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This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Stephen Colbert is already back on TV. Well, […] The post Stephen Colbert said he’d return to public access TV. Then he actually did it. appeared first on Poynter.

Organizers of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and British literary magazine Granta faced sharp backlash this week after social media users questioned whether the winning entry and two of the […] The post AI-writing scandals are becoming common. Proving them is another matter. appeared first on Poynter.

After working on the front lines of public health for 20-plus years, through several waves of Ebola crises and COVID-19, Alfayo Wamburi knows a thing or two about how people […] The post After COVID, audiences demand less panic, more practical information from Ebola coverage appeared first on Poynter.

This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. We all knew this was coming, but Wednesday’s […] The post The next Murdoch media empire may look very different from the last one appeared first on Poynter.

Social media users are casting doubt and causing confusion about the hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, saying that one of the passengers is a “crisis actor.” Their […] The post The hantavirus cruise ship outbreak spawned a familiar conspiracy theory: ‘crisis actors’ appeared first on Poynter.

This is Local Edition, Poynter’s newsletter for people who care about local news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every Wednesday. The 1967 film “The Graduate” gave us this […] The post Data centers are reshaping communities. Local journalists should take notice. appeared first on Poynter.

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future.  When […] The post How weather became one of the most important parts of local news appeared first on Poynter.

This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. What’s going on over at CBS News? This […] The post Paramount pushes back on reports about Bari Weiss’ role at CBS News appeared first on Poynter.

Politicians and other X users shared a manipulated clip appearing to show U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the leading Republican candidate in the Florida gubernatorial race, supporting insider trading as a […] The post A video of a Florida governor candidate was AI slop. People spread it anyway. appeared first on Poynter.

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 […] The post How Indy newsrooms are using AI appeared first on Poynter.

This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. For the second time, The New York Times […] The post Why The New York Times is suing the Pentagon — again appeared first on Poynter.

The controversy over a piece in The New York Times continued to smolder on Thursday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his country’s foreign ministry said they might sue […] The post Netanyahu and Israel threaten to sue The New York Times appeared first on Poynter.

Nobody better than Democracy Now! founder Amy Goodman to deliver in-your-face inspiration for refusing to take “No” for an answer. When a Trump climate advisor told her he was too […] The post A new documentary explores Democracy Now!’s journalism philosophy: confront power, center the vulnerable appeared first on Poynter.

In the late 2010s, the journalism support space was awash with funding. Tech giants like Google and Meta, along with more traditional philanthropists, poured money into startups developing tools for […] The post As funding dollars dwindle, newsroom tech companies are heeding the call for consolidation appeared first on Poynter.

Journalists and funders are often talking past each other. It shows up most clearly when fundraising falls short. The three of us came together at ONA in March to lead […] The post When journalism fundraising falls short, it’s often because you’re answering the wrong questions appeared first on Poynter.

This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. It has been a hectic yet productive few […] The post MS NOW unveils a revamped lineup as it settles into its post-NBC future appeared first on Poynter.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (May 14, 2026) — The Poynter Institute today launched a new AI hub on Poynter.org, bringing together its work in journalism training, ethics, media literacy, fact-checking, research […] The post New Poynter hub serves journalists working with AI and audiences trying to make sense of it appeared first on Poynter.

Is news of a hantavirus cruise ship outbreak giving you COVID-19 flashbacks? You aren’t alone. It’s hard not to think back to early 2020, when a few cases around the […] The post Why experts say the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19 appeared first on Poynter.

WASHINGTON — In a case that could chill freedom of speech and adversely affect misinformation research and fact-checking, lawyers representing academics, journalists and researchers argued in federal court that a […] The post Fact-checkers ask federal judge to block Trump policy they say chills free speech appeared first on Poynter.

This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. President Donald Trump may have just made a […] The post Trump’s latest exchange with reporters handed Democrats a ready-made attack ad appeared first on Poynter.