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  Tom Jones · [email protected]
July 29, 2019 at 12:04 PM

Morning Mediawire is now The Poynter Report, your daily newsletter for media news, great journalism and thoughtful analysis

    Welcome to your new daily newsletter Morning Mediawire is now The Poynter Report, featuring the same great journalism, thoughtful analysis and behind-the-scenes coverage. Six months ago, I quit my dream job. I was a sports columnist at a great major daily ne…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 26, 2019 at 11:51 AM

In defense of Chuck Todd, plus a chilling autopsy report and thoughtful online comments — really!

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. By Tom Jones Poynter Senior Media Writer July 26, 2019 Good Friday morning, and thank you for reading the morning newsletter.  S…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 25, 2019 at 5:42 PM

Join us for an evening with Dick Vitale—Sept. 17

Join us for an evening with Dick Vitale—Sept. 17 "It's Awesome Baby!" An Evening with Dick Vitale Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. It’s Awesome, Baby!” An Evening with Dick Vitale VIP reception and conversation at The Palladium Theater …
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
July 25, 2019 at 1:09 PM

Helping Bolivian fact-checkers gear up — Knight grants target misinformation — A radioactive rumor hits Paris

Helping Bolivian fact-checkers gear up — Knight grants target misinformation — A radioactive rumor hits Paris PolitiFact taught fact-checking skills to Bolivian journalists. Here’s how it went. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Teaching …
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 25, 2019 at 11:38 AM

Moving past Mueller, plus a juicy anonymous tip and silence from the press secretary

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 25, 2019 Good Thursday morning and there’s nowhere else to start today but with the Robert Mueller testimony. Moving past M…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 2:03 PM

This is not a game. (OK, it is.)

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. These are choices I don’t face every day, but as the mayor of a thriving beach town, I had to build a rock wall, add sand to the disappearing beach and try to get ho…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 24, 2019 at 11:53 AM

Watching the Mueller coverage? Here's context to ensure you're an informed news consumer: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 24, 2019 It’s Wednesday morning and the calm before the storm. Special counsel Robert Mueller is scheduled to testify today. T…
  The Cohort, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 1:08 PM

“Are you calling me a racist?” Umm, no, it’s not about you

Working moms Featuring Susan Smith Richardson, CEO of the Center for Public Integrity View The Cohort in your browser. Susan Smith Richardson assumed the chief executive role at the nonprofit investigative journalism organization Center for Public Integrity two…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 11:36 AM

Popular ESPN host skips his radio show after political comments, plus a defense of Acosta: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 23, 2019 Good morning. The Sacramento Bee did something smart, but first, there’s more fallout from an ESPN host’s decision t…
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
July 23, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Publishing lessons from the battlegrounds of YouTube

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism Your weekly, bite-sized dose of tools, tips and ideas for digital journalism. Kindly supported by the American Press Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  You…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 22, 2019 at 11:31 AM

ESPN's policy feels ignorant, plus readers' 'go back' stories and a gripping DMN photo essay: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 22, 2019 Good Monday morning. Lots to get to as we start the week, beginning with controversy at ESPN. Let them talk ESPN's …
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 19, 2019 at 11:40 AM

It was man and the media on the moon 50 years ago: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 19, 2019 Good Friday morning. I urge you to check out Poynter.org today as we look back at how the media covered the moon lan…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
July 18, 2019 at 1:47 PM

7 media literacy games — Fact-checking in the Arab world — Debunking a climate change study

7 media literacy games — Fact-checking in the Arab world — Debunking a climate change study Want to be a better fact-checker? Play a game. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 7 games to teach kids fact-checking In this newsletter, we spend a …
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 18, 2019 at 11:50 AM

'The Breakfast Club' is the latest must-stop show for candidates: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. By Tom Jones Poynter Senior Media Writer July 18, 2019 Good Thursday. The debate rages on about President Donald Trump and his tw…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 1:21 PM

I see it. I like it. I want it. I share it.

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. We now have collected three weeks worth of great local journalism, with more on the way. It comes from newsrooms that are big (100) and small (seven). It come from …
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 11:55 AM

Deflecting the hard questions on racist language: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. By Tom Jones Poynter Senior Media Writer July 17, 2019 Good Wednesday morning. Here we are three days later and President Donald …
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
July 17, 2019 at 11:06 AM

The internet threats you're not afraid of are probably the worst ones

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism Your weekly, bite-sized dose of tools, tips and ideas for digital journalism. Kindly supported by the American Press Institute and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  You…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 16, 2019 at 11:45 AM

More R-word debates, plus a look at who exactly follows Trump on Twitter: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 16, 2019 Good Tuesday morning. Norah O’Donnell ended her first broadcast Monday as the new anchor of the “CBS Evening News” by…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 15, 2019 at 12:14 PM

Trump's tweets increasingly called racist, plus CBS News' big night and a stunning Atlantic investigation: Your daily news roundup

Here are some of the media stories that are catching our attention today. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. By Tom Jones Poynter Senior Media Writer July 15, 2019 Good Monday. Today is a big day at CBS News, but let’s start this week by …
  Neil Brown, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 13, 2019 at 12:05 PM

You are cordially invited to attend Poynter’s Bowtie Ball

You are cordially invited to attend Poynter’s Bowtie Ball Save the date for November 2, 2019 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear friends, supporters and believers in the First Amendment, It is my distinct honor to extend a personal in…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 12, 2019 at 11:55 AM

The beloved pitcher and writer who exposed the raunchy side of baseball has died: Your daily news roundup

“Ball Four” was a hilarious, raunchy, revealing and never-before-seen look at what really goes on inside a baseball clubhouse. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 12, 2019 Good Friday morning. Today I go back to my roots with several s…
  The Cohort, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 11, 2019 at 3:39 PM

"You’re like, basically a baby." 😑

Working moms Featuring Colleen Murphy, senior editor at Bloomberg Tax View The Cohort in your browser. Colleen Murphy is a senior editor at Bloomberg Tax. She is also a graduate of Poynter’s Essential Skills for Rising Newsroom Leaders seminar (we are accepting…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
July 11, 2019 at 1:34 PM

Politicians mimic fact-checkers — Trump revives a fake Reagan quote — Chequeado debunks a bogus video

Politicians mimic fact-checkers — Trump revives a fake Reagan quote — Chequeado debunks a bogus video Politicians are launching their own fact-checking projects. Here’s why that’s problematic. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Politicians…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 11, 2019 at 11:45 AM

Sexualized in the South, plus the inside story of the infamous 'Access Hollywood' Trump tape: Your daily news roundup

"I’m trying to do my job, and they are sexualizing me. They are saying, ‘You’re not a reporter first. You are a sexual creature.’" Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 11, 2019 Good Thursday morning. Today’s newsletter includes a must-r…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 4:21 PM

How to make time when the news won't stop

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. This week in our second installment of  How We Did It, we feature stories behind the stories from Everett, Washington; Billings, Montana; and Boston. You can see how…
  Tom Jones, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
July 10, 2019 at 11:42 AM

Debunking a Rich conspiracy theory, plus Poynter's honorees: Your daily news roundup

“Drastic downsizing or a sale upstream remains far more common than going out of business. I would look for a few more Vindicators over the next year but not a cascade.” Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. July 10, 2019 Good morning. Poynte…