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At this moment, “Journalism is under attack. Universities are under attack. Freedom of speech is under attack,” CBS News’ Scott Pelley told graduates in a commencement address at Wake Forest University last week, where he warned that power can distort truth – and that democracy

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As fear spreads on university campuses, student journalists face a new dilemma: How do you build trust when few are willing to be named? buff.ly/hCkrjME

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The Trump administration’s decision to revoke Harvard University’s ability to host international students is putting international Neiman fellows in jeopardy as it directly targets the visas they use to enter the country and participate in the fellowship.

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NPR is fighting back against the Trump administration's efforts to cut its funding in a new lawsuit filed in federal court by NPR and three other public radio organizations. The lawsuit said, “It is not always obvious when the government has acted with a retaliatory purpose in

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First, The Salt Lake Tribune became a poster child for converting to the nonprofit model — though the transition remains a complex, labor-intensive process that few newspapers have undertaken. Now, the company is eyeing a new strategy: Flipping the digital site from

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It is unclear how long the pause on student and exchange visitor visa interviews will last, but foreign nationals currently applying for visas to participate in journalism programs and fellowships during the 2025-2026 academic year will likely be affected. Read the story:

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The Wall Street Journal reported this week that after a month of negotiations, Paramount offered $15 million to settle the case with President Donald Trump, but Trump’s team wants more than $25 million. It also wants an apology from CBS News as part of the deal. Most legal

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It’s the start of a new era at NBC News as Tom Llamas takes over the “NBC Nightly News” from Lester Holt, who signed off last Friday as anchor following a 14-year stint. Llamas, the son of Cuban immigrants, is the first Latino to anchor a daily English-language network evening

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In another disturbing case of violence against journalists, prosecutors said businessman Eric Spofford paid thousands to orchestrate vandalism on the homes of the New Hampshire Public Radio journalists who investigated him. The grand jury indictment accuses Spofford of having

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President Donald Trump’s return to the White House came with a slew of attacks on press freedom in America. Journalists being threatened. News organizations being banned from certain events. News outlets having their funding taken away. 🎙️Today’s Poynter Report Podcast explores

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Who better than Will Packer as a former Poynter student and now influential storyteller? “America’s writing coach” Roy Peter Clark tells the story of how a young Poynter student grew up to become a remarkable film producer and, now, a book author. poynter.org/business-work/…

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For more than a decade, Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson were the voices of the NBA Finals. Now, ESPN’s new crew is struggling to recreate the magic. Read this story and more in today’s Poynter Report, our Monday-Friday #media industry newsletter:

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Donald Trump and Elon Musk struck up what appeared to be a symbiotic relationship last year. But that all came crashing down Thursday as a nasty public breakup, like you might see on one of those Bravo reality shows, played out on social media. Read this story and more in

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ABC News veteran correspondent Terry Moran was suspended by the network following a now-deleted post calling President Donald Trump and his top adviser Stephen Miller “world-class haters.” Critics are using the post to claim media bias, and say he crossed the line of being an

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An Australian television reporter was shot during a live report with rubber bullets. An LA-based photojournalist needed emergency surgery after being struck in the leg. Both moments are part of a troubling pattern of police injuring journalists covering ongoing immigration

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Terry Moran is out at ABC News after he posted a now-deleted tweet last weekend that called President Donald Trump and Trump adviser Stephen Miller “world-class haters.” ABC’s decision ends a decadeslong career and plays directly into the right-wing narrative about media bias.

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Protests are unpredictable, but old footage and political spin are distorting what’s really happening amid the immigration protests A man visiting LA from Nebraska told The Washington Post, “If you’re not here, you think L.A.’s burning to the ground. But you come out here, you

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The fate of NPR and PBS funding now lies with the Senate. Republicans hold the Senate majority, but it’s still unclear if they’ll approve President Trump’s request to slash more than $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting. poynter.org/commentary/202…

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Journalist Austin Tice hasn’t been seen in more than a decade, but a former senior Syrian official now claims Tice was killed in 2013 on the orders of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. His credibility — and motives — are far from certain. poynter.org/commentary/202…

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We have some big news today. Poynter is announcing the creation of a new faculty chair dedicated to writing and editing excellence, named in honor of Poynter legend and "America's Writing Coach" Roy Peter Clark. poynter.org/from-the-insti…