Press Room

  • Dave Barry rocks the house at Poynter

    Posted on Jan. 23, 2013
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    Humor columnist for the Miami Herald and author Dave Barry spoke to a sold-out group at Poynter in January. He was interviewed by fellow humor columnist and author Gene Weingarten of The Washington Post. Get this: They’ve both won a Pulitzer Prize. How about that!

    Musical interludes during Poynter’s Community Conversation came via the band: Dave Scheiber, Jane Schieber, Barry, Poynter’s Roy Peter Clark and Tampa Bay Times media critic Eric Deggans.

  • Poynter Names Three New Members to National Advisory Board

    Posted on Jan. 17, 2013

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Poynter, a school dedicated to teaching practitioners and teachers of journalism, announces the appointment of three new members to its National Advisory Board (NAB). The new NAB members, who will serve a term of four years, join a board of 10 and bring to the Institute experiences in traditional and new forms of journalism, as well as in academia and research.

  • Dunlap: The State of Journalism

    Posted on Dec. 06, 2012

    Poynter’s Karen Dunlap had a radio interview with Dan Maduri for NewsTalk Florida about the current state of journalism. Below are some of the responses to his question.

  • Poynter Green

    Posted on Nov. 27, 2012

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  • Poynter Names Foundation President

    Posted on Nov. 19, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Poynter Institute has named Christine Martin as President of the newly formed Poynter Foundation. Martin will work closely with Poynter President Karen B. Dunlap and Brian Tierney, Foundation Board Chair, to significantly increase philanthropic support for the 37 year-old Institute.

  • Poynter unveils tablet research findings

    Posted on Nov. 08, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Poynter Institute has released major findings on how people read news on tablet devices. Results of “Poynter EyeTrack: The Tablet” were unveiled earlier this month at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. Journalists, educators and students gathered as Poynter faculty member Sara Quinn presented the eyetracking and survey findings with a panel of the project’s architects, including renowned designer and Poynter affiliate Mario Garcia. The study was funded by the John S. and James L.

  • Poynter, Newmark Ethics Forum Seeks Greater News Trustworthiness, Produces Optimism

    Posted on Oct. 25, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Journalists and other media thought leaders gathered at the Paley Center for Media in Manhattan this week to collaborate on a new set of ethical guidelines. The forum – presented by The Poynter Institute, in partnership with Craig Newmark’s Web-based initiative, craigconnnects, and the Paley Center – featured a series of speakers, many of whom will contribute to Poynter’s new book on journalism ethics in the digital age. Funding for the symposium was provided through grants provided by the Ford Foundation and craigconnects.

  • Detailed Schedule Takes Shape for Poynter Journalism Ethics Forum

    Posted on Oct. 15, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Poynter Institute—in partnership with craigconnnects, the Web-based initiative created by Craig Newmark, and the Paley Center for Media—has announced the program schedule for the Journalism Ethics Forum it will host on October 23 at the Paley Center in Manhattan. The daylong event will bring together thought leaders from journalism and the digital era to create a new set of ethical guidelines. The symposium is funded through grants provided by craigconnects and the Ford Foundation.

    “Are we in a post-truth era? Will the digital space ever reflect our communities?

  • Poynter News University Announces New Agreement With American Copy Editors Society (ACES)

    Posted on Sep. 24, 2012

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.–The Poynter Institute’s News University announced today that it has entered into a training alliance agreement with the American Copy Editors Society (ACES). As part of the agreement, Poynter NewsU will provide discounted training for ACES members in exchange for ACES contributions on several Poynter NewsU training initiatives.

    As part of the training initiative, ACES and Poynter will create an editing certificate program that will include several courses on copy editing.

  • Journalism Schools, Training Groups May Apply to Host a McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute in 2013

    Posted on Sep. 20, 2012

    Workshop hosts receive funds from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation to cover the costs of travel and teaching on critical topics for journalists

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Robert R. McCormick Foundation and the Poynter Institute today announce that applications are open for organizations to host a McCormick Specialized Reporting Institute (SRI) in 2013.

    SRIs are intensive reporting workshops designed to provide subject-specific expertise and practical skills to working journalists. McCormick is funding seven SRI workshops in 2012.