Judge extends pause on Trump’s media ban - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones2d ago
The battle between President Donald Trump and the press continues. Two weeks ago, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds.
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top 93%CBS gives JD Vance a prime-time town hall just before the midterms - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones3d ago
In timing that is certainly good for a Republican Party looking for a last-minute rally ahead of the midterm elections, CBS announced Wednesday that it will air a town hall with Vice President JD...
How the ‘worst act in vaudeville’ helped shape modern libel law - Poynter
Poynterby Jordan Friedman3d ago
During the vaudeville era, the Cherry Sisters of Marion, Iowa, built a reputation as the worst act to ever grace the stage.
The atmosphere is getting wetter. The Washington Post showed what that means on the ground - Poynter
Poynterby Amaris Castillo3d ago
A woman in Asheville, North Carolina, fled her home when floodwaters arrived at her door. Soon, her world was upended. Her apartment, she later learned, had been washed away by Hurricane Helene.
Trump renamed AI ‘super intelligence.’ But that term already means something else. - Poynter
Poynterby Loreben Tuquero3d ago
Seated in a row with the most influential leaders in artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump announced that he was renaming the technology itself. “It’s not artificial.
Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery are finally one company. So what happens now? - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones4d ago
The laborious mega media deal that had to clear hurdles and dodge obstacles and arm-wrestle in court and face high-profile pushback from some of entertainment’s biggest names finally became...
Journalism is serious business. That doesn’t mean it can’t be funny. - Poynter
Poynterby TyLisa C. Johnson4d ago
How will you learn that the world is ending? Maybe your phone buzzes with a news alert. Maybe you open Google News and see the headlines.
Has the presidency cost Donald Trump money? His financial disclosures say otherwise - Poynter
Poynterby Louis Jacobson4d ago
In a warm-up speech before President Donald Trump addressed Oklahoma rally-goers, Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin told the crowd in his home state that Trump took a financial hit to...
You’re not crazy. Voting in Indiana is intimidating. - Poynter
Poynterby Tracey Compton4d ago
This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in...
The reporting their universities didn’t want - Poynter
Poynterby Jennifer Nehrer5d ago
This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk highlighting the successes and challenges facing college journalism.
New Poynter course helps journalists master vertical video - Poynter
Poynterby Jennifer Orsi5d ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (October 6, 2026) — News audiences are increasingly turning to social media and short-form video for news.
CNN gets a best-case scenario under its new owners - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones5d ago
It has been an uncertain time at CNN over the past several months. As it became clearer that Paramount Skydance would acquire CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, a big question loomed.
Want to be an opinion writer? First, learn how to report - Poynter
Poynterby Cristina Silva5d ago
The ethics rules at most mainstream newsrooms create an odd dichotomy: Journalists are some of the most well-read and informed people in the world, and yet we generally are not allowed to use that...
Trump said the Iran war would last weeks. Now he says the media got it wrong. - Poynter
Poynterby Amy Sherman5d ago
Polls show midterm voters are angry that the Iran war — which President Donald Trump told them would be over in a matter of weeks — has led to higher inflation and energy prices, including for...
Poynter wins national 'Hero Award' for work to preserve news archives - Poynter
Poynterby Jennifer Orsi6d ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (October 5, 2026) — The Poynter Institute and Investigative Reporters and Editors have been named the recipients of the 2026 Internet Archive Hero Award, for their work on...
Trump lashes out at Kaitlan Collins, then wakes up angry at Fox News - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones6d ago
President Donald Trump spent Saturday evening near Dayton, Ohio, giving a speech as he tried to rally Republicans for the upcoming midterm elections.
Advice for young Black journalists from an editor who used to be one - Poynter
Poynterby Danielle C. Belton6d ago
It was Kayla’s professors who said her voice wasn’t right for journalism. A young Black woman fresh out of grad school, she was from the Bronx and spoke with a thick New York accent.
Paramount CEO asks Mark Thompson to stay on at CNN after the merger. Will he? - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones9d ago
The big mega media deal of Paramount acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery is expected to be finalized next week. Paramount owns CBS News and Warner Bros. Discovery owns CNN.
No, Joe Biden didn’t ban 440 reporters from the White House - Poynter
Poynterby Jeff Cercone9d ago
After President Donald Trump announced Sept. 18 on Truth Social that he was banning CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House because they write “fake news,” many of his supporters defended the...
Trump attacks Fox News as Hegseth blasts the press - Poynter
Poynterby Tom Jones10d ago
President Donald Trump had a busy day Wednesday. He spent part of it bragging about how he changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.