Josh Herrington · [email protected]

June 12, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Empowering journalists of color to tell their stories

Empowering journalists of color to tell their stories You support Poynter. We support facts and the free press. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   As a Poynter supporter, you’re receiving this newsletter each Friday so we can keep…

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June 12, 2020 at 11:34 AM

‘60 Minutes’ remembers a horrific incident of racial injustice largely ignored by history

  An estimated 300 men, women and children were killed when aircraft dropped incendiary devices on a Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921. View email in your browser.     ‘60 Minutes’ remembers a horrific incident of racial injustice largely ignore…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 4:13 PM

‘Seeing it sparked something’

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser.   Screenshot, Kansas City Star Over several days, in the thick of the Missouri heat, nine reporters went into ongoing protests in Kansas City with one question: Why …

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June 11, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Factually: Lit review of misinformation — NaturalNews tries to dodge Facebook ban

Factually: Lit review of misinformation — NaturalNews tries to dodge Facebook ban Do no harm: Debunking without amplification Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. A review of the evidence What role does “the media” play in the spread of misinf…

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June 11, 2020 at 11:32 AM

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finally addressed its controversy, but the explanation doesn’t make it go away

  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette executive editor Keith Burris wrote a lengthy story that defended a decision to pull one of its journalists off a protest story. View email in your browser.   Pittsburgh Post-Gazette finally addressed its controversy, but the explan…

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June 10, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Because of the coronavirus, newsroom offices have gone away. There’s a chance that many will never return.

  Journalists are working from home and still publishing excellent work. Are newsrooms — the actual, physical offices — even needed anymore? View email in your browser.   Because of the coronavirus, newsroom offices have gone away. There’s a chance that many…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Still making sense of what happened at The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer

  In both cases, the editors lost the support of their newsrooms. When that happens, they can’t stay on, no matter how talented they are. View email in your browser. Still making sense of what happened at The New York Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer (A…

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  Ren LaForme | Poynter · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 11:04 AM

Here are 30+ tools, tips and resources for journalists to try this summer

Poynter's Try This! — Tools for Journalism A special edition of the Try This! — Tools for Journalism newsletter written by Jeremy Caplan from CUNY’s Newmark Grad School of Journalism. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  read online Your weekly, bite-sized …

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

June 8, 2020 at 11:33 AM

The controversy at The New York Times is over more than just one op-ed. The future of the Times could be at stake.

  James Bennet is out at The New York Times. Did he deserve to lose his job? And what might it mean for the future of, perhaps, America’s best newspaper? View email in your browser.   The controversy at The New York Times is over more than just one op-ed. Th…

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

June 5, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Helping journalists cover the protests safely so you know what’s happening at this historic time.

Helping journalists cover the protests safely so you know what’s happening at this historic time. You support Poynter. We support facts and the free press. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   As a Poynter supporter, you’re receivin…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

June 5, 2020 at 11:35 AM

An op-ed controversy led to a New York Times revolt. Here’s what happened and why the Times was wrong.

  Readers accused the Times of publishing divisive and potentially harmful rhetoric. The pushback was just as loud inside the Times. View email in your browser.   An op-ed controversy led to a New York Times revolt. Here’s what happened and why the Times wa…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 1:28 PM

When the past echoes loud

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Ninety-nine years after a mob of white Tulsans murdered and destroyed a community of black Tulsans, the Tusla (Oklahoma) World created a project to document what h…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 1:22 PM

Fact-checkers train up the public — Anonymous uses bad intel — Platforms respond to Trump's executive order

Fact-checkers train up the public — Anonymous uses bad intel — Platforms respond to Trump's executive order Journalists offer fact-checking tools as an anchor to audiences in turbulent times Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Helping peopl…

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June 4, 2020 at 11:35 AM

Anchors David Muir, Norah O’Donnell and Lester Holt on network news’ mission in covering the George Floyd story

  What is the mission of the nightly news in these times? I asked all three major network anchors that question. Here’s what they had to say. View email in your browser. Anchors David Muir, Norah O’Donnell and Lester Holt on network news’ mission in coverin…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

June 3, 2020 at 11:33 AM

Cable news networks make it feel as if we’re looking at two different Americas

  Watch CNN and you'll see a very different country than the one you'll see on Fox News. The network you watch might say a lot about how you see the country. View email in your browser. Cable news networks make it feel as if we’re looking at two different A…

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  Mel Grau, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 2:28 PM

She gave birth alone in the hospital. Six days later, she was back to work as a newsroom CEO facing the pandemic.

She gave birth alone in the hospital. Six days later, she was back to work as a newsroom CEO facing the pandemic.   Featuring Cristi Hegranes, founder, publisher and CEO of Global Press View The Cohort in your browser. This week’s newsletter features the ins…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

June 2, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Peaceful protesters were attacked as Trump spoke, and the media — thankfully — was there to shine a light on it

  Americans are practicing their First Amendment rights and it’s important that the media is there to document that they are free to do so. View email in your browser. Peaceful protesters were attacked as Trump spoke, and the media — thankfully — was there …

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 11:33 AM

Attacks on media covering the protests are simply following the president’s rhetoric

  When President Trump, the leader of the free world, disrespects the press, why should we expect citizens to respect them? View email in your browser. Attacks on media covering protests are simply following the president’s rhetoric President Donald Trump spe…

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM

To wear a mask, or not to wear a mask, that is the question.

To wear a mask, or not to wear a mask, that is the question. You support Poynter. We support facts and the free press. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   As a Poynter supporter, you’re receiving this newsletter each Friday so we c…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

May 29, 2020 at 11:34 AM

A night of unrest in Minneapolis

  Protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis boiled over and took a frightening and combustible turn Thursday as fires ravaged a police precinct. View email in your browser.   A night of unrest in Minneapolis Protesters gather in front of the b…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 2:54 PM

Snapshots of muddling through

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. One Monday in April, a nurse in Rochester, Minnesota, pulled her mask on before starting a 12-hour-shift.  "I do a lot of praying before I get here.” A man in Karls…

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

May 28, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Twitter v. Trump — FactCrescendo's check on a COVID-19 hoax — Hackers target people working from home

Twitter v. Trump — FactCrescendo's check on a COVID-19 hoax — Hackers target people working from home Twitter’s action on Trump tweets is the start of a wider battle Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Why Twitter’s ‘get the facts’ label …

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May 28, 2020 at 11:33 AM

The United State passes a grim milestone in the war against the coronavirus

  More than 1.6 million in this country have been infected. More than 100,000 have died. What does it really mean? How do you even wrap your brain around it? View email in your browser. The United State passes a grim milestone in the war against the corona…

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May 27, 2020 at 11:32 AM

President Trump is finally checked by Twitter — but not for the tweets you might think

  Finally, Twitter called out the president of the United States for one of his tweets. It slapped a “fact-check” label on him. That’s never happened before. View email in your browser.   President Trump is finally checked by Twitter — but not for the tweets…

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May 26, 2020 at 11:33 AM

Twitter is silent on President Trump's tweets about a baseless Joe Scarborough conspiracy theory

  President Trump continued to tweet a baseless conspiracy theory that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough had something to do with the death of a former staffer. View email in your browser. Good Tuesday morning. Catching up after a long Memorial Day weekend — which i…

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

May 22, 2020 at 12:04 PM

Local news is powerful but in peril. Here’s how Poynter is showing up for the journalists in your hometown.

Local news is powerful but in peril. Here’s how Poynter is showing up for the journalists in your hometown. You support Poynter. We support facts and the free press. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   As a Poynter supporter, you’re…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

May 22, 2020 at 11:34 AM

President Trump’s latest media attacks are actually surprising ... and disturbing

  His latest attacks show that he believes Fox News should be helping him win, a troubling attitude for the president of the United States to have. View email in your browser.   President Trump’s latest media attacks are actually surprising … and disturbin…

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 5:27 PM

Covering a diva’s funeral on Facebook Live

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. It was the subject line of this newsletter that inspired Anh Do to write to me. A few weeks ago, I wrote about navigating the weight, and self-preserving numbness, …

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May 21, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Charts and perceptions — Debunking the claim that coronavirus 'will just go away' — How the Plandemic video went viral

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May 21, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Why this Ben Smith and Ronan Farrow story matters

  Farrow’s reporting helped bring down Harvey Weinstein. So do we care if he might have cut some corners and embellished a few things? Absolutely. View email in your browser. Why this Ben Smith and Ronan Farrow story matters Ronan Farrow last December. (Ph…

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May 20, 2020 at 11:37 AM

President Donald Trump is obsessed with the media. There’s no other way to put it.

  You would think that during a pandemic that has killed thousands in the U.S. that the president would have better things to do than tweet about the media. View email in your browser. President Trump’s obsession with the media President Donald Trump speaks…

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  Mel Grau, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]

May 19, 2020 at 12:48 PM

The Cohort: I’m feeling more empowered at work and it’s happening during a pandemic

The Cohort: I’m feeling more empowered at work and it’s happening during a pandemic Featuring Christina Zdanowicz, senior producer for social discovery at CNN View The Cohort in your browser. Christina Zdanowicz is a leader at CNN Digital and manages the evening…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

May 19, 2020 at 11:35 AM

Michael Jordan produced another winner in ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’

  The 10-part documentary was a smashing success for the network. It was critically acclaimed, generally adored by sports fans and a ratings success. View email in your browser. Michael Jordan produced another winner in ESPN’s ‘The Last Dance’ Michael Jord…

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May 18, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Protesters who harass the media are simply following President Trump’s lead

  The president retweeted a video of protesters harassing a reporter and said, “People can’t get enough of this. Great people!” View email in your browser. Protesters who harass the media are simply following President Trump’s lead Protesters rally in Augu…

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 12:04 PM

The five most popular coronavirus fact-checks circling the globe

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

May 15, 2020 at 11:34 AM

On the air? Not lately for some of the nation’s top health experts

  Where’s Dr. Deborah Birx? Dr. Anthony Fauci? And U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams? They seem to have disappeared from TV talk shows. View email in your browser.   On the air? Not lately for some of the nation’s top health experts White House coronavirus …

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 1:48 PM

What work are you excited about right now?

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. Last fall, someone at a journalism conference asked me a question I’ve never been asked before: What are you working on right now that you’re excited about? As a …

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  Poynter & American Press Institute · [email protected]

May 14, 2020 at 12:23 PM

Dismantling the 'Plandemic' video — Italy's Open debunks an autopsy hoax — Twitter labels disputed coronavirus claims

Dismantling the 'Plandemic' video — Italy's Open debunks an autopsy hoax — Twitter labels disputed coronavirus claims 7 methods journalists used to dismantle the ‘Plandemic’ video Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Seven angles on a consp…

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May 14, 2020 at 11:34 AM

A Brunswick reporter talks about the Ahmaud Arbery shooting: ‘It didn’t smell good from the start.’

  Larry Hobbs and The Brunswick News first covered Arbery's shooting the day after it happened. But it didn't gain national attention for over two months. View email in your browser. A Brunswick reporter talks about the Ahmaud Arbery shooting: ‘It didn’t sm…

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May 13, 2020 at 11:36 AM

Chuck Todd apologized on air for “Meet the Press” mistake

  Give Todd credit for correcting on air. If you’re going to make an error that big on TV, it requires an apology on TV, and that’s exactly what he did. View email in your browser.   Chuck Todd apologized on air for ‘Meet the Press’ mistake NBC News’ Chuck …

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May 12, 2020 at 11:33 AM

Why did it take so long for the Ahmaud Arbery shooting to become one of the biggest stories in the country?

  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 did it take so long for the Ahmaud Arbery shooting to become one of the biggest stories in the country? P…

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May 11, 2020 at 11:35 AM

A misleading moment on ‘Meet the Press’ unfairly edited Attorney General Barr

  Shame on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Shady editing on Sunday made a point that wasn’t true and, worse, made Attorney General William Barr unfairly look bad. View email in your browser. Misleading moment on ‘Meet the Press’ Attorney General William Barr. (AP …

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  Josh Herrington · [email protected]

May 8, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Don’t just give. Engage.

Don’t just give. Engage. You support Poynter. We support facts and the free press. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   As a Poynter supporter, you’re receiving this newsletter each Friday so we can keep you well informed about the …

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May 8, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Why Tara Reade’s first big ‘on-air’ interview was with Megyn Kelly

  You'd think Reade’s first TV interview would be with a major network. Instead, it was with Kelly — a former TV reporter who now posts work to social media. View email in your browser. Why Tara Reade’s first big ‘on-air’ interview was with Megyn Kelly In …

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  Kristen Hare · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 1:44 PM

More than crisis coverage

Poynter General Newsletter View email in your browser. On Monday, the Pulitzer Prizes offered a peek into the past — not the distant past, but, like, the last year past. Remember 2019? Maybe not. It’s hard right now to …

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May 7, 2020 at 12:42 PM

Tools to cut through coronavirus rhetoric — The 'Wuhan' video that isn't Wuhan — Fact-checkers in hot spots

Tools to cut through coronavirus rhetoric — The 'Wuhan' video that isn't Wuhan — Fact-checkers in hot spots These tools can push past politics and help people decide whether to join the reopening Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Tools fo…

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May 7, 2020 at 11:34 AM

The best and worst of The Times

  The New York Times netted an incredible 587,000 new digital subscribers in the first quarter. View email in your browser. The best and worst of The Times (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) The New York Times came out with its quarterly report on Wednesday. W…

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May 6, 2020 at 11:34 AM

President Trump says White House reporters are no Donna Reed, but he still likes battling the media

  Aside from the misogyny of comparing two proven journalists to what Trump considers a stereotypical 1950s housewife, the reference is extremely dated. View email in your browser. Trump rips CBS reporters: ‘It wasn’t Donna Reed.’ Actress Donna Reed, right…

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  Mel Grau, The Poynter Institute · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 12:48 PM

The Cohort: How to deal with virtual micromanagers

The Cohort: How to deal with virtual micromanagers Featuring Lorraine K. Lee, managing editor at Prezi  View The Cohort in your browser. The varied and intense stressors of the pandemic throw everything into sharp relief — including your relationship with your …

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May 5, 2020 at 11:34 AM

A Poynter Report special report: The Pulitzer Prize edition

  This year's winners show that if the work is good enough, the Pulitzer Prize Board will recognize it, no matter how big the news outlet is. View email in your browser. Welcome to a special edition of the Poynter Report as I give you my two cents and random t…

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