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The stories of 9/11, 25 years later
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/9-11-25th-anniversary-stories-2026/
Published: September 11, 2026 11:30
It was 25 years ago — Sept. 11, 2001 — when the world changed. A routine late summer Tuesday morning turned into a nightmare as we watched in disbelief while […]
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How Jim Dwyer found the words to write about 9/11
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/how-jim-dwyer-found-the-words-to-write-about-9-11/
Published: September 11, 2026 11:00
When I see the bylines of certain reporters, I will read whatever they write. Jim Dwyer of The New York Times is one of those. Jim became, in my mind, […]
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McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/mcclatchy-media-newspapers-layoffs/
Published: September 10, 2026 21:53
McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs in years on Thursday, cutting newsroom staff at some papers by upwards of 40%. […]
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Seven months after its new chairman called layoffs a ‘bad’ word, Lee Enterprises cuts staff
https://www.poynter.org/business-work/2026/lee-enterprises-layoffs-david-hoffmann/
Published: September 10, 2026 15:17
Journalists at Lee Enterprises — the chain that owns such titles as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and the Omaha World-Herald — are well accustomed to cuts at the end of […]
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Jeff Bezos likes what he’s seen from The Washington Post’s interim boss
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/jeff-donofrio-washington-post-publisher-ceo/
Published: September 10, 2026 11:30
Meet the new boss of The Washington Post. Same as the old boss. Jeff D’Onofrio has officially been named publisher and CEO of the Post. It’s a job he has […]
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Trump says firefighters carried him to safety after 9/11. What do we know about his Ground Zero role?
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2026/trump-9-11-ground-zero-recovery-claims/
Published: September 10, 2026 10:30
President Donald Trump recounted his response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an interview and event leading up to the 25th anniversary this week, repeating statements that lack evidence […]
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Before true crime was everywhere, there was ‘Dateline’
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2026/dateline-nbc-true-crime-history/
Published: September 9, 2026 16:00
This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. […]
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Statement from the International Fact-Checking Network on Meta’s expansion of Community Notes to Latin America
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2026/statement-from-the-international-fact-checking-network-on-metas-expansion-of-community-notes-to-latin-america/
Published: September 9, 2026 15:04
Anyone who cares about finding reliable, accurate information online should be deeply concerned about Meta’s announcement that it is testing its community notes program in 16 Spanish-speaking Latin American countries. […]
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What can we expect from the season premier of ’60 Minutes?’
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/what-can-we-expect-from-the-season-premier-of-60-minutes/
Published: September 9, 2026 11:30
We’re learning more about the season premier of ‘60 Minutes,’ which will air this upcoming Sunday. As I mentioned in Tuesday’s newsletter, one of the segments in the season opener […]
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As ‘perfect storm’ hits public media, initiative seeks a reimagined system to serve communities
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/as-perfect-storm-hits-public-media-initiative-seeks-a-reimagined-system-to-serve-communities/
Published: September 8, 2026 11:30
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. A little more than a year ago, the […]
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Want to get promoted? Make sure you understand what your bosses want
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/how-to-get-promoted-at-work/
Published: September 8, 2026 11:05
An editor emails the newsroom to announce so-and-so has been promoted to coveted job with impressive title. Journalists across the newsroom reach out to their friends and allies: Why did […]
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Poynter, Public Media Company launch national initiative on the future of public media
https://www.poynter.org/news-release/2026/poynter-public-media-company-launch-national-initiative-on-the-future-of-public-media/
Published: September 8, 2026 11:00
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (September 8, 2026) — A year after the federal government upended public radio and television stations by defunding public media, a partnership of the Poynter Institute and […]
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