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Brendan Carr warns broadcasters about ‘fake polls’ as a real polling scandal unfolds

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Wednesday that airing what...

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Public records delays are wearing journalists down. I’m one of them.

This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk...

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CNN threatens to take the White House back to court over Air Force One access

CNN warned the Trump administration Monday that it would take additional legal action if the White...

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The best college admissions essay is one only you can write

For more than 40 years, I have coached high school students and their teachers on the craft of the...

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Public broadcasting found a lifeline after defunding. How long will it last?

This article was originally published by Northwestern University’s Medill Local News...

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The White House has a workaround when networks refuse to replace CNN

Over the weekend, CNN was once again blocked from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air...

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When public officials use offensive language, should journalists repeat it?

The word “alien” or “aliens” appeared dozens of times in the recent U.S....

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President Trump nixes idea of livestreaming an execution

A week ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposed livestreaming the firing-squad execution of...

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If journalists can’t explain an election, we haven’t finished the job

Understanding the American electorate has never been more important or more challenging, especially...

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Poynter announces first cohort for Leading AI in the Newsroom

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (October 16, 2026) — The Poynter Institute today announced the first...

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A shrinking local press is making it easier for public officials to restrict access

As CNN, Politico and MS NOW challenge their White House ban in court, a similar press access battle...

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President Trump’s losing streak versus the press continues

Once again, President Donald Trump has suffered a setback in his efforts to restrict press access...

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A death at a Russian plague lab raised pandemic fears. Here’s what experts are watching.

It sounded familiar: Pneumonia reported near a lab studying infectious pathogens in a country where...

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Katie Zacharia’s debut as press secretary went about as badly as it could have

New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia held her first press briefing on Tuesday. And how...

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College journalism is thriving at schools that don’t teach it

This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk...

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Local newspaper closures have surged to more than three a week

Local journalism has been in decline for decades. But 2026 was an especially bad year as both the...

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The Pentagon plans to livestream an execution. Some Republicans are having second thoughts.

Last week, in news almost too shocking to believe, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that an...

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How do you land a journalism job right now? Nearly 60 journalists told us

It’s been a brutal year for many in the journalism profession, with newsrooms across the...

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