2026-01-11 In the second part of this FAQ (first part here), I respond to more answers to questions from a Turkish PR company (published on LinkedIn here)… Q: What skills do you think a journalist must absolutely have when working with data? There ar …›
2026-01-11 2 B Bob Weir is gone. He and Jerry Garcia were (at least to me) the sonic and vocal backbone of the Grateful Dead. He was less than two months younger than me. Jerry was older, but dead at 53. Phil Lesh made it to 84, dying in October 2024. Bill Kreut …›
2026-01-10 Not any more. The last thing David Hodskins emailed to me was “Don’t become a Hoosiers fan.” It was David who made me a Duke Blue Devils Basketball fan. David was an Iron Duke—an alumnus who contributed to the progr …›
2026-01-10 Whoosiers! The last thing David Hodskins emailed to me was "Don't become a Hoosiers fan." It was David who made me a Duke Blue Devils fan, by bringing me often to fill the other of his two season ticket seats in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Th …›
2026-01-10 In the latest FAQ, I’m publishing here answers to some questions from a Turkish PR company (published on LinkedIn here)… Q: In your view, what has been the most significant transformation in digital journalism in recent years? …›
2026-01-09 Also, Gemini failed. I still don't konw. I think we could have powered two cities with the work Gemini just did, thinking slowly to help me identify the actress that my old pal Drew Youngs sings about in his video (and musical composition) Betty t …›
2026-01-09 A void to fill in Pittsburgh The announcement by Block Communications this week that it would cease publication of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette generated despair in the journalism world. As Joshua Benton of Nieman Lab asked: “Will Pittsburgh become …›
2026-01-09 Don’t believe your eyes. On Thursday, that’s what some members of Donald Trump’s administration essentially said when talking about the tragic events of Wednesday when an ICE agent shot and […] The post Controversy continues over Wednes …›
2026-01-09 A White House social media post misleadingly links deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro with the U.S. fentanyl crisis. The X post includes a video highlighting parents who lost children to […] The post The White House said Maduro was ‘floo …›
2026-01-08 That’s a PageXray of Craigslist.org. I ran it after reading Is Craigslist the Last Real Place on the Internet? by Jennifer Swann in Wired. It shows Craigslist doing no tracking at all. Nice! Craigslist also doesn’t interrupt your ex …›
2026-01-08 I’ve written previously for Poynter about my fondness for covering the quadrennial Democratic and Republican conventions. Recently, I realized that some of my souvenirs from those conventions accidentally tell a […] The post A brief history of …›
2026-01-08 Improving care for people with addictions will continue to be a challenge — despite billions of dollars spent each year Journalism tends to reward investigative reporting about wrongdoing, so it’s not surprising that coverage of treatment for a …›
2026-01-08 A model for the future Nice piece on Craigslist in Wired. One paragraph: “It’s not a perfect platform by any means, but it does show that you can make a lot of money through an online endeavor that just treats users like they have some autonomy an …›
2026-01-08 This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Disturbing news broke Wednesday that a federal agent […] The post Citizen video challenges the administration’s account of a f …›
2026-01-08 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (January 8, 2026) — Since the 2022 launch of ChatGPT and the rise of generative artificial intelligence, the news industry has struggled to adapt — with a […] The post Poynter and Hacks/Hackers partner to keep fast AI a …›
2026-01-08 The Kicker returns with our former host, Josh Hersh, and our new one, Megan Greenwell, in conversation. …›
2026-01-08 In 2026, this will be the question that matters most to journalists. …›
2026-01-08 Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by the last week of 2025, surpassing rates of the past […] The post A new flu strain slipped …›
2026-01-08 Journalists have a critical role to play in covering a fatal use of force by any law enforcement officer. It’s the most basic form of holding power to account. That […] The post How journalists should cover ICE’s fatal shooting of a civilian …›
2026-01-07 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will shut down on May 3 after nearly 240 years of operation, the company announced Wednesday. This is tragic for those who live in the communities of […] The post Statement from Poynter Institute President Neil Brown o …›
2026-01-07 Pittsburgh’s largest daily, The Post-Gazette, will shut down on May 3 after nearly 240 years of operation, the company announced Wednesday. The Post-Gazette’s owner, Block Communications, blamed steep cash losses […] The post Pittsburgh Post- …›
2026-01-07 Lee Enterprises — the newspaper chain holding storied dailies like The Buffalo News and St. Louis Post-Dispatch — announced last week that billionaire investor David Hoffmann had acquired a majority […] The post Florida billionaire takes cont …›
2026-01-07 I’m thinking out loud here about how to get development rolling for MyTerms. I see three pieces required for a proof of concept: Browser plugin Web server plugin Data storage and retrieval When we first thought about this at Pr …›
2026-01-07 The Marshall Project used alternative story forms to directly connect with the people at the center of the story My job at The Marshall Project is to make work that is both resonant and accessible to people affected by the justice system. Sometimes …›
2026-01-07 Why German keyboards wear out faster I need to keep coming up with new titles for blog posts that might end up being on any number of subjects. Mittwoch jumped into my head because it's German for Wednesday. I took two years of German in high scho …›
2026-01-07 Turning Point USA’s Savanah Hernandez on her journalistic position. …›
2026-01-06 Practices of play, trust and collaboration To notice color is to listen: to what soothes, what unsettles, what echoes through the body like a remembered room. Studies suggest that color affects the nervous system: certain hues can regulate …›
2026-01-06 Always buy in the past In 1991, my bride bought us both lifetime memberships in United Airlines' airport lounge, then called the Red Carpet Club. I forget the price; but it was cheap, considering. I'm guessing it was less than what one would pa …›
2026-01-06 Think about all the things that give you global scale online: The Internet The Web Email RSS Cash Credit Now think about what traps you: Every loyalty, membership, and rewards program Every subscription Every accou …›
2026-01-05 Trump’s military attack on Venezuela was a social media spectacle. What made the Times and the Post bury the scoop? …›
2026-01-05 New York media outlets are being proactive about defending their rights as they anticipate the deployment of federal law enforcement. …›
2026-01-02 CJR staff on stories to look out for in 2026. …›
2025-12-23 2025 at RJI has been a year of bringing people together to address the many challenges and changes facing the industry. As competitive as journalists can be, the future of news is not a race; it’s a collective effort to support a fundamental pillar …›
2025-12-19 The post Errata: Religious Restrictions Around the World appeared first on Pew Research Center. …›
2025-12-18 Get answers to your questions on newsroom-creator partnerships, including how to find potential partners, upholding your journalistic ethics, and how much time and money these collaborations require. The post FAQ: Creator-newsroom collaborations appear …›
2025-12-18 This framework from the Journalism + Design Lab outlines the roles anyone can play to help keep their community informed. The post Community news roles: A framework for how people keep their communities informed appeared first on Better News. …›
2025-12-17 From personal ads to web scraping and revenue streams; here’s what we learned When we begin projects for our Innovation in Focus series, we always start with a vital question: What is a challenge that your news organization has been meaning to ta …›
2025-12-17 Night flying regulations are just part of the things you need to plan for to keep you, and others, safe Many drone pilots revel in the chance to fly around their town’s annual 4th of July pyrotechnic display. It is usually the highlight of their …›
2025-12-16 With Press Forward funding, The SHOUT pioneers stand-alone arts culture coverage in Wichita The SHOUT, Wichita’s go-to site for arts journalism, was born in Waterford, Connecticut, a coastal town almost as far east from Kansas as founders Emily C …›
2025-12-15 What’s in between forcing people into treatment and waiting for them to be ready? Media coverage of the challenge of engaging people in care for addictions tends to present two options: voluntary vs. involuntary treatment. This framing m …›