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March 10, 2020 at 11:31 AM

The media is leaning on its experts to cover the coronavirus, and it's working » 'Nightline' is going all-in on the coronavirus

  The media is taking the coronavirus seriously but not overdramatizing. And the media is leaning heavily on its authorities in each area of this story. View email in your browser.   Let's recognize responsible reporting Fox Business Network’s Susan Li, rep…

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March 10, 2020 at 11:06 AM

The tools and tech journalists are using to tell the coronavirus story

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism As if there was any doubt, thanks to technology we know for certain that everybody is focused on the spreading coronavirus outbreak. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online Your weekly, bite-sized dose of…

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March 9, 2020 at 11:35 AM

President Trump's coronavirus media criticism is misplaced » Ben Carson doesn't have any answers for George Stephanopoulos

  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 virus, the president and the news President Donald Trump arrives with Robert Redfield, director of the …

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March 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM

MSNBC and CBS will broadcast deep dives on the coronavirus » Could ESPN try to poach Al Michaels from NBC?

  The Poynter Report with Tom Jones breaks down and delivers the most important stories about the media every weekday. View email in your browser.   NBC goes deep on the coronavirus NBC News’ Richard Engel, reporting on the coronavirus for a special Sunday …

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March 5, 2020 at 3:07 PM

Wait, what day is it?

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. In the words of someone on the internet, this week has been a year. We’ve had: South Carolina’s primary Reports of COVID-19, the new coronavirus, in several sta…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 1:07 PM

Coronavirus reporting challenges — China blocks virus info on social platforms — Chequeado taps experts for live fact-check

Coronavirus reporting challenges — China blocks virus info on social platforms — Chequeado taps experts for live fact-check Coronavirus exposes gray areas for media Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The difficult choices in coronavirus …

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March 5, 2020 at 12:35 PM

Super Tuesday’s biggest winner was TV news » No Bloomberg could be good for Bloomberg News » Donna Brazile chills

  Complain all you want about the state of TV news, but man do they know how to do election coverage. View email in your browser. Super Tuesday coverage was must-see TV ABC’s new production set, which debuted during Super Tuesday coverage. (ABC News) It was…

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March 4, 2020 at 12:33 PM

Should journalists vote? » Brazile to RNC head: 'Go to hell' » A deep dive into The Athletic: 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. Super Tuesday: To vote or not to vote? Voters wait in line to cast their ballot on Super Tuesday in Californ…

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March 3, 2020 at 12:35 PM

Why we should’ve seen Chris Matthews’ departure coming: 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. Stunning but not surprising: Matthews is out Chris Matthews. (Photo: mpi04/MediaPunch) It was somehow both …

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March 2, 2020 at 12:31 PM

It's Mike Pence vs. Chuck Todd on 'Meet the Press' » Bloomberg apologizes on '60 Minutes' » 'Axios on HBO' is back: 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.   No gaslighting on the air, please Vice President Mike Pence, left, with Chuck Todd on Sunday’s “Meet the Pr…

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February 28, 2020 at 12:38 PM

A guide to responsible coronavirus coverage » More bad news about the news industry: 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 guide to responsible coronavirus reporting People wearing face masks wait at a pedestrian crosswalk in Hon…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 3:21 PM

Do you wanna make a GIF?

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Think, for a moment, about all the things you’ve had to learn to do your job. If you work in journalism, that list likely includes: Reporting Creating something…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 1:43 PM

Why we can expect more deceptive campaign videos — Snopes debunks a coronavirus conspiracy — Tips on communicating scientific facts

Why we can expect more deceptive campaign videos — Snopes debunks a coronavirus conspiracy — Tips on communicating scientific facts Campaign videos enter new territory with deceptive editing   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. What exactl…

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February 27, 2020 at 12:53 PM

Was Wright really wrong? » Trump sues NYT » Debate continues over debate: 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.   Was Wright even wrong? ABC News has suspended one of its veteran reporters, a solid journalist who regularl…

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February 26, 2020 at 12:29 PM

Why this debate was off the rails » Trump and CNN reporter at it again » Fox News tops among networks: 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.   Assigning blame for last night's crazy train Presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders and Jo…

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  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 12:05 PM

A tool to take America's pulse before the election, how to track your Reddit mentions and an extremely offline holiday

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  Mel Grau, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]

February 25, 2020 at 4:03 PM

The Cohort: Six women. Two years. One better family leave policy.

The Cohort: Six women. Two years. One better family leave policy. Findings from The Boston Globe family leave committee  View The Cohort in your browser. Sorry if you missed The Cohort last week. We took an extra week to prepare something special for you: Inst…

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February 25, 2020 at 12:52 PM

Courageous women and dogged reporting led to a monumental guilty verdict in the Harvey Weinstein case: 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.   Finally, a guilty verdict Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse for his rape trial. (AP Photo…

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February 24, 2020 at 12:52 PM

This is why you think before speaking on the air » Bernie on '60 Minutes' » On debates, caucuses and town halls: 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 'Think before speaking' is a broadcasting golden rule  MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews in the spin room …

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February 21, 2020 at 12:33 PM

Was Taliban op-ed irresponsible or admirable? » The most-watched debate ever » WSJ keeps coming on strong to China: 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.   Free expression or propaganda megaphone?   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) The deputy leader of the Taliban wrot…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 3:16 PM

Show them.

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Writing and performing in a play about local news is the most serious work Brigham Mosley has taken on in his career. And that’s not just because local news is s…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 1:14 PM

Coronavirus v. Zika — Factcheck.org breaks down budget rhetoric — A fake in North Carolina

Coronavirus v. Zika — Factcheck.org breaks down budget rhetoric — A fake in North Carolina Fact-checking on coronavirus far exceeds that of Zika  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Coronavirus vs. Zika: More misinformation – and more fact-…

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February 20, 2020 at 12:40 PM

Moderators step back in a no-holds-barred debate » WSJ journalists expelled from China » 'Do you believe in miracles?': 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 free for all Democratic presidential candidates Mike Bloomberg, left, and Elizabeth Warren during Wed…

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 12:34 PM

Together, we're making journalism better

Together, we're making journalism better You support Poynter. We support facts and the free press. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Welcome to 'The Truth of the Matter,' our new bi-monthly donor newsletter designed to give you an…

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February 19, 2020 at 12:33 PM

Tonight's debate: Bernie wants a fair shake from the media and Bloomberg makes his stage debut » 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.   Will tonight's debate treat Bernie unfairly?  Bernie Sanders. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) There are many intrig…

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February 18, 2020 at 12:27 PM

How Bloomberg the candidate impacts Bloomberg the publication » Fear and loving at Amazon » Shamed by the locals: 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.   Mr. Bloomberg, build up this wall! Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. (AP Photo/Gerald Herber…

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  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]

February 18, 2020 at 12:05 PM

Need to monitor for arcane changes to Wikipedia entries? There’s an app for that.

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism WikiWatch tracks changes to articles across Wikipedia. It reports updates in real time, hosts them on a secure website and makes them shareable with others. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online SPONSORED BY: …

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February 17, 2020 at 12:57 PM

Should retired journalists voice opinions? » Kellyanne Conway is still playing the game » Trouble down under: 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.   Once a journalist, always a journalist? Sam Donaldson in 2012. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Sam Donaldson retired…

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 12:36 PM

Together, we're making journalism better

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February 14, 2020 at 12:35 PM

McClatchy's bankruptcy is another body blow to the journalism industry » Next up on the Geraldo Rivera 'Roadkill' podcast: An interview with President Trump

  The past few months reflect the continuation of a seismic shift in a news industry that seemingly never recovered from the 2008 recession. View email in your browser. A rough day at McClatchy It’s not as if we should be surprised by Thursday's news that…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 1:45 PM

You had me at local.

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Before Friday, I have to help build a brown felt puppy dog out of an old box. It will have googly eyes, floppy ears, a fluffy tail, and, once finished, my third-g…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

February 13, 2020 at 1:15 PM

Falling for fake screenshots — Debunking claims about the coronavirus and pets — Reuters launches a new fact-checking initiative

Falling for fake screenshots — Debunking claims about the coronavirus and pets — Reuters launches a new fact-checking initiative Why people still fall for fake screenshots Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The cynical lure of fake screen…

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February 13, 2020 at 12:34 PM

Is the media biased against Bernie Sanders? » Journalism prof apologizes » Miami Herald's knockout mistake: 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.   Is the media not feeling the Bern? Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to supporters at…

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February 12, 2020 at 1:00 PM

J-school prof uses racial slur » Questioning the use of mugshots » TV personality to challenge AOC: 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. Wait, weren't we supposed to get a break? Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg in New Hampshire o…

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February 11, 2020 at 12:57 PM

A threat to Big Bird? » Stars and Stripes forever ... maybe » Good news for the WSJ: 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.   PBS, NPR funding is threatened again Sesame Street’s Big Bird. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Watch out, Big Bird.…

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  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]

February 11, 2020 at 12:05 PM

A new supertool fights fake images, plus the Economist’s guide to Instagram and a new way to pay for journalism

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism Jigsaw just announced Assembler, an experimental detection platform that aims to help fact checkers and journalists identify manipulated images. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online SPONSORED BY: You…

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February 10, 2020 at 1:30 PM

Why 'Face the Nation' is can't-miss journalism » Gayle King defenders speak up » Marco Rubio's weekend tweet: 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.   'Face the Nation' is can't-miss journalism CBS “Face The Nation” host Margaret Brennan in 2016. (Photo by Ev…

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February 7, 2020 at 12:51 PM

A controversial TV interview, slamming Rush's honor and some presidential profanity: 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. What a week. It started in Iowa with caucus controversy and wraps up tonight with a Democratic debate in New …

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 1:44 PM

I’m here for your CMS horror stories

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. What’s the wonkiest thing you’ve dealt with because of your newsroom’s CMS? Katy Camp, digital content manager at WFTV in Orlando, might win this one. “We had o…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 1:21 PM

A week that tested U.S. fact-checkers — Full Fact gets practical on Brexit — Jigsaw's new tool

A week that tested U.S. fact-checkers — Full Fact gets practical on Brexit — Jigsaw's new tool How fact-checkers covered one of the busiest weeks in American politics Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Ads, speeches and conspiracies: oh my…

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February 6, 2020 at 12:33 PM

Will the media repeat 2016 mistakes? » Sounds like Spotify got a deal » New NYT ads coming: 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.   Is Biden/Ukraine the next 'But her emails'? Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/John Lo…

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February 5, 2020 at 12:30 PM

A crazy busy week in news » Limbaugh medal demonstrates the divide » The end of Iowa?: 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 opposite of a slow news week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rips up President Donald Trump's s State of the …

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  Mel Grau, The Cohort · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 12:59 PM

How Emily Ramshaw plans to build the most representative newsroom in America

How Emily Ramshaw plans to build the most representative newsroom in America Featuring Emily Ramshaw, co-founder and CEO of The 19th View The Cohort in your browser. Hi Cohort family! It feels good to pop back into your inbox after a little winter hibernation (…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 12:47 PM

The Iowa caucuses may have been a mess, but they certainly made for fascinating 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.   Nothing yet to see here Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, wait for the c…

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  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 12:03 PM

A tool for female journalists, why it's time to TikTok and how to snag your username EVERYWHERE

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism Plus: How to time travel via Google Maps, tips for Office365 and a free stash of images from NASA. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online Sponsored by: Your weekly, bite-sized dose of tools, tips and i…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 12:36 PM

Fox News goes easy on the president » How one network is preparing for Iowa » Super Bowl front pages: 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.   Fox News takes it easy ... too easy Fox News’ Sean Hannity. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) The pregame Su…

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January 31, 2020 at 12:32 PM

Journalists keep getting punished for tweeting. Where is the line between personal and professional?

  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 happy Friday! Here are your top media stories for today. To post or not to, Post? Washington …

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Stop putting off that amazing project.

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. If you’re stuck in the relentless cycle of daily news, it can be hard to make time for work that needs it. I personally have one project on the front burner (stay…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 1:54 PM

Collaborating on the coronavirus — Misinformation after death of Kobe Bryant — FactCheck.org gets to the source of Pelosi pens

Collaborating on the coronavirus — Misinformation after death of Kobe Bryant — FactCheck.org gets to the source of Pelosi pens Fact-checkers band together on the coronavirus story Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hoaxes about coronaviru…

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January 30, 2020 at 12:34 PM

Warren Buffett sold off his newspapers — and optimism about the industry went with them

  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 billionaire bailed on his newspapers Warren Buffett tosses a newspaper during a newspaper tossing compet…

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