Poynter Institute

It's not often that the news media is shocked by a story about its own business.Journalists talk shop - a lot.There is no shortage of speculation about…

You can understand why the British were hanging on every scrap of news coverage about the impending birth of a baby to Princess Katherine and Prince…

Allegations of sexual impropriety in the Lakeland, Florida police department (LPD) have shaken the police department and the community.A State Attorney's…

Just about everybody is packing a smart phone these days -- a smart phone equipped with a pretty decent digital camera.And, as a cost-cutting move, the…

What do the first 24-hour cable news network and a website known for cute cat videos have in common?Well, CNN and Buzzfeed are about to share a YouTube…

The revelation that the Justice Department got a hold of phone records at the Associated Press in an effort to track down a leak has already had a…

When Washington Wizards Center Jason Collins announced in a "Sports Illustrated" article that he is gay, it was a huge deal in the media.And, Kelly…

The media has not provided wall-to-wall coverage of a particularly grisly trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor because editors and producers say there…

"Mother Jones" magazine decided to publish recordings of a campaign strategy session in the Louisville, Ky. offices of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell while…

The Associated Press Stylebook has decided to recommend against the use of the phrase "illegal immigrant" by journalists because of concerns about…

Changing your Facebook profile picture to support gay marriage is not the same as protesting in the streets.If you checked out Facebook in the week that…

Guilty verdicts March 17 in the rape trial case of two Steubenville, Ohio football players proved, again, how strong a role social media played in this…