We are just one week away from the most consequential midterm election in recent history. At stake? Control of the House and the Senate during one of the most divisive […]

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On Aug. 31, a woman called me for the details of an interview scheduled for 1:30 that afternoon. She’d been preparing all morning but was confused about the format the […]

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President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a misleadingly edited quote in a documentary it aired in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit […]

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Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Wednesday that airing what he calls “Fake Polls and Suppression Polls” could violate their regulatory obligations, putting the FCC in the middle […]

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This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk highlighting the successes and challenges facing college journalism. Government officials have found a trick to keep […]

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CNN warned the Trump administration Monday that it would take additional legal action if the White House continues to block its journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office. […]

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For more than 40 years, I have coached high school students and their teachers on the craft of the personal essay, especially the one that might help a senior gain […]

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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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This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. Last summer, Asia Burnett was staring into a financial abyss. President Donald Trump was […]

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Legendary anchor and foreign correspondent Christiane Amanpour announced Monday that she would leave CNN next year after more than four decades at the cable network. “After thinking carefully for several […]

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Your resume is probably too vague. I know this because most of the resumes I receive are too vague. They omit detailed accomplishments that differentiate one candidate from another and […]

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Over the weekend, CNN was once again blocked from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One as part of the White House pool. And once again, conservative network […]

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The word “alien” or “aliens” appeared dozens of times in the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. Many of the references […]

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A week ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed livestreaming the firing-squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army major who killed 13 people and injured another 32 in a […]

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Understanding the American electorate has never been more important or more challenging, especially for journalists. We know the country is polarized and that voters in both parties are angry. But […]

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ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (October 16, 2026) — The Poynter Institute today announced the first cohort of Leading AI in the Newsroom, a new leadership program created for journalists guiding artificial […]

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As CNN, Politico and MS NOW challenge their White House ban in court, a similar press access battle is playing out in Utah — one that dates back to the […]

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Once again, President Donald Trump has suffered a setback in his efforts to restrict press access to the White House. In a ruling late Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Timothy J. […]

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It sounded familiar: Pneumonia reported near a lab studying infectious pathogens in a country where the government is known to conceal unfavorable information. Conflicting reports and unanswered questions about a […]

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New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first press briefing on Tuesday. And how did it go? Put it this way: It could have gone better. Way better. […]

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This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk highlighting the successes and challenges facing college journalism. Just before 7 p.m. every Monday of his […]

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The way President Donald Trump tells it, the issue that sizzles in the Texas U.S. Senate battle is a gross tale about Democrat James Talarico. The president has regurgitated this […]

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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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Local journalism has been in decline for decades. But 2026 was an especially bad year as both the rate of newspaper closures and the number of new news deserts spiked, […]

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Last week, in news almost too shocking to believe, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that an execution would be livestreamed for the American people to view. Army Maj. Nidal […]

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It’s been a brutal year for many in the journalism profession, with newsrooms across the nation announcing layoffs and many talented reporters, editors, designers and photographers sharing heartbreaking stories of […]

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Conservative influencers are sharing what they say is a phone call proving state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, was absent from the campaign trail […]

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Last week, Fox News turned 30 years old. One of that network’s most respected reporters, Jennifer Griffin, has been there for nearly all of it. Griffin has had an amazing […]

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When Pablo Torre left ESPN to go independent in 2023, few could have predicted that he’d change sports journalism in the process. Torre joined the Worldwide Leader from Sports Illustrated […]

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The battle between President Donald Trump and the press continues. Two weeks ago, Trump banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds. The media outlets took Trump to […]

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