In a foreword written after 9/11, the late New York Times editor captured journalism’s essential role — and warned what happens when we forget it ...

“The critical watchdog work of journalism matters on so many levels, including to children and families,” said Kristen Hare, Poynter’s director of craft and local news. “This program gives journalists ...

Mercury Center started charging readers $4.95 a month in April 1995, three months after the free site’s launch; Mercury News subscribers paid just $2.95. Previously happy readers bristled at paying ...

The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months before being removed ...

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter helps journalists sharpen skills and elevate storytelling throughout their ...

The world’s fact-checkers will convene in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the Fundação Getulio Vargas for the 12th annual GlobalFact summit from June 25 to 27. Registration for the public opens is now open ...

Known as TFCN Europe, the peer-to-peer fact-checking and media literacy initiative will now be operating in six European Union countries ...

Financial constraints, threats of harassment and shifting audience habits were among the top concerns for fact-checkers in 2024, the International Fact Checking Network’s State of the Fact-checkers ...

April 2 is Intl. Fact-Checking Day and Trump’s ‘liberation day.’ PolitiFact’s editor explains why we dig into policy arguments in search of truth.

Until very recently, USAID was a longtime pipeline for the U.S. government to distribute foreign aid, including to ...

Poynter spoke with several people to see what everyday folks can do to support press freedom organizations and press freedom.

Just 36% of Americans say they’ve heard ‘a lot’ about the Trump administration’s relationship with the media, down from 72% in 2017 ...