CNNs uncertain future claims its first major on-air talent
Paramount hasn’t yet taken over Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN. Bari Weiss isn’t overseeing CNN — at least not yet. But CNN has already lost a major on-air talent. Paula […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 2, 2026 6:32:14 AM
The Supreme Court sides with journalists in two key media cases
The Supreme Court made two notable moves on Monday in cases with implications for journalists and press freedom. The court halted an order on Friday that would have forced former […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 6:33:01 AM
When the best answer is No: A tribute to the leadership of Andy Barnes
The author Anne Lamott argues that all prayers can be reduced to one of two words: “help” or “thanks.” I admit to leaning more to the first, so I have […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 7:05:46 AM
Trump Made Millions From Hollywood Last Year
A disclosure form reveals a $10.7 million fee for Melania , legal settlements and a residual from The View . It also suggests that he tendered shares in Warner Bros. Discovery to Paramount last year as it battled Netflix.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 8:03:24 AM
Is this sentence in the Declaration of Independence really the greatest ever written?
I cant think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacsons thin volume “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Isaacson is an influential […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 1, 2026 4:04:02 PM
Max Williams Leaves KAVU Victoria News
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TV News Check at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 12:04:06 AM
Kelsey Grammer Says Hes Considering A Run For Political Office
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TV News Check at Friday, June 26, 2026 2:20:08 PM
Netflix Bets A New Hot Ones Show Will Keep You Watching
The streaming giant bought a spinoff of a popular online interview series that features celebrities eating fiery chicken wings, the latest salvo in its rivalry with YouTube.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, June 23, 2026 8:04:11 AM
Warner Bros. Reanimating 60s Cult TV Show Dark Shadows
Warner Bros. Animation is reimagining the ABC series as an adult animation series.
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TV News Check at Monday, June 29, 2026 12:03:10 AM
Michael Weatherly Books NCIS Return For Season 24
The long-time former series regular will have a season-long arc on the CBS drama.
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TV News Check at Sunday, July 5, 2026 4:03:36 PM
Caitlin Clark argued with her coach. The moment went viral. How did Indy sports reporters handle the
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 […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 4:04:41 AM
Brian Kelly To Call CBS College Football Games
The former Notre Dame and LSU coach is expected to be a part of a three-man booth calling Mountain West games. ( George Walker IV / AP )
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TV News Check at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 7:04:31 PM
Wilford Lloyd Baumes Dies: Wonder Woman TV Producer Who Developed The Love Boat Was 86
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 8:03:23 AM
Newsroom Profile: FOX59 and CBS4
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 […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 1, 2026 4:04:03 PM
How reporters uncovered Trumps role in FIFAs stunning World Cup reversal
Lets start with this important part: U.S. soccer star Folarin Balogun should be playing in todays big World Cup soccer match between the United States and Belgium. During the U.S. […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, July 6, 2026 6:32:18 AM
Tegna Ups Four Industry Veterans To Top Roles
Tegna promoted four company executives to senior leadership roles on Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer Patrick Paolini announced today. Marc Sher was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel and …
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TV News Check at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 12:04:07 AM
In Texas, AI-generated political ads are blurring the line between real and fake
In an online ad viewed millions of times, Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico appears to be wearing a dress and singing about transgender children. Citizens for Sanity, a conservative […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 7:04:45 AM
MS NOW Shaking Up Weekend Lineup In Shift Toward Podcasts & Partnerships
The Weekend: Primetime will end this weekend, and longtime anchor Alex Witt will exit the network, MS NOW chief Rebecca Kutler told staff Friday.
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TV News Check at Monday, June 29, 2026 12:03:13 AM
Hollywood And Big Tech Are Preparing For War
Meta wants to steal TV viewers, Amazon and Apple are meddling with content, and traditional media companies are pursuing megadeals to try and survive.
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 25, 2026 1:04:07 AM
Dow Rallies 595, Nasdaq Drops 207, S&P 500 Finishes Flat
The Dow hit a record Thursday as most of Wall Street rose, but slumping AI stocks kept indexes mixed.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 9:02:48 AM
IFCN mourns the death of Alaa Salman, fact-checker killed in Lebanon
The International Fact-Checking Network is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Alaa Salman, a member of the Sawab fact-checking organization. She fell into a coma after an Israeli […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 7:05:46 AM
These viral Venezuela earthquake videos arent all what they seem
Social media users are sharing many videos of buildings collapsing and people trapped under rubble, saying it shows the destruction of two massive earthquakes in Venezuela. Although many videos are […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 7:05:45 AM
Snowfall Spinoff The Drop Sets FX Release Date
The new series will premiere on Sept. 8 on FX and Hulu. The eight-episode drama will also be available to stream on Disney+ internationally and will release one episode weekly at 9 p.m. ET/6 PT.
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TV News Check at Thursday, June 25, 2026 1:04:06 AM
A LEGACY OF LIBERTY
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 9:02:47 AM
The Dianna Russini story isnt over — and neither are the ethics questions
Not that long ago, Dianna Russini was at the top of her profession as an NFL insider for The Athletic. She was reportedly making nearly $800,000 and was considered one […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 7:05:46 AM
ABC fights back against the Trump administration's attacks
ABC has begun fighting Trump's top broadcast regulator on its own airwaves. Meanwhile, there's a new effort to cast sunlight on why the government is targeting the network.
NPR News at Friday, June 26, 2026 4:00:51 AM
Whats next for CBS News, CNN and 60 Minutes?
Has there been a bigger media story in 2026 than the upheaval at CBS News? CBS has a new owner who has a cozy relationship with President Donald Trump. The […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 7:05:46 AM
White House Report Brands Smithsonian Leadership As Radical Activists Who Cant Be Trusted
The Smithsonian Institution … under its current leadership and current interpretive ideology, cannot be trusted to tell Americas story honestly and in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic,” according to the report by the council, which is led by a former top Trump speechwriter. Pictured: Historian Lonnie Bunch, the Smithsonian's current secretary. ( Allison Robbert/AP )
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TV News Check at Monday, July 6, 2026 1:04:06 PM
The Declaration of Independence offers a forgotten argument for facts
Over 17 days in June 1776, a 33-year-old man bent over his lap desk, putting ink on paper, scratching out words, revising. His countrymen were at war with their government. […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 2, 2026 5:32:26 AM
Think you know American history? These 5 famous stories arent true.
The famous tale of young George Washington chopping down his fathers cherry tree and subsequent confession of “I cannot tell a lie” is just that — unverified, to say the […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, June 25, 2026 5:32:34 AM
Fact-checkers seek to stem a global tide of online scams
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Fact-checkers are best known for holding politicians, political commentators and social media users to account. But for some fact-checking organizations, scammers are a huge, and urgent, target. […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 7:04:46 AM
Joe McCoy Joins KTRK Houston News
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TV News Check at Monday, July 6, 2026 1:04:06 PM
Paula Reid Expected To Move To MS NOW After Leaving CNN
Legal-affairs journalist Paula Reid is expected to take up new duties at MS NOW, according to a person familiar with the matter, leaving behind a top job at CNN in part due to the uncertainty of its future as its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, is acquired by Paramount Skydance.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 8:03:24 AM
After the flood — remembering a tragedy from one year ago
In a little more than a week, July 4, the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. But that day is also the anniversary of a nightmare. It was one year […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, June 30, 2026 7:05:46 AM
In an alarming move, the White House tried to force journalists to reveal sources
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. In an extraordinarily troubling move, the White House […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 7:04:45 AM
Four journalists search for the border between West and East
PILKAPIAI, Lithuania — It began with a query I sent on the GlobalFact Signal chat: Did any of my journalist colleagues in Vilnius attending the annual fact-checking conference have a […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, June 24, 2026 7:04:46 AM
Empire State Building Climbers Force NYC TV & FM Stations To Backup Sites
Following protocols, the broadcasters shifted to auxiliary setups for about an hour on Wednesday. The shift followed building protocols as soon as the daredevils were reported, heavily driven by the extreme RF present on the live tower. ( WABC )
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TV News Check at Monday, July 6, 2026 6:04:11 PM
Dow Drops 45, Nasdaq Falls 61, S&P 500 Slips 3
NEW YORK (AP) — Most of the U.S. stock market rose Friday after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for stocks swept up in …
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TV News Check at Monday, June 29, 2026 12:03:09 AM
Lee Enterprises tells its papers to run front-page profile of chairman and billionaire David Hoffman
As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, readers picking up a copy of their local paper this weekend might expect photos of fireworks or July Fourth celebrations to dominate the […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 2, 2026 3:31:54 PM
ESPN Nears Mike Garafolo Deal As It Goes All-In On NFL Reporters
The longtime NFL Network reporter is closing on a deal with NFL Medias new parent company.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 6, 2026 11:03:26 PM
The Onion's plan to finally take over Infowars
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Ben Collins, CEO of the satirical news outlet The Onion, about a long-delayed plan to take over Infowars and pay damages in a defamation case to Sandy Hook families.
NPR News at Thursday, July 2, 2026 3:01:01 PM
Dow Drops 14, Nasdaq Falls 174, S&P 500 Slips 16
Most U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, but drops for tech pulled Wall Street lower.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 2:02:55 AM
CBS Texas Returns To Texas Hill Country With Special Reporting One Year After The Camp Mystic Floods
CBS-owned KTVT Dallas-Fort Worth today announced special coverage to mark the one-year remembrance of the Central Texas floods. The station will broadcast live from Kerrville beginning at 5 a.m. and …
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TV News Check at Monday, July 6, 2026 3:03:07 AM
Ashley Bowerman Leaves KOLD Tucson For Texas
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TV News Check at Monday, July 6, 2026 1:04:06 PM
'Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!' welcomes new judge and scorekeeper
Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me! welcomes its newest scorekeeper this weekend. Alzo Slade succeeds Bill Kurtis.
NPR News at Sunday, July 5, 2026 4:30:39 AM
Bella Popadiuk Joins KENS San Antonio News
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 9:02:46 AM
Jonathan Jones Said In Advanced Talks To Leave CBS For The Athletic
Jones first joined CBS Sports in 2019 following stints at Sports Illustrated and the Charlotte Observer .
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 4, 2026 8:03:23 AM
How NPR published a Supreme Court retirement that never happened
NPR broke a huge story Tuesday morning. Or so we thought. NPRs veteran Supreme Court reporter, Nina Totenberg, who has been covering the high court since 1969, reported that conservative […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 1, 2026 4:04:02 PM
Why do journalists prewrite stories?
On Tuesday, NPRs Nina Totenberg made news after erroneously publishing a story about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who is not, in fact, retiring just yet. “When […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 1, 2026 3:04:02 PM
A message about the importance of the free press
Eugene C. Patterson fought Nazis as a tank platoon leader in World War II. He fought for civil rights as a crusading editor at The Atlanta Constitution in the 1960s. […]
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Poynter Institute at Saturday, July 4, 2026 6:03:17 AM