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poynter. org > commentary > 2026 > paula-reid-exit-cnn-msnow-bari-weiss

CNN's uncertain future claims its first major on-air talent

4+ hour, 15+ min ago  (1042+ words) Paramount hasn't yet taken over Warner Bros. Discovery and CNN. Bari Weiss isn't overseeing CNN " at least not yet. But CNN has already lost a major on-air talent. Paula Reid, the network's chief legal affairs correspondent, is leaving to join…...

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poynter. org > fact-checking > 2026 > let-facts-be-submitted-to-a-candid-world

The Declaration of Independence offers a forgotten argument for facts

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (926+ words) Over 17 days in June 1776, a 33-year-old man bent over his lap desk, putting ink on paper, scratching out words, revising. Government must be accountable to the governed. Subordination must give way to independence. Life. Liberty. The pursuit of happiness. If…...

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poynter. org > reporting-editing > 2026 > why-do-journalists-prewrite-stories

Why do journalists prewrite stories?

19+ hour, 55+ min ago  (772+ words) On Tuesday, NPR's Nina Totenberg made news after erroneously publishing a story about the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who is not, in fact, retiring just yet. "When people saw what happened yesterday with NPR, there were a…...

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poynter. org > commentary > 2026 > npr-samuel-alito-retiring-nina-totenberg-mistake

How NPR published a Supreme Court retirement that never happened

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1764+ words) NPR broke a huge story Tuesday morning. But Alito had made no such announcement. Supreme Court spokesperson Patricia Mc Cabe told reporters, "NPR's story on Justice Alito is inaccurate and any report they had a court statement was inaccurate." NPR…...

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poynter. org > reporting-editing > 2026 > declaration-of-independence-greatest-sentence-ever-written

Is this sentence in the Declaration of Independence really the greatest ever written?

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (636+ words) I can't think of a more fitting celebration of this Fourth of July than a reading of Walter Isaacson's thin volume "The Greatest Sentence Ever Written." Isaacson is an influential public scholar and biographer of Leonardo da Vinci, Steve Jobs,…...

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poynter. org > reporting-editing > 2026 > newsroom-profile-fox59-cbs4

Newsroom Profile: FOX59 and CBS4

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1764+ words) This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience trust in journalism and promote media literacy. Owned by the…...

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poynter. org > commentary > 2026 > supreme-court-catherine-herridge-new-york-times-v-sullivan

The Supreme Court sides with journalists in two key media cases

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1701+ words) The Supreme Court made two notable moves on Monday in cases with implications for journalists and press freedom. The court halted an order on Friday that would have forced former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to disclose her source or…...

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poynter. org > fact-checking > 2026 > venezuela-earthquake-viral-videos-fact-check

These viral Venezuela earthquake videos aren't all what they seem

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (581+ words) Social media users are sharing many videos of buildings collapsing and people trapped under rubble, saying it shows the destruction of two massive earthquakes in Venezuela. Although many videos are authentic, some are not of the June 24 destruction. Here are…...

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poynter. org > commentary > 2026 > whats-next-cbs-news-cnn-60-minutes-paramount-bari-weiss

What's next for CBS News, CNN and "60 Minutes?'

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1304+ words) Has there been a bigger media story in 2026 than the upheaval at CBS News? On top of all this, the parent company, Paramount, is in the process of buying Warner Bros. Discovery, meaning it will soon take over CNN. The…...

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poynter. org > commentary > 2026 > camp-mystic-flood-one-year-anniversary-nbc-dateline

After the flood " remembering a tragedy from one year ago

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1377+ words) In a little more than a week, July 4, the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary. But that day is also the anniversary of a nightmare. It was one year ago when 28 died in a catastrophic flood at Camp Mystic, a Christian…...