Throughout history, emerging trends in mass media have shaped election outcomes. The rise of TV in 1960 influenced perceptions of who won the first televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon. In 2008, Barack Obama's campaign first channeled the emerging power of social media to crowdsource …
In April 1976, Warner Bros. released the movie “All the President’s Men” starring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman as legendary Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. The story […] The post Celebrating Poynter’s 50th anniversary … with your help appeared first on Poynter.
Editor’s note: The following is the final installment in a collection of six immigration reporting resources for new and experienced journalists covering immigration. This series is made possible through funding […] The post Journalists, immigration is about to become a huge topic. Here’s help covering Trump’s …
Immediately after the election, writers for outlets including The Hollywood Reporter and The Wall Street Journaldeclared that the results showed traditional media is no longer relevant. As proof, these pieces cited falling ratings for networks coupled with Donald Trump’s three-hour podcast with Joe Rogan, Kamala …
After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe: Donald Trump. President-elect Trump, who tried to ban the social media platform the last time he …
As they recover from a painfully fraught 2024 election, news media —particularly local broadcasters — find themselves facing significant financial challenges at the same time that they are contending with a growing erosion in audience trust. Their response to these twin challenges must be to double …
Four years ago, Fox News precipitated an internal crisis with a bold election night call that President Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the crucial state of Arizona. This year illustrated the difference that four years can make. Fox News wasn’t the first network early on Wednesday …
Gray Television’s Las Vegas Fox affiliate KVVU will air its weekday Fox5 News at 7 p.m. with limited commercial interruption. The move to more news and fewer spots is made possible thanks to a first-of-its-kind sponsorship with Ed Bernstein Injury Lawyers. This new format will …
Generative AI has already begun to reshape the news industry — from the power it offers newsrooms to accelerate newsgathering, production and distribution to the threats it poses via disseminating dis- and misinformation and to cybersecurity and data protection. Four news industry leaders — a news …
TORONTO (AP) — Canada announced Wednesday it won’t block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it. Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address …
It’s a moment that now seems destined to fade quietly from history, but 10 days before the presidential election on a brightly lit stage at Madison Square Garden, anyone watching […] The post The mainstream media misunderstood Latino voters once again appeared first on Poynter.
As analysts pick apart the election results, one thing seems certain: Podcast appearances have become a necessary part of presidential campaign strategy. Dubbed the first “podcast election” by some, the […] The post After the first ‘podcast election,’ the medium is likely to continue playing a …
