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The Poynter Institute is a school and resource for journalism located in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is in close proximity of the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library on the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus that was built in memory of Nelson Poynter. It was founded in May 1975 by Nelson Poynter, chairman of the St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly bearing the name Modern Media Institute [1]. In 1984 it changed to The Poynter Institute for Media Studies. In 1976 the Poynter Institute counts no more than 4 employees and 267 students. In 2002 the respective numbers ... More » (Source: Wikipedia)
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San Francisco Chronicle changes style on 'illegal immigrant' - Poynter.org
San Francisco Chronicle changes style on 'illegal immigrant'Poynter.orgThe San Francisco Chronicle changed its style on “illegal immigrant” Monday. It's the latest of ...via Google News -
Report: New media no better than old media when it comes to women's bylines - Poynter.org
Report: New media no better than old media when it comes to women's bylinesPoynter.orgThe Women's Media Center announced the release of its 2013 Status of Women in the U.S. ...via Google News -
How news about the Newtown school shooting has spread
News of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., has been circulating on social media as news outlets try to find out more details. Here’s a snapshot of how the ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
What journalists need to know about guns and gun control
Even in places like Texas and Oklahoma, a tiny percentage of the journalists I talk to own a gun or say they know much about them, but they cover stories that involve guns all ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
‘Politics is in the DNA of the Des Moines Register,’ says paper’s editor on eve of endorsement
Voters wait for their ballots on Sept. 27, 2012, the first day of early voting at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines. Iowa is one of 32 states that allow early ...Posted by henry breedlove -
Binders full of Big Bird: The risk & benefits of reporting on memes
(Blog Post) Election-themed GIFs, hashtags, and macros now constitute serious news pegs on the campaign trail. As journalists chase down Google searches and trending hashtags, the ...Posted by Trisha Collopy -
Fact check: How Tropical Storm Isaac is unlike Hurricane Katrina
But these are very different storms. Katrina was so big, hurricane force winds extended 75 miles east of the center. The Weather Channel recounts, “Katrina first hit Florida ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Cutting print is a money-loser for Times-Picayune, but cutting staff makes changes slightly profitable | Poynter.
The events of the last two weeks show that Times-Picayune readers and employees are fighting-mad at absentee owner Advance Publications for deciding to eliminate their print ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Rodney King, dead at 47, sparked citizen journalism that’s now commonplace
Los Angeles Times | Mediactive | Politico Rodney King died Sunday at 47. The 1992 acquittal of the police officers who beat him sparked riots that lasted three days, but the ...Posted by Pamela Hogle -
Journalism education cannot teach its way to the future
As we think about the changes whipping through the media industry, there is a nearby storm about to strike journalism education. The future of journalism education will be ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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