As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, readers picking up a copy of their local paper this weekend might expect photos ...

In print, it’s fairly clear what’s an opinion piece and what’s a news article. Online, things aren’t so clear. Confusion fuels readers’ complaints that opinions, political agendas and bias are ...

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News Initiative and is republished here with permission. Publisher Les Zaitz spent three years trying to save his pride ...

Broadcast media in Indianapolis just went through consolidation. The Indy Public Editor speaks with the newsrooms to learn ...

For some, Ken Burns’ films don’t just retell history. They are history. Beginning with his 1981 directorial debut, “Brooklyn ...

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 ...

NPR’s erroneous story about Samuel Alito's retirement was not caused by a prewrite, but the episode shows why safeguards ...

From Betsy Ross and Paul Revere to George Washington's teeth, some of America's most enduring stories don't survive a ...

I remember the episode the day after a celebration of life for Andy Barnes, the recently deceased leader of the Tampa Bay ...

I can’t think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacson’s thin volume “The Greatest Sentence Ever Written.” Isaacson is an influential public scholar and ...