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A list of the winners and finalists of the 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes, aimed at spotlighting a wide range of outstanding reporting and writing from U.S. news organizations during 2024.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 29, 2025) – The Poynter Institute is pleased to announce the distinguished winners and finalists of the 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes, which spotlight a wide range of ...

As the political climate intensifies, journalism professors are guiding students through the complex landscape of press freedom and self-censorship ...

In his first 100 days back in office, President Donald Trump invoked archaic immigration laws, questioned judges’ power to rule against him on immigration cases and attempted to end several legal ...

She smashed glass ceilings to anchor the news, perfected the iconic interview and built a show that redefined daytime TV.

Francis applauded the journalistic pursuit of truth and called for teaching people “how to discern, evaluate and understand ...

From person-to-person coaching and intensive hands-on seminars to interactive online courses and media reporting, Poynter ...

X launched the first major crowdsourced fact-checking experiment in 2021, originally called Birdwatch and now known as Community Notes. YouTube added its own in 2024, and Meta followed in a ...

Wide-ranging research from Poynter and the University of Minnesota sheds light on how people feel about AI in journalism.

“Cleveland Clinic: Millions of COVID-vaxxed will die within ‘5 years,’” the headline said. This Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News ...

Poynter spoke with several people to see what everyday folks can do to support press freedom organizations and press freedom.