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  Kelly McBride - The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 1:09 PM

Democracy needs journalism.

Democracy needs journalism. Poynter needs you. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friends, Poynter launched the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership this year to establish a place where journalists, ethicists and citizens…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 12:41 PM

A special Poynter Report: The year in media

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser.   Good morning and welcome to a special edition of the Poynter Report. Today, I look back at the year in medi…
  Neil Brown - The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 1:12 PM

Communities need journalism.

Communities need journalism. Support journalists who answer the important questions. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear friends, A free press is essential to our democratic way of life. Independent, factual information enriche…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 1:11 PM

Thinking back to those first 'alternative facts' » McClatchy continues cutting Saturday print editions » A Bloomberg exclusive: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser.   It's a retrospective on 'alternative facts'  (Photo courtesy of NBC News) “Alternative facts.” The first tim…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 12:56 PM

Reflections on fact-checking in 2019 — AFP unravels a tale of an Iraqi soldier — Facebook's new community reviewers

Reflections on fact-checking in 2019 — AFP unravels a tale of an Iraqi soldier — Facebook's new community reviewers How our fact-checking predictions held up in 2019   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Reflecting on fact-checking in 2019…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 3:47 PM

It’s the holiday flashback episode

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. In 2000, a few big things happened in my life. I graduated from journalism school, and shortly after that, I moved to Guyana with the Peace Corps. I was terrified. …
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 18, 2019 at 12:36 PM

It's Adam Driver vs. Terry Gross » More bad news at CBS News » Their view of 'The View': The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser.   Reasonable request or diva drama? Actor Adam Driver. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) A moody actor? A m…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 12:53 PM

The impeachment editorials » PolitiFact's Lie of the Year » The feud on 'The View': The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. The relevancy of impeachment editorials President Donald Trump in Washington on Monday. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucc…
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
December 17, 2019 at 12:06 PM

Mobile video editing just keeps getting easier

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. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online …
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 16, 2019 at 12:44 PM

Megyn Kelly on the truth behind 'Bombshell' » Harvey Weinstein said WHAT? » A juicy NFL scoop inspires: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. 'Sexual harassment ... can leave scars that do not heal' From left: Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and Charlize T…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 12:38 PM

Chris Wallace stands up for the First Amendment » The president gets trolled » Debates are stacking up: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser.   Annnnnd in this corner, wearing red, white and blue ... Chris Wallace! Then-President-elect Donald Trump poses…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 1:28 PM

Anti-vaxxers' new ploys — A Big Pharma ad gets dissected — IFCN's new code of principles

Anti-vaxxers' new ploys — A Big Pharma ad gets dissected — IFCN's new code of principles Anti-vaxxers adopt new manipulation tactics to spread misinformation Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Anti-vaxxers are adopting new tactics In May,…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 12, 2019 at 12:55 PM

Did Time choose the right Person of the Year? » Fox News is still tops » Sinclair seems to change direction: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Thinking on Time's Person of the Year Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg. (AP Photo/Paul White) Let’s get …
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 2:02 PM

The reports of local news’ demise ...

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. This time last year, I was working on a project that asked if 2008 to 2018 was the hardest decade journalism had experienced. Shortly after that project published, …
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 12:41 PM

'Violated' on live TV » How the Post got 'The Afghanistan Papers' » Look who's suing Fox News: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. 'He helped himself to a part of my body'  TV reporter Alex Bozarjian being interviewed Tuesday on "CBS This Morn…
  Katy Byron - The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 12:06 PM

The next generation of American voters is counting on you!

The next generation of American voters is counting on you! Help first-time voters and teenagers tell fact from fiction online. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Poynter Supporter, The ability to tell fact from fiction online…
  The Cohort, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 1:13 PM

Three things I learned from spending the day with Katie Couric

Three things I learned from spending the day with Katie Couric Featuring Katie Couric, journalist and media entrepreneur View The Cohort in your browser. Last month, Katie Couric received the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement at our annual fundraising gala…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 12:57 PM

What Hollywood gets wrong about journalism, again » Shepard Smith has a replacement » Objectified on live TV: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. The irony of 'Richard Jewell' Director Clint Eastwood attends the premier of his movie, “Richard Jewell,” in …
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
December 10, 2019 at 12:04 PM

Online investigation tools, tips to fix Wi-Fi problems and how to search Instagram

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism This week in Try This! — Digital Tools for Jouranlism. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online Your weekly, bite-sized dose of tools, tips and ideas for digital journalism. Kindly supported by the American…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 9, 2019 at 12:21 PM

The newsman's face says it all » Mike Bloomberg doesn't back down » Who will be Time magazine's Person of the Year? » The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser.   A picture's worth a thousand words “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd (left) at the exact moment Sen. Ted C…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 12:39 PM

Gannett layoffs begin » A new Pulitzer category » Must-read stories for the weekend: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. The axe is starting to fall at Gannett (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Ugh. We knew this was coming. The post Gannett-G…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 1:52 PM

An ecological approach to misinformation — Facebook's disclaimer in Singapore — Sorting out poll numbers in Brazil

An ecological approach to misinformation — Facebook's disclaimer in Singapore — Sorting out poll numbers in Brazil Taking an ecological approach to misinformation Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Why 'facts won't save us' Whitney Philli…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 12:46 PM

Now is a great time to be proud of American media — here's why: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Why we should be proud of American media Andrea Mitchell, right, was part of NBC News’ coverage of Wednesday’s i…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 2:05 PM

Small town news isn’t small.

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Hello from Poland! I’m in Warsaw for a media conference, and asked my friend and local journalist Sara K. Baranowski to take over Local Edition this week. Sara’s con…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 12:48 PM

How the media saw Kamala Harris' exit coming » The best movie journalists » Moving to DC looks good on CBS: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. The media saw Kamala Harris' exit coming  Sen. Kamala Harris during last month’s Democratic presidential primary…
  Barbara Allen - The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 1:42 PM

Celebrate Giving News Day and support Poynter today!

Celebrate Giving News Day and support Poynter today! Invest in unbiased and independent journalism that matters. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Readers, When I was in elementary school, I started a newspaper about my family …
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 12:47 PM

Why Bloomberg News is in the wrong » The NYTimes gets seriously transparent » A must-read story about American drug addiction: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   How Bloomberg News got it wrong Mike Bloomberg speaks to the media last week in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) Now THIS is quid pro quo…
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 12:08 PM

Should you be texting your audience?

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. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Read Try This…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 12:51 PM

Calling out TV news show nonsense » 'CBS Evening News' moves to D.C. » A 'nightmare' at Bloomberg » The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Good morning. The Poynter Report returns today after a Thanksgiving break. A big thank you to you — the readers …
  The Cohort, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 1:47 PM

What to do when your career path is uncharted territory

What to do when your career path is uncharted territory Featuring Masuma Ahuja, journalist and author View The Cohort in your browser. Masuma Ahuja is a freelance journalist whose work has been featured on CNN, Vice and the BBC. She is also writing a book about…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 12:35 PM

The Poynter Report Thanksgiving Edition, Part II

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. With Tom Jones out of the office this holiday week, we’re sharing what we’re grateful for in the media world thi…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 25, 2019 at 1:08 PM

The Poynter Report Thanksgiving Edition, Part I

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Editor's note: Tom Jones is out of the office this week. So we turned to the Poynter staff for a roundup of what…
  Mel Grau · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 1:21 PM

The Cohort survey (and a pump-up playlist for the weekend)

The Cohort survey (and a pump-up playlist for the weekend) Please take five minutes to let me know what you think! There are treats involved.  View The Cohort in your browser. Happy Friday! Will you please take five minutes to fill out a delightful little surve…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 12:35 PM

How we respond to viewer fatigue | Deep thoughts on the debate | Player's Tribune 'acquired': The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Next week is Thanksgiving, so this is the perfect time to think about what we’re thankful for when it comes t…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 1:19 PM

Wednesday was the best Democratic debate yet — here's why.

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Best debate yet, thanks to the moderators The Democratic presidential candidates at Wednesday night’s primar…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 1:06 PM

A U.K. fact-checking stunt — How deepfakes could affect newsrooms — Fact-checking impeachment and debates

A U.K. fact-checking stunt — How deepfakes could affect newsrooms — Fact-checking impeachment and debates A political party has masqueraded as a fact-checker. What’s next? Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Why the Tories’ fact-check stunt m…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
November 20, 2019 at 1:59 PM

How are you surprising your community?

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. When people see Jasmyn Rowley at the grocery store, they get excited.  “It’s like, oh my gosh, is she gonna buy our groceries?,” she thinks they might wonder. And s…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 20, 2019 at 1:11 PM

When 'The Price is Right' is more valuable than the impeachment hearings: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Busy day in media today. Impeachment hearings during the day. Democratic presidential debate tonight. Welcome t…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 1:10 PM

Where was that commitment to truth and accuracy before? The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Good Tuesday morning. Impeachment hearings continue today, there’s a debate this week and a big vote in Miami. Lots to get to in the news…
  Neil Brown - The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
November 18, 2019 at 5:52 PM

Give to Poynter during this season of gratitude

Give to Poynter during this season of gratitude You depend on journalism. Poynter makes it better. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear friends, We live in complicated times — often finding ourselves both engaged and enraged by ev…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 18, 2019 at 12:52 PM

The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Good morning. This should be another packed week of impeachment news with testimony scheduled for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. But th…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 15, 2019 at 12:36 PM

'What did you say?!' A marital question sparked fireworks between Kellyanne Conway and Wolf Blitzer

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Good morning. There’s an old phrase in the journalism world: the Friday news dump. That’s when someone tries to sneak in a big newsworthy …
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 3:39 PM

When the j-school is also the local news

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. In late October, I got a text from my friend Hannah Wise.  “Hiiiiii I have a thing you need to know about,” wrote The New York Times social strategy editor. I first …
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 1:19 PM

Facebook's politician definition — Fact-checking amid Bolivia's tumult — A look at 'firehosing'

Facebook's politician definition — Fact-checking amid Bolivia's tumult — A look at 'firehosing' Facebook’s politician exemption is likely to face more tests  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Facebook defines ‘politician,’ but will it so…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 1:11 PM

The award for Best Impeachment Coverage goes to The New York Times — here's why.

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Welcome to the first intermission. The open impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump started Wednesday and continues Friday. Tod…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM

Northwestern journalists' tough few days | A great weather trick | Speaking of mentoring ... The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Northwestern: Many takes and takeaways   Good Wednesday morning. This newsletter, the Poynter Report, is not just for journalists. It’s a…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 1:11 PM

PBS reminds us it's not 1973 | Where to watch the impeachment | The Atlantic unveils a new look: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Good morning. It’s Tuesday — or the day before the televised impeachment hearings. Are you going to watch? Where? A longtime journalist wei…
  The Cohort, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 1:09 PM

I live with chronic pain. Someone you work with does, too.

I live with chronic pain. Someone you work with does, too. Featuring Chelsea Cirruzzo, reporter at Inside Health Policy, and Hannah Wise, social strategy editor at The New York Times View The Cohort in your browser. Before I introduce our guests, I want to rem…
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 12:08 PM

An AI text generator, big updates to Twitter and Instagram and a data collab tool

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism Filling up your digital toolbox, one weird piece of tech at a time. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Your weekly, bite-sized dose of tools, tips and ideas for digital journalism. Kindly supported by the American…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
November 11, 2019 at 12:36 PM

How interesting will the impeachment proceedings be? | Megyn Kelly is back | Cool California collaboration: The Poynter Report

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday.   Good Monday morning. It’s a big week: impeachment hearings in the House of Representatives will be televised beginning on Wednesday. Let’s …