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White House chief of staff Susie Wiles rarely speaks on the record, but in a new interview with Vanity Fair, she didn’t hold back. Then, in what clearly was a coordinated effort, many members of Trump’s cabinet, as well as Vice president JD Vance, FBI director Kash Patel and

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Decades before “Woj bombs” and Shams Charania turning scoops into riddles, there was legendary NBA insider Peter Vescey. He was merciless and funny, part of an NBA press chronicling a league as it evolved into a self-sustaining entertainment-technological complex. Read the story

As mass shootings unfolded over the weekend at both Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and Australia’s Bondi Beach, journalists covering the attacks grappled with terror, trauma and accountability. Read this media story and more in today’s Poynter Report newsletter:

“It’s one thing for the president of the United States to dislike a network,” writes senior media writer Tom Jones. “It’s quite another to get personally involved in the sale of that network — all because he doesn’t like their coverage.” Read this full media story and more in

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President Donald Trump says the U.S. has received investment commitments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since he took office in January. The number Trump cites is about double what the White House’s website lists. And experts say the website’s current figure, $9.6

While on his campaign trail George W. Bush called one reporter “Sunshine” when he learned she was from Florida. This is a hard contrast from the names President Donald Trump often assigns journalists. Two Republican presidents, two female reporters, two nicknames. And two very

Oprah’s legacy is vast, but her greatest achievement was reshaping American culture through the power of storytelling. What began as local journalism evolved into a full-blown empire: a magazine, a book club that could reshape the bestseller list, a cable network, the power to

Sooner or later, most journalists will face a moment when someone in power makes them the story, writes Poynter’s ethics chair Kelly McBride. “When powerful people publicly belittle the press, they are telegraphing their disdain for anyone who asks questions. The way journalists

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What photojournalist Ann Hermes does may look like nostalgia, but she’s actually capturing something else – people and places on the brink of change. That includes local newsrooms. “This is for me a love letter to journalism,” Hermes said. “But I do want it to do more than that.”

“I think that people don’t want just national news,” said Texas Tribune CEO Sonal Shah. “I think we have to recognize that trust has been lost over a period of time and trust takes time to build. The more the journalists are seen in the communities, the more it’s going to feel

-Netflix swoops in to buy Warner Bros. Discovery in a surprising deal worth $82.7 billion -Vanity Fair and journalist Olivia Nuzzi to cut ties following messy journalism scandal -President Trump attacks CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Read these media stories and more in today’s Poynter

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The New York Times is taking the fight for press freedom to the Trump administration, writes senior media writer Tom Jones. The Times filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon, claiming that the newsroom’s First Amendment rights are being violated by a new policy.

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Olivia Nuzzi’s new memoir “American Canto” was released on Tuesday, and the reviews are “noteworthy and, for the most part, scathing,” writes senior media writer Tom Jones. What’s actually in the book? Read today’s Poynter Report for media insights, takeaways and reviews (and

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A new crew of right-wing media were welcomed into the Pentagon this week, replacing reporters from outlets including ABC, CBS, NBC, The Washington Post and Fox News who refused to sign a new press policy prohibiting journalists from accessing or soliciting information that the

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President Trump has a history of name-calling reporters and labeling organizations "fake news." His latest move is a White House webpage launched last week to "name and shame" media with disagreeable stories. The page, headlined "Misleading. Biased. Exposed.," features a "Media