From the beginning, the freedoms of speech and the press were seen as fundamental to democracy. Now in the digital age, where misinformation spreads faster than ever, developing critical thinking […] ...

Excellent reporting exposed the political intervention behind FIFA's unprecedented decision to reinstate U.S. star Folarin ...

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

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It’s pretty common for National Football League fans to wonder whether the fix is in against their favorite team, especially when a questionable penalty call factors into a close game’s outcome. Ahead ...

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 ...

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

At its simplest, a free press keeps people free. No society can stay free if its rulers go unwatched. For power corrupts.

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

The authors of the “Make America Healthy Again” report issued by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted it as a landmark assessment providing “common scientific basis” to ...

How, I wondered, had we missed all of this? Fast forward: my one-year sprint morphed into a five-year marathon — and counting — bearing impact I hadn’t dared imagine: state and local legislation, ...

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 ...