, the world’s largest and most impactful fact-checking summit, in Oslo, Norway, June 22-25.
For four days, journalists, fact-checkers, academics, technologists and partners led robust presentations surrounding the critical role facts play in society and solutions to address misinformation on a global scale. Participants discussed the best practices of fact-checking with the industry’s brightest minds and explored the state and future of fact-based reporting to improve public debate and connection. Here are some highlights from the summit:
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With support from Meta and Google News Initiative, the IFCN announced a new Legal Support Fund to provide financial assistance to fact-checking organizations that are facing threats of harassment, intimidation and litigation. |
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Recordings of the GlobalFact 9 sessions will be available to view on the IFCN’s YouTube channel in the coming weeks. Be sure to star June 28-30, 2023, on your calendar for the tenth annual GlobalFact, which will take place in Seoul, South Korea.
GlobalFact 9 was presented by the IFCN at Poynter in partnership with SKUP, Faktisk and OsloMet. The summit was made possible with support from sponsors including Google News Initiative, Meta, TikTok, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Fritt Ord, Luminate, National Endowment for Democracy, and Duke Reporters’ Lab.
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| A person visits a makeshift memorial near the scene of a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, on May 19, 2022. The mass shooting raised questions about why the alleged shooter had not been subject to a red flag order. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) |
Just after a bipartisan group of senators announced an agreement for gun control legislation that has since passed, Poynter held a free two-day training to help journalists at any stage of their career develop story ideas to better cover gun violence and the gun debate in communities across the U.S.
Thanks to the Joyce Foundation, nearly 400 journalists enrolled this month to learn about “red flag” laws and gun legislation with PolitiFact editor-in-chief Angie Drobnic Holan and senior correspondent Jon Greenberg. The training also featured a dynamic panel of subject matter experts including researchers, reporters and professors from around the country.
PolitiFact staff writer Amy Sherman and intern Hana Stepnick collected tips for journalists about the laws from the training that can help build trust between newsrooms and news consumers like you.
With support from the Joyce Foundation, Poynter can continue to deliver this critical resource at no cost to the journalists you rely on for news and information. Thank you. |
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