The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

The 2026 Poynter Journalism Prizes

In 2024, the Poynter Institute will award The Poynter Journalism Prizes, honoring the best in American journalism. These ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Journalism students know the industry is struggling. They’re choosing to enter it anyway

Student reporters from across the country say they’re worried about layoffs, AI and shrinking newsrooms but still feel called ...
NOLA.com

What 20 LSU freshmen taught their first-time journalism teacher: ‘We were made for this.’

Jan Risher has taught writing and English for more than two decades. This spring, she taught journalism for the first time — ...

Students are writing off journalism degrees. It's a mistake. | Opinion

AI is quite good at processing information, but what it cannot do is knock on doors, cultivate reluctant sources or earn the ...
KCCI Des Moines

University of Iowa journalist earns prize as finalist for national writing award

GET THE CHANCE TO BUY THOSE HOMES WITH AFFORDABLE MORTGAGES. THIS IS VERY EXCITING. A UNIVERSITY OF IOWA STUDENT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP YOUNG JOURNALISTS IN THE COUNTRY. WE’RE EXCITED ...

Journalism classes lack a consistent approach to AI use across institutions

Artificial intelligence is steadily becoming more embedded in journalism; part of how journalists write, edit, research and ...
Daily Bruin

Opinion: Journalism, being a journalist is an act of resistance we must lean into

This post was updated Oct. 14 at 8:05 p.m. At times, I question whether I can really call myself a journalist. I am not planning on going to graduate school for journalism, pursuing a career with a ...
The Business Standard

‘AI is not the biggest threat. Getting journalism wrong is’

Veteran media professionals Michael Cooke and Murdoch Davis spoke to TBS on the sidelines of the Bangladesh Journalism Conference 2026 about artificial intelligence, newsroom ethics, misinformation an ...