Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 12:30 PM

How the media covered Justice Breyer's retirement

Poynter The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR and more offered context and analysis, while a Fox Nation host is drawing some well-deserved criticism. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Supreme Court Justice S…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Can CBD, marijuana or hemp actually prevent COVID-19?

Poynter Plus, CDC will direct pharmacies to give 4th doses to immunocompromised people, hospital removes anti-vaccine man from transplant list, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Can CBD, marijuana or hemp a…

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  Kristen Hare | Poynter · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 1:29 PM

HBD URL Media 🎂

Poynter S. Mitra Kalita and Sara Lomax-Reese share how it's going Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   URL Media founders S. Mitra Kalita, top right, and Sara Lomax-Reese, bottom right, with URL Media network newsroo…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 12:30 PM

The musical chairs of network and cable news are getting interesting

Poynter Who will replace Chris Cuomo at CNN? Could it be Brian Williams? Norah O’Donnell? Somebody already at CNN? It needs to get this hire right. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   The musical chairs of network an…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 26, 2022 at 10:59 AM

Biden withdraws vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 employees

Poynter Plus, few employers with vaccine mandates drop them, the patchwork of local vaccinate-or-test rules, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Biden withdraws vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 employe…

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  Poynter Weekly Training Digest · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Is it really quitting time?

Poynter There are a lot of factors involved in the Great Resignation. We can help with one: training.  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Want to keep journalists from quitting? Invest in them now. My colleague Al Tom…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 12:30 PM

An incredible weekend of football and a number that proves it

Poynter 90% of all powered TVs in Kansas City were tuned into the Chiefs-Bills game. That is a stunning number — almost unheard of. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   An incredible weekend of football and a number t…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Clearing the air about vaccine safety and fertility

Poynter Plus, how omicron may lead to global COVID-19 stabilization, why Medicare doesn’t pay for rapid tests, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Clearing the air about vaccine safety and fertility …

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Sarah Palin v. The New York Times could be a groundbreaking journalism case

Poynter Most legal experts agree that Palin’s chances of winning the case are pretty low. But it’s not completely out of the question. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Sarah Palin v. The New Yo…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 11:00 AM

8,000 cases of BA.2, the newest COVID-19 variant, have appeared across 40 countries

Poynter Plus, 12 states are still distributing antibody drugs that don't work against omicron, COVID-19 hospitalizations drop, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   8,000 cases of BA.2, the newest COVID-19 vari…

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  Barbara Allen · [email protected]

January 23, 2022 at 1:30 PM

An MMJ is hit by a car. What do we learn?

Poynter She was praised for her professionalism but her station’s choices came under fire Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   A screenshot of the live feed a split-second before this reporter was struck by a car. …

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 12:30 PM

What’s the deal with this NPR-Supreme Court story?

Poynter NPR could use a clarification, but the Supreme Court would be wise to do a little clarifying itself. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By What’s the deal with this NPR-Supreme Court story? …

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 21, 2022 at 10:59 AM

A week in, how are insurance companies paying for COVID tests?

Poynter Plus, a poll finds pandemic pessimism growing, Americans are using more disinfectants, Congress gets K95 masks made in China, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   A week in, how are insurance companies…

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  The Poynter Institute · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 7:00 PM

👋 to your newest advocates for truth

Poynter Introducing our new chief development officer and MediaWise ambassadors Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   It’s true, . More people are living their best-informed lives because you support Poynter’s work to mak…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 12:30 PM

The best word to describe President Biden’s press conference?

Poynter Wednesday’s White House press conference was, for the most part, civil. And, mostly, respectful. And normal. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By The best word to describe President Biden’s…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Post-infection immunity is strong, but COVID vaccines are more reliable

Poynter Plus, whether omicron could decline without hitting rural America hard, truck-driving teens could help ease the driver shortage, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Post-infection immunity is strong, …

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  Kristen Hare | Poynter · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 1:29 PM

What's in store for local news in 2022?

Poynter Poynter's Rick Edmonds shares some thoughts Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Image via Shutterstock Being a beat reporter on the local news industry means I can point to examples of…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 12:29 PM

A conversation with NBC News president Noah Oppenheim

Poynter ‘We are ferociously defending the traditional approach to journalism … that it’s possible to hold the middle ground and be objective and nonpartisan.’ Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By A…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM

New forecast: US COVID-19 deaths will rise to 1 million by spring

Poynter Plus, the encouraging data hidden in discouraging trends, the federal government’s free test kit site opened a day early, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   New forecast: US COVID-19 deaths will rise…

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  Poynter Weekly Training Digest · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Navigate newsroom pressure points ⚠

Poynter ...with our new online ethics program. Plus, the deadline for the diversity leadership academy is extended to Feb. 11. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Great news for those of you who want to take charge this…

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  Alex Sujong Laughlin, The Cohort · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 1:29 PM

When should I speak up about microaggressions at work?

Poynter Phoebe Gavin’s best advice for standing up for yourself   Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. (Shutterstock) You know the feeling: You’re in a meeting — maybe it’s with your boss, or your immediate colleagues, or w…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Is this the end of the line for OAN?

Poynter One America News is getting dropped by DirecTV — by far its largest carrier. DirecTV accounts for about 90% of OAN's revenue. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Is this the end of the lin…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Should you intentionally get infected with COVID-19?

Poynter Plus, CDC advises against 'high risk' activities in high-transmission areas, the portal for free COVID tests opens tomorrow, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Should you intentionally get infected w…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM

How is the plan going for Americans’ insurance to pay for their COVID-19 tests?

Poynter Plus, why you probably need at least two negative test results, Jails and prisons are again swamped with COVID, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   How is the plan going for Americans’ insurance to pa…

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  Barbara Allen · [email protected]

January 16, 2022 at 1:30 PM

What student media taught me in 2021

Poynter The tenacity and ability of student journalists was on full display Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Students from The Hofstra Clocktower at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communications. (Photo by Barba…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Supreme Court overturns OSHA mandate, affects 2/3 of all US workers

Poynter Plus, cities are still free to impose mandates and are doing so, other countries and big private employers also have mandates, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Supreme Court overturns OSHA mandate,…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 12:30 PM

‘He’s gone. OK.’ — How Donald Trump abruptly ended his NPR interview

Poynter NPR’s Steve Inskeep told Trump that he would keep the interview at about 15 minutes. But Trump hung up after about nine. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Join us at the #SEJ2022 Annual …

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Fauci: Omicron will find ‘just about everybody’

Poynter Plus, it may be time to stock up on KN95s, GMA edits the CDC director and starts a rumor, a pet food 'shortage,' and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Fauci: Omicron will find ‘just about everybody’ …

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  Kristen Hare | Poynter · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Meet the next generation of letters to the editor

Poynter How the LAT refreshed a newspaper staple Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Screen shot, Los Angeles Times Letters to the editor are a newspaper staple. Members of the community get 2…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 12:30 PM

How the media covered President Biden’s speech on voting rights

Poynter … and what it all means. Biden went to Atlanta and delivered a major speech in hopes of passing new voting rights protections. He didn’t hold back. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Join…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM

What has your local school system done with its share of $190 billion in pandemic support?

Poynter Plus, there’s a national blood crisis, new CDC guidance on masks could come soon, concertgoers aren't showing up to shows, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   What has your local school system done wi…

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  Poynter Weekly Training Digest · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 3:03 PM

When facts fuel our connections 🌎

Poynter Empowering fact-checkers, journalists and citizens worldwide Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Poynter has always taught journalists from around the world, often online and sometimes at our main campus in Flor…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Fox News’ predictable pick to extend its prime-time agenda

Poynter It’s Jesse Watters. And it’s now abundantly clear: The 7 to 11 pm window on Fox News has nothing to do with ‘news.’ It’s opinion with an agenda.  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Join u…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Insurers will pay for 8 at-home COVID tests per month

Poynter Plus, there are no at-home tests for Braille users, the new best-case and worst-case COVID scenarios, Boston's good sewage news, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   New Biden plan will require insurer…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 12:30 PM

More evidence of Fox News’ stranglehold on the Republican Party

Poynter Tucker Carlson’s on-air cowing of Ted Cruz shows how in lockstep Fox News and Republicans are and the influence Fox News has. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Join us at the #SEJ2022 An…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 10:59 AM

Awaiting a Supreme Court decision on the COVID-19 mandate

Poynter A look at the key to the case and how justices appear to be leaning. Plus, how many children are hospitalized with or because of COVID-19. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Readers, I am going to spend today’…

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  Barbara Allen · [email protected]

January 9, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Twitter feuds, FOIA roadblocks, broadcast lessons and bomb threats

Poynter It must be a Sunday in journalism education!  Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Shutterstock Welcome to 2022! First, a sincere and heartfelt thank you to the folks who took my survey before the b…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 12:30 PM

The media reaction to President Biden’s blistering speech about Trump

Poynter We knew Biden would mention Trump. We just didn’t know it was going to be the overriding arc of a speech that was as harsh as it was ominous. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By The media …

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 7, 2022 at 10:59 AM

‘Flurona’ is not the next big new thing to worry about

Poynter Plus, stores raise test kit prices as agreements with feds expire, no link between vaccines and pre-term births, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   ‘Flurona’ is not the next big new thing to worry ab…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Media coverage of the somber anniversary of Jan. 6

Poynter One year ago today we witnessed troubling and horrific images we never thought we would see in this country. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Media coverage of the somber anniversary of…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Omicron may produce fewer serious illnesses, but this wave is far from ‘mild’

Poynter Plus, the CDC defines ‘up to date’ versus ‘fully vaccinated’, the Mayo Clinic fires hundreds of unvaxxed workers, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Omicron may produce fewer serious illnesses, but t…

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  Kristen Hare | Poynter · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Ready for a silver lining? 😃

Poynter 70+ new local newsrooms!!! Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By I’ve spent a lot of the last two years feeling the way parents feel when one child is struggling and one is not. All your attent…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Ben Smith is leaving the New York Times for ... what?

Poynter The New York Times media columnist provided plenty of fodder for media observers on Tuesday with a quote that many couldn’t quite figure out. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Sponsored By Ben Smith …

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 11:00 AM

CDC tries to calm critics but adds confusion with new quarantine guidance

Poynter Plus, how to get more reliable instant COVID test results, concerned families brought older adults home, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   CDC tries to calm critics but adds confusion with new quara…

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  Poynter Weekly Training Digest · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 3:48 PM

How are you approaching the new year?

Poynter Resolution? Intention? Word of the year? However you're thinking of 2022, get a fresh start with Poynter training. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Poynter training won't help you eat healthier, exercise more…

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  Alex Sujong Laughlin, The Cohort · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Your Turn: ‘The goal is to expand the system’

Poynter 3 more considerations for building credibility with the communities you cover Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. In my last newsletter, I talked to reporters who felt their newsrooms’ histories and coverage decisions hur…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 12:30 PM

The media’s coverage of Jan. 6 is still just beginning

Poynter The coverage of our democracy in crisis and what happened on Jan. 6 shouldn’t end on Thursday. It should just get more intense. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   The media’s coverage of Jan. 6 is still just…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 4, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Doctors and nurses are under attack

Poynter Plus, the CDC is watching more than 90 cruise ships, people are getting fourth and even fifth shots, Canada’s COVID troubles grow, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Doctors and nurses are under atta…

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  Tom Jones | Poynter · [email protected]

January 3, 2022 at 12:30 PM

The anniversary of Jan. 6 isn’t just about looking back

Poynter It’s about what it means now, and what it could mean for the future. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   The anniversary of Jan. 6 isn’t just about looking back Trump supporters gather outside the U.…

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  Al Tompkins | Poynter · [email protected]

January 3, 2022 at 11:00 AM

COVID-19 in 2022: Hospitalizations up, cases rising, schools going virtual

Poynter Plus, more people are searching for testing info than for vaccine info, FDA to authorize COVID boosters for teenagers, and more. Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   COVID-19 in 2022: Hospitalizations up, cases …

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