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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

New app is from Poynter-PolitiFact partnership; funded by Knight Foundation

PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking website of the Tampa Bay Times, has released Settle It!, a free app designed to resolve political disagreements.

The app is known as “PolitiFact’s Argument Ender” because it allows users to type names, keywords and subjects and instantly find relevant Truth-O-Meter™ ratings.

New Training Program Focuses on Game-Changing Strategies for Newspaper Executives and Managers in Partnership With Poynter

Arlington, Va. – The “Transformation Tour,” presented by the American Press Institute with The Poynter Institute, kicks off this September to provide game-changing strategies for newspaper leaders to grow audience, develop content and drive revenue.

Pioneers and practitioners of the newspaper industry – including Clark Gilbert of the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, Chuck Peters of The Gazette Co. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Christian A.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Poynter Institute and craigconnnects, the Web-based initiative created by Craig Newmark, have teamed up with the Paley Center for Media to host the Poynter Digital Journalism Ethics Symposium.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Poynter Institute has developed a mobile app designed to help writers address their most pressing problems. Based on the groundbreaking work of Poynter Senior Scholar Roy Peter Clark, the “Help! For Writers” app divides the writing process into key steps, identifies the most common missteps and offers writers of all genres useful solutions to difficult problems. The app may be downloaded from iTunes for $1.99.

“It’s like having a writing coach in your pocket,” said Clark, author of the book “Help!