A community can have local newspapers and still lack local news
After decades of working for national news medias biggest names, Paul Miller retired to Carmel-by-the-Sea in the 1990s. But instead of spending his days soaking in the Monterey Peninsula’s stunning […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:03 AM
Art Detectives Renewed for Season 2 At Acorn TV
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 29, 2026 1:03:31 AM
When the Boundary Waters burned, local journalists answered the call
A smoke column was visible from the city of Ely. A massive body of hot gases and smoke, rising. Miles away, a wildfire was spreading in the Boundary Waters Canoe […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, July 24, 2026 10:32:34 AM
Trump's relationship with the media on display at Correspondents' Dinner
President Trump is set to speak tonight at the rescheduled White House Correspondents dinner despite his difficult relationship with the press.
NPR News at Friday, July 24, 2026 4:30:31 PM
South Korea wrote a fact-checking code into law. Korean fact-checkers are wary.
In South Korea, anyone who believes an online post is false can now report it. The company that hosts the post must then decide whether the complaint is valid. That […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:03 AM
'New York Times' alleges White House abuses legal system to intimidate reporters
The New York Times will argue in court Thursday that the White House is abusing the justice system to intimidate reporters over a story that angered President Trump.
NPR News at Thursday, July 23, 2026 4:00:00 AM
Broadcast Pioneers Of Philadelphia Announces 2026 Hall Of Fame & Person Of The Year Honorees
Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia (BPOP) has named its 2026 Hall of Fame honorees and Person of the Year. The 2026 class will be inducted at the annual Broadcast Pioneers of …
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TV News Check at Sunday, July 26, 2026 1:03:16 AM
The history of Indianapolis lives in old newspaper archives. Can we get to it?
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 22, 2026 4:04:13 AM
Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge
The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a federal judge.
NPR News at Thursday, July 23, 2026 10:31:19 PM
Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now
Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.
NPR News at Monday, July 20, 2026 12:55:31 PM
ABC is done playing defense against the FCC
For more than a year, the Federal Communications Commission and its chairman Brendan Carr have repeatedly hassled, threatened and tried to intimidate ABC. Led by Carr, the FCC made threats […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, July 31, 2026 6:32:15 AM
Ive hired journalists. Ive been rejected, too. Heres what Ive learned.
I arrived 40 minutes late for the job interview, smelling of car grease and covered in sweat. I was a college student interviewing for a summer internship at a large […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, July 21, 2026 6:03:36 AM
Poynters PolitiFact launches service providing reliable, engaging health information to consumers a
St. Petersburg, Florida (July 21, 2026) — Infectious disease outbreaks. Vitamin K shots. GLP-1 side effects. Peptide promises. At a time when questions about health and medicine are receiving more […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 7:30:30 AM
As search and social traffic dries up, local newsrooms turn to Reddit
This article was originally published by Northwestern Universitys Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. Last October, the Big 12 conference issued a rule change that only really makes […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:04 AM
Paramount says it will pause its Warner acquisition while legal challenges play out
A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger.
NPR News at Friday, July 24, 2026 5:26:21 PM
PolitiFacts new platform is a reminder that ideas outlast technology
I got a text message last week that frankly I had expected a long, long time ago: PolitiFact was getting a new content management system. Online news organizations get new […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 6:05:17 AM
A year after Trump funding cuts, public media finds support from audiences
A year ago, President Trump cut all federal funding for public TV and radio. Hundreds of public media staffers got laid off. But listeners and viewers are also stepping up with support.
NPR News at Thursday, July 23, 2026 4:01:32 AM
Is the White House Correspondents dinner headed for another mess?
Fridays rescheduled White House Correspondents Association dinner has all the makings of a complete clown show. I was going to say it has all the makings of a complete disaster, […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 23, 2026 6:32:05 AM
Sorting through the mixed messages about cyclosporiasis
Lettuce has probably never made you so nervous. The news about cyclosporiasis, an illness people can contract by eating raw produce contaminated with a diarrhea-causing parasite, keeps evolving. U.S. cases are […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:04 AM
The White House Correspondents Association dinner was an embarrassment
The White House Correspondents Association held its rescheduled dinner Friday night and, unfortunately, it went about how you would expect. No president in the history of this country has devoted […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, July 27, 2026 6:33:14 AM
IBC: Wheatstone To Feature Virtual Mixing Platform
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TV News Check at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:03:30 AM
Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger Cleared By European Commission With Conditions
The approval comes as the deal was paused by a lawsuit from 12 state AGs in the U.S.
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 23, 2026 10:03:35 AM
The Trump administrations latest media target? A reporters mother.
Just when it seemed the Trump administration couldnt be any more brazen in its attacks on the media, it went even further. Now comes word that the administration sought the […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 7:30:30 AM
Dow Gains 263, Nasdaq Drops 44, S&P 500 Adds 1
Stocks drifted on Wall Street and crude oil prices drop Tuesday as Mideast tensions cool.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, July 28, 2026 2:03:18 AM
Chloe Fineman Leaves SNL After 7 Seasons
“After 7 wonderful seasons at SNL I have decided its time for my next chapter,” Fineman wrote in a lengthy Instagram post announcing her departure.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:03:27 AM
New York Social Media Restrictions Take Effect In January
The Safe for Kids Act, passed in 2024, prohibits social media platforms from using “addictive feeds” to serve content to minors under 18 unless their parents consent. The law also prohibits platforms from sending some notifications to minors between midnight and 6 a.m. without parental consent.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 29, 2026 1:03:30 AM
In South Dakota, public media endures a year after federal funding was wiped out
We check in on one state public broadcasting network a year after President Trump signed a law ending federal funding of public media.
NPR News at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 4:30:32 PM
Should you eat lettuce? 5 things newsrooms can do to cover the cyclosporiasis outbreak
Last Thursday, in Poynters daily faculty meeting, we pitched a piece to help newsrooms better cover the cyclosporiasis outbreak thats put lettuce in several states on the danger-do-not-eat-unless-you-want-to-get-explosive-diarrhea list. By […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, July 21, 2026 12:32:00 PM
What The Fox-Roku Deal Reveals About Medias Consolidation Era
Backlights Kathleen Barrett : The biggest predictor of merger success isn't the size of the deal; it's whether leadership makes an early, clear decision about what they're building. Is it an integrated company or a portfolio of businesses? Both models can work, but almost nobody executes the middle ground well.
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 30, 2026 9:03:40 AM
Consumer Federation Battles Meta Over Scam Ads
The watchdog Consumer Federation of America is urging a judge to allow it to proceed with a lawsuit alleging that Meta Platforms misleads Facebook and Instagram users about the risk that they will encounter scams, and by profiting from fraudulent ads.
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 23, 2026 10:03:35 AM
Disney+ Making First International Version Of ABC News Iconic 20/20 Franchise In UK
Disney+ has greenlit the first ever non-U.S. version of the 50-year-old series and it will kick off in the U.K. next week. Titled 20/20 Britains Most Notorious Crime Investigations , the series will reopen six cases.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 7:21:19 AM
Federal judge hands fact-checking journalists, researchers a First Amendment win in Trump administra
Academics, journalists and researchers notched a victory in federal court this month as a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing an immigration policy restricting people who the U.S. […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, July 21, 2026 2:03:47 PM
Streaming Ratings: I Will Find You Locates No. 1 Ranking
House of the Dragon returns to the charts, and Widow's Bay debuts the week of its season finale.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:03:30 AM
Should journalists give up on traditional job paths? Maybe.
There was a time when you needed at least a few internships on your resume before you could get hired at a competitive newsroom. You changed markets when you wanted […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, July 28, 2026 6:03:51 AM
Federal judge halts Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now
A judge has ordered Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery to pause their merger for at least two weeks. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with CNN media analyst Brian Stelter about why the plan was halted.
NPR News at Tuesday, July 21, 2026 3:58:42 AM
Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds
A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.
NPR News at Sunday, July 26, 2026 5:00:00 AM
Netflix Pushes Back At Season 2 Woes Narrative, Doesnt Release Video Podcast Data
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the second-season issue is a problem across the industry.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:03:29 AM
Charter TV Subscriber Losses Narrow To 21,000 In Q2
The cable and internet giant also shed 172,000 Internet customers and added 400,000 mobile line subscribers ahead of merging with Cox Communications.
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TV News Check at Friday, July 24, 2026 8:03:24 PM
Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional plea for her missing mother
The mystery surrounding the disappearance of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthries mother has now gone on for 177 days. But the pain remains as fresh as ever. Guthrie put out another […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, July 28, 2026 7:04:04 AM
Food Network Sets New Bobby Flay Restaurant-Dining Competition Series The Line For Fall Debut
Titled Bobby Flays The Line , the show will feature Flay along with his hand-picked home team of chefs, including Antonia Lofaso, Michael Jenkins and Claudette Zepeda, as they go up against some of the countrys most acclaimed restaurant staffs to execute a flawless dinner service.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 29, 2026 1:03:31 AM
Ad Groups Raise Concerns Over Bill Banning Junk Food Ads To Children
The Childhood Diabetes Reduction Act of 2026, introduced by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), includes provisions that would prohibit companies from marketing or advertising junk food in a manner that reasonably appears to be directed at children.”
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 23, 2026 9:03:36 AM
Can the new hires for 60 Minutes meet the challenge?
The media world is still buzzing about some of the new hires for the upcoming season of CBSs “60 Minutes.” Most notably, the talk has been about the hiring of […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:03 AM
The NBA Wants To Set Next Seasons TV Schedule, But Its Waiting On LeBron
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said that the league does not want to schedule next season's games until it knows where the (now former) Lakers star lands.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:03:29 AM
ESPNs latest layoffs claim some of its best-known on-air personalities
Once again, ESPN is undergoing notable layoffs. One day after news broke that the network was cutting ties with NFL analyst Ryan Clark, ESPN continued its latest round of cuts, […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 22, 2026 7:30:29 AM
Have you gotten health advice from TikTok or Instagram? This is for you.
Heres something that affects each and every one of us: our health. Few topics are more important — or more difficult — to navigate than our health, especially amid the […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:32:14 AM
Netflix To Stop Releasing Viewership Data Every 6 Months, Will Shift To Annual Reports
Netflix is discontinuing its biannual viewership data dump in favor of one annual report beginning in 2027.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 20, 2026 6:03:28 AM
A hyperlocal news page falls victim to Facebooks AI
Like many small news efforts, Indianas The Bloomingtonian relies on its Facebook page to reach people and get subscribers. Local residents must have an appetite for stories about outdoor World […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, July 24, 2026 11:04:33 AM
60 Minutes makes big hires, including one that will raise eyebrows
Some are calling it a coup — an inspired, out-of-the-box great hire meant to shake life into a long-running news show. Others are saying its a bizarre, risky hire — of […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:03 AM
No Surprise: Most of us get our news from scrolling on our phones
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 Thursday, July 30, 2026 7:09:04 AM
Poynter Institute to honor Chuck Todd for leadership in independent political journalism
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (July 28, 2026) — The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, will honor veteran political journalist Chuck Todd with the 2026 Poynter Make a Mark Leadership […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, July 28, 2026 6:03:51 AM