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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 12:38 PM

Everyone's got an opinion about the debate » A new nightly newscast » The right kind of break-in: 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.   Hot takes abound after Tuesday's debate The stage before Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate.  (AP Pho…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Back away from the paper.

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Something cool is happening in Little Rock, Arkansas. Subscribers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette are getting iPads pre-loaded with the paper’s app so they can r…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 12:34 PM

A major media misfire in last night's debate » Cutting the press out of the impeachment action » Megyn Kelly and friends react to 'Bombshell': 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.   Debate's biggest misfire: a media mistake Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, left, and Ber…
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
January 15, 2020 at 12:06 PM

The next big messaging app isn't popular in the U.S. Plus: A critical new Instagram feature and a browser update you should make ASAP

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 14, 2020 at 12:39 PM

American practically begs for a press briefing » A big lineup change on 'The View' » Debate will feature political reporting rising star: 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. Former press secretaries unite  White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Ther…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 13, 2020 at 12:41 PM

Did these hosts become the president's mouthpiece? » How to push back » A new Bob Woodward book?: 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 cautionary tale of two tweets Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) It’s not u…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 12:33 PM

The networks we turn to for big news » An imposter reporter's uncharitable lie » Sarah Sanders and the Constitution

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser. Rep. Rashida Tlaib D-Mich., speaks during a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol, during a house vote to measure l…
  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 1:51 PM

Our Factually forecast — Facebook's deepfake ban — Factnameh's map detective work

Our Factually forecast — Facebook's deepfake ban — Factnameh's map detective work Three fact-checking predictions for 2020 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The Factually forecast for 2020  Happy New Year! With the start of 2020, we’ve b…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 12:38 PM

Kudos and criticism where they're due » The wrong way to handle sponsored content » Rap lyrics lead to conviction: 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.   TV news deserves a pat on the back (Photo courtesy of NBC News) We’re always so quick to jump on media out…
  Kristen Hare · [email protected]
January 8, 2020 at 5:07 PM

Please accept this digital pat on the back

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Hi! It’s 2020!  I know now is the time to look ahead, but can we pause really quickly and look back at the impact of local news last year? Every year, journalists wr…
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 8, 2020 at 12:34 PM

Hedge your bets against an official White House briefing » The forgiveness of audiences » America's best sports writing: 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. That's 303 days and counting White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, second from left, listens as Pre…
  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]
January 8, 2020 at 12:07 PM

This tool illuminates the hidden hands of special interest groups in proposed bills

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 7, 2020 at 12:46 PM

All news is local » Meet a 9-year-old detainee » Which veep interview will you watch? 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. All news is local Mourners holding posters of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani attend his funeral ceremony in …
  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]
January 6, 2020 at 12:40 PM

The critical need for responsible reporting » Fox News' take » What you missed over break: 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 Poynter Report is back. Good morning. Great to talk to you again after a long holiday break. Welcome to 2…
  The Poynter Institute · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 1:11 PM

Help make 2020 the “Year of Facts”

Help make 2020 the “Year of Facts” Support fact-based expression and its role in democracy Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Friends, As we gather tonight with friends and family to ring in the new year — let’s work together to mak…
  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

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  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?

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  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…