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Poynter Institute

October 21, 2023

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit journalism school and research organization in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The school is the owner of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper and the International Fact-Checking Network.[2][3] It also operates PolitiFact.[4]

Poynter Institute
MottoDemocracy needs journalism. Journalism needs Poynter.
TypeSchool of Journalism
EstablishedMay 29, 1975
PresidentNeil Brown[1]
Location
St. Petersburg
,
Florida
,
U.S.
Websitepoynter.org

History Edit

Founding Edit

The school began on May 29, 1975, when Nelson Poynter, the owner and chairman of the St. Petersburg Times (now the Tampa Bay Times) and Times Publishing Company, announced that he planned to start a small journalism school called the Modern Media Institute. (The name of the school was changed to the Poynter Institute almost a decade later.)[citation needed]

In 1977, Nelson Poynter willed ownership of the Times Publishing Company to the Institute so that after his death the school would become the owner of the St. Petersburg Times. Poynter died on June 15, 1978, at the age of 74. He had become ill in his office just a few hours after he helped break ground for the new St. Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida.[citation needed]

At that point, the Institute began to grow into the larger school that exists today. The second president, Robert J. Haiman, moved the institute in 1985 to its current building.[5]

Expansion and development Edit

Craig Newmark (founder of Craigslist) is a board member of the Poynter Foundation and donated $1 million to it in 2015.[6][7] In 2015, Poynter received $382,997 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to influence news coverage of global health initiatives.[8] In 2017, the Poynter Institute received $1.3 million from the Omidyar Network and the Open Society Foundations in order to support new projects in three main areas: fact-checking technology, impact tracking, and financial awards through innovation grants and crowdfunding matches.[9]

In 2018, the Poynter Institute began a cooperation with the content recommendation network Revcontent, to stop misinformation and fake news in articles[10][11][12] supplying Revcontent with fact-checking provided by their International Fact-Checking Network.[13] January 11, 2018, the Charles Koch Foundation's Director of Free Expression, Sarah Ruger, stated in an American Society of News Editors news release that "The foundation supports many grantees committed to press freedom, including The Poynter Institute, the Newseum and Techdirt's free speech initiative."[14] On February 12, 2018, the Tampa Bay Times, the for-profit branch of the nonprofit Poynter institute spun off the Pulitzer Prize–winning PolitiFact website to form an independent division within Poynter.[4] In March 2018, Google.org appointed Poynter Institute as the leader of their MediaWise program to equip middle and high school students to better differentiate online news and information. Google funded this with a $3 million grant.[15]

Since 2019, The Washington Post has been partnering with the Poynter Institute to increase diversity in media, with the goal to expand Poynter's annual Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media training journalists to become founders, top-level executives and innovators.[16][17] Other sponsors are CNN, the Scripps Howard Foundations, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and TEGNA Foundation.[18]

Poynter published a list of over 515 news websites that it labeled "unreliable" in 2019. The author of the piece used various fake news databases (including those curated by the Annenberg Public Policy Center, Merrimack College, PolitiFact, and Snopes) to compile the list and called on advertisers to "blacklist" the included sites. The list included conservative news websites such as the Washington Examiner, The Washington Free Beacon, and The Daily Signal as well as conspiracy outfits including InfoWars.[19] After backlash from both readers of and contributors to some of the included publications, Poynter retracted the list, citing "weaknesses in the methodology".[20] Poynter issued a statement, saying: "[w]e regret that we failed to ensure that the data was rigorous before publication, and apologize for the confusion and agitation caused by its publication."[21] Reason pointed out that the author was a freelancer hired by the Institute who typically works for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Reason drew parallels between the accuracy of the list with SPLC's own work on hate groups.[19]

Election integrity and COVID-19 Edit

In January 2020, having received funding from Facebook, the Poynter Institute was able to expand the MediaWise Programme with a national media literacy program called MediaWise Voter project (#MVP) to reach 2 million American first-time voter college students, helping them to be better prepared and informed for the 2020 elections.[22]

The Poynter Institute received $737,400 in federal loans from the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Neil Brown noted that this was not the first time the institute received government funding, noting past training contracts with Voice of America.[23]

Organization Edit

Funding Edit

As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Poynter receives funding from corporations, philanthropic organizations and government agencies. Major donors since 2015 include:[24][25][8]

Poynter provides media training for media and communications organizations. Clients include the American Society of Business Publication Editors, Community Newspaper Holdings, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Danish School of Media and Journalism, Google, Media24, National Public Radio, NBC News, Newsweek, Penske Media Corporation, Pinellas County School District, Raliance, Tegna, United States Agency for Global Media, University of South Florida St. Petersburg, USA Today, and the Washington Post.[24]

Activities Edit

News University Edit

News University (NewsU) is a project of the Poynter Institute that offers journalism training through methods including e-learning courses, webinars, and learning games. NewsU is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.[26]

International Fact-Checking Network Edit

 
Logo of the International Fact-Checking Network

In 2015, the institute launched the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), which sets a code of ethics for fact-checking organizations. The IFCN reviews fact-checkers for compliance with its code, and issues a certification to publishers who pass the audit. The certification lasts for one year, and fact-checkers must be re-examined annually to retain their certifications.[27] Google, Facebook, and other technology companies use the IFCN's certification to vet publishers for fact-checking contracts.[28][29][30]

The IFCN and the American Press Institute jointly publish Factually, a newsletter on fact-checking and journalism ethics.[27][31] The IFCN also organizes Global Fact, a yearly conference on fact checking.[32]

Poynter Medal Edit

Since 2015, the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism has been awarded by the Poynter Institute. Winners include:

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ "Neil Brown". Poynter.
  2. ^ . Bloomberg. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Short film celebrates Pulitzer Prize centennial". Tampa Bay Times. April 12, 2016. from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2016. The Poynter Institute, which owns the Tampa Bay Times, hosted one such event on March 31.
  4. ^ a b "PolitiFact Becomes Its Own Division within Nonprofit Poynter Institute". Nonprofit Quarterly. February 13, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "History". Poynter Institute. from the original on March 30, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Gold, Hadas (December 12, 2016). "Craigslist founder gives Poynter Institute $1 million to support 'journalism ethics'". Politico. from the original on November 17, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  7. ^ O'Shea, Chris (December 12, 2018). "Craig Newmark Donates $1 Million to Poynter Institute". Adweek. from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, Inc". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. November 2015. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "$1.3 Million in Grants from Omidyar Network, Open Society Foundations Will Expand Poynter's International Fact-Checking Network" (Press release). Poynter Institute. June 29, 2017. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved January 4, 2020 – via PR Newswire.
  10. ^ "Revcontent, Poynter Partner to Demonetize Fake News". MediaPost. August 16, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  11. ^ "Revcontent is trying to get rid of misinformation with help from the Poynter Institute". Inventiva. August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Revcontent is trying to get rid of misinformation with help from the Poynter Institute". The Oklahoman. August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  13. ^ "Revcontent is trying to get rid of misinformation with help from the Poynter Institute". TechCrunch. August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "Koch Foundation grants to ASNE, Poynter ignite criticism". Columbia Journalism Review. January 11, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  15. ^ "Poynter Receives $3 Million Grant From Google.org to Lead a Program to Teach Teens to Tell Fact From Fiction Online". PR Newswire. March 20, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "The Washington Post partners with Poynter for the Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media". The Washington Post. April 17, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  17. ^ "The Washington Post and Poynter name members of the 2019 Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media". The Washington Post. September 9, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Matthew Ong named to the Poynter, Washington Post Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media". The Cancer Letter. August 6, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Poynter Institute's Retracted List of Fake News Sites Was Written by SPLC Podcast Producer". Reason Foundation. June 5, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  20. ^ Concha, Joe (May 3, 2019). "Poynter pulls blacklist of 'unreliable' news websites after backlash". The Hill. from the original on July 30, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  21. ^ Allen, Barbara (May 2, 2019). "Letter from the Editor". Poynter Institute. from the original on August 26, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  22. ^ "The Poynter Institute announces investment from Facebook to expand MediaWise digital information literacy program to first-time voters". PR Newswire. January 22, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2021.
  23. ^ Farhi, Paul (April 29, 2020). "Axios returns coronavirus bailout loan as news organizations grapple with the ethics of taking government funds". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  24. ^ a b "Major Funders". Poynter Institute. October 2022. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  25. ^ Wallace, Wendy (August 17, 2017). "Largest funders of The Poynter Institute". Poynter Institute. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  26. ^ "Poynter Institute to grow 'News University' platform with Knight Foundation funding". Tampa Bay Times. June 28, 2016. from the original on May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  27. ^ a b Lerner-Rubin, D. (October 23, 2019). "Fact-checking fact-checkers". The Jerusalem Post. from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  28. ^ Ananth, Venkat (May 7, 2019). "Can fact-checking emerge as big and viable business?". The Economic Times. from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  29. ^ Owen, Laura Hazard (August 15, 2019). "Finally, Instagram is getting fact-checked (in a limited way and just in the U.S., for now)". Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism. from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  30. ^ "Facebook's War on Bullshit Is Not Going Well—We Talked to the Fact Checkers on the Front Lines". Gizmodo. August 27, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  31. ^ Granger, Jacob (April 24, 2019). "10 essential newsletters every journalist should read". Journalism.co.uk. from the original on May 2, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  32. ^ Oyedeji, Niyi (April 14, 2022). "Fact-checkers head to Oslo for ninth edition of Global Fact conference". FactCheckHub. Retrieved July 8, 2023.

External links Edit

  • Official website
  • NewsU.org official site
  • International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN)

October 21, 2023
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The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non profit journalism school and research organization in St Petersburg Florida United States The school is the owner of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper and the International Fact Checking Network 2 3 It also operates PolitiFact 4 Poynter InstituteMottoDemocracy needs journalism Journalism needs Poynter TypeSchool of JournalismEstablishedMay 29 1975PresidentNeil Brown 1 LocationSt Petersburg Florida U S Websitepoynter wbr org Contents 1 History 1 1 Founding 1 2 Expansion and development 1 3 Election integrity and COVID 19 2 Organization 2 1 Funding 2 2 Activities 2 2 1 News University 2 2 2 International Fact Checking Network 2 2 3 Poynter Medal 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditFounding Edit The school began on May 29 1975 when Nelson Poynter the owner and chairman of the St Petersburg Times now the Tampa Bay Times and Times Publishing Company announced that he planned to start a small journalism school called the Modern Media Institute The name of the school was changed to the Poynter Institute almost a decade later citation needed In 1977 Nelson Poynter willed ownership of the Times Publishing Company to the Institute so that after his death the school would become the owner of the St Petersburg Times Poynter died on June 15 1978 at the age of 74 He had become ill in his office just a few hours after he helped break ground for the new St Petersburg campus of the University of South Florida citation needed At that point the Institute began to grow into the larger school that exists today The second president Robert J Haiman moved the institute in 1985 to its current building 5 Expansion and development Edit Craig Newmark founder of Craigslist is a board member of the Poynter Foundation and donated 1 million to it in 2015 6 7 In 2015 Poynter received 382 997 from the Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation to influence news coverage of global health initiatives 8 In 2017 the Poynter Institute received 1 3 million from the Omidyar Network and the Open Society Foundations in order to support new projects in three main areas fact checking technology impact tracking and financial awards through innovation grants and crowdfunding matches 9 In 2018 the Poynter Institute began a cooperation with the content recommendation network Revcontent to stop misinformation and fake news in articles 10 11 12 supplying Revcontent with fact checking provided by their International Fact Checking Network 13 January 11 2018 the Charles Koch Foundation s Director of Free Expression Sarah Ruger stated in an American Society of News Editors news release that The foundation supports many grantees committed to press freedom including The Poynter Institute the Newseum and Techdirt s free speech initiative 14 On February 12 2018 the Tampa Bay Times the for profit branch of the nonprofit Poynter institute spun off the Pulitzer Prize winning PolitiFact website to form an independent division within Poynter 4 In March 2018 Google org appointed Poynter Institute as the leader of their MediaWise program to equip middle and high school students to better differentiate online news and information Google funded this with a 3 million grant 15 Since 2019 The Washington Post has been partnering with the Poynter Institute to increase diversity in media with the goal to expand Poynter s annual Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media training journalists to become founders top level executives and innovators 16 17 Other sponsors are CNN the Scripps Howard Foundations Craig Newmark Philanthropies the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and TEGNA Foundation 18 Poynter published a list of over 515 news websites that it labeled unreliable in 2019 The author of the piece used various fake news databases including those curated by the Annenberg Public Policy Center Merrimack College PolitiFact and Snopes to compile the list and called on advertisers to blacklist the included sites The list included conservative news websites such as the Washington Examiner The Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Signal as well as conspiracy outfits including InfoWars 19 After backlash from both readers of and contributors to some of the included publications Poynter retracted the list citing weaknesses in the methodology 20 Poynter issued a statement saying w e regret that we failed to ensure that the data was rigorous before publication and apologize for the confusion and agitation caused by its publication 21 Reason pointed out that the author was a freelancer hired by the Institute who typically works for the Southern Poverty Law Center SPLC Reason drew parallels between the accuracy of the list with SPLC s own work on hate groups 19 Election integrity and COVID 19 Edit In January 2020 having received funding from Facebook the Poynter Institute was able to expand the MediaWise Programme with a national media literacy program called MediaWise Voter project MVP to reach 2 million American first time voter college students helping them to be better prepared and informed for the 2020 elections 22 The Poynter Institute received 737 400 in federal loans from the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID 19 pandemic President Neil Brown noted that this was not the first time the institute received government funding noting past training contracts with Voice of America 23 Organization EditFunding Edit As a 501 c 3 nonprofit organization Poynter receives funding from corporations philanthropic organizations and government agencies Major donors since 2015 include 24 25 8 AARP Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Charles Koch Institute Craig Newmark Philanthropies Democracy Fund Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility Gannett Foundation Gill Foundation Google News Initiative Google News Lab Institute for War and Peace Reporting Knight Foundation Lumina Foundation MacArthur Foundation McClatchy Foundation McCormick Foundation Meta Platforms Microsoft National Endowment for Democracy Newton amp Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust Omidyar Network Open Society Foundations Rays Baseball Foundation Tegna Foundation TikTok Washington Post WhatsAppPoynter provides media training for media and communications organizations Clients include the American Society of Business Publication Editors Community Newspaper Holdings Corporation for Public Broadcasting Danish School of Media and Journalism Google Media24 National Public Radio NBC News Newsweek Penske Media Corporation Pinellas County School District Raliance Tegna United States Agency for Global Media University of South Florida St Petersburg USA Today and the Washington Post 24 Activities Edit News University Edit News University NewsU is a project of the Poynter Institute that offers journalism training through methods including e learning courses webinars and learning games NewsU is funded by the John S and James L Knight Foundation 26 International Fact Checking Network Edit nbsp Logo of the International Fact Checking NetworkIn 2015 the institute launched the International Fact Checking Network IFCN which sets a code of ethics for fact checking organizations The IFCN reviews fact checkers for compliance with its code and issues a certification to publishers who pass the audit The certification lasts for one year and fact checkers must be re examined annually to retain their certifications 27 Google Facebook and other technology companies use the IFCN s certification to vet publishers for fact checking contracts 28 29 30 The IFCN and the American Press Institute jointly publish Factually a newsletter on fact checking and journalism ethics 27 31 The IFCN also organizes Global Fact a yearly conference on fact checking 32 Poynter Medal Edit Since 2015 the Poynter Medal for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism has been awarded by the Poynter Institute Winners include 2015 Bob Schieffer former CBS News anchor and host of Face the Nation 2016 Tom Brokaw former anchor of NBC Nightly News 2017 Judy Woodruff anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour 2018 Lester Holt anchor of NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC 2019 Katie Couric broadcast journalist author and media entrepreneur 2020 Chris Wallace anchor of Fox News Sunday 2021 Lesley Stahl correspondent for CBS News 60 MinutesSee also Edit nbsp Florida portal nbsp Journalism portalRoy Peter Clark Donald K Fry Kelly McBrideReferences Edit Neil Brown Poynter Company Overview of The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc Bloomberg Archived from the original on November 17 2018 Retrieved November 16 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Short film celebrates Pulitzer Prize centennial Tampa Bay Times April 12 2016 Archived from the original on February 22 2018 Retrieved April 13 2016 The Poynter Institute which owns the Tampa Bay Times hosted one such event on March 31 a b PolitiFact Becomes Its Own Division within Nonprofit Poynter Institute Nonprofit Quarterly February 13 2018 Retrieved August 9 2021 History Poynter Institute Archived from the original on March 30 2020 Retrieved July 23 2019 Gold Hadas December 12 2016 Craigslist founder gives Poynter Institute 1 million to support journalism ethics Politico Archived from the original on November 17 2018 Retrieved November 16 2018 O Shea Chris December 12 2018 Craig Newmark Donates 1 Million to Poynter Institute Adweek Archived from the original on August 15 2017 Retrieved November 16 2018 a b The Poynter Institute for Media Studies Inc Bill amp Melinda Gates Foundation November 2015 Archived from the original on December 6 2022 Retrieved December 6 2022 1 3 Million in Grants from Omidyar Network Open Society Foundations Will Expand Poynter s International Fact Checking Network Press release Poynter Institute June 29 2017 Archived from the original on June 29 2017 Retrieved January 4 2020 via PR Newswire Revcontent Poynter Partner to Demonetize Fake News MediaPost August 16 2018 Retrieved December 10 2020 Revcontent is trying to get rid of misinformation with help from the Poynter Institute Inventiva August 14 2018 Retrieved December 10 2020 Revcontent is trying to get rid of misinformation with help from the Poynter Institute The Oklahoman August 14 2018 Retrieved December 10 2020 Revcontent is trying to get rid of misinformation with help from the Poynter Institute TechCrunch August 14 2018 Retrieved August 3 2021 Koch Foundation grants to ASNE Poynter ignite criticism Columbia Journalism Review January 11 2018 Retrieved August 6 2021 Poynter Receives 3 Million Grant From Google org to Lead a Program to Teach Teens to Tell Fact From Fiction Online PR Newswire March 20 2018 Retrieved August 11 2021 The Washington Post partners with Poynter for the Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media The Washington Post April 17 2019 Retrieved December 10 2020 The Washington Post and Poynter name members of the 2019 Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media The Washington Post September 9 2019 Retrieved December 10 2020 Matthew Ong named to the Poynter Washington Post Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Media The Cancer Letter August 6 2020 Retrieved December 11 2020 a b Poynter Institute s Retracted List of Fake News Sites Was Written by SPLC Podcast Producer Reason Foundation June 5 2019 Retrieved August 14 2021 Concha Joe May 3 2019 Poynter pulls blacklist of unreliable news websites after backlash The Hill Archived from the original on July 30 2019 Retrieved May 3 2019 Allen Barbara May 2 2019 Letter from the Editor Poynter Institute Archived from the original on August 26 2019 Retrieved May 3 2019 The Poynter Institute announces investment from Facebook to expand MediaWise digital information literacy program to first time voters PR Newswire January 22 2020 Retrieved August 13 2021 Farhi Paul April 29 2020 Axios returns coronavirus bailout loan as news organizations grapple with the ethics of taking government funds The Washington Post Retrieved March 10 2021 a b Major Funders Poynter Institute October 2022 Archived from the original on December 5 2022 Retrieved December 5 2022 Wallace Wendy August 17 2017 Largest funders of The Poynter Institute Poynter Institute Archived from the original on December 5 2022 Retrieved December 5 2022 Poynter Institute to grow News University platform with Knight Foundation funding Tampa Bay Times June 28 2016 Archived from the original on May 3 2019 Retrieved May 3 2019 a b Lerner Rubin D October 23 2019 Fact checking fact checkers The Jerusalem Post Archived from the original on February 5 2020 Retrieved December 12 2019 Ananth Venkat May 7 2019 Can fact checking emerge as big and viable business The Economic Times Archived from the original on August 8 2019 Retrieved December 12 2019 Owen Laura Hazard August 15 2019 Finally Instagram is getting fact checked in a limited way and just in the U S for now Nieman Journalism Lab Nieman Foundation for Journalism Archived from the original on December 15 2019 Retrieved August 15 2019 Facebook s War on Bullshit Is Not Going Well We Talked to the Fact Checkers on the Front Lines Gizmodo August 27 2018 Retrieved December 11 2020 Granger Jacob April 24 2019 10 essential newsletters every journalist should read Journalism co uk Archived from the original on May 2 2019 Retrieved December 12 2019 Oyedeji Niyi April 14 2022 Fact checkers head to Oslo for ninth edition of Global Fact conference FactCheckHub Retrieved July 8 2023 External links EditOfficial website NewsU org official site International Fact Checking Network IFCN Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poynter Institute amp oldid 1164190128, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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