Are news sites focused on the wrong metrics? Why pageviews and time spent on site may be misleading. When it comes to reader retention, data shows reader habits, not pageviews or time spent, may be key. May 5, 2023 Mark Caro
Opinion | Everything about Twitter is meaningless Applying a ‘state-affiliated media’ tag to NPR renders the label useless, making Twitter that much less valuable. April 6, 2023 Kelly McBride
Opinion | It’s time to challenge the narrative about ChatGPT and the future of journalism Don’t let these tools dazzle you beyond reason. Don’t anthropomorphize them. Ask hard questions about what they’re purported to do. February 9, 2023 Jenna Burrell
Opinion | If AI kills the essay, I will be a pallbearer at the funeral In the wake of AI chatbots, professors are scrambling to find replacements for the term paper. Let’s hope they abandon it and focus on reading. January 24, 2023 Michael Bugeja
PolitiFact: Is Elon Musk under federal investigation? Here’s what we know In October, attorneys for Twitter stated in a court filing that Musk was under federal investigation. It did not include details. November 15, 2022 PolitiFact
Reduce social media stress with these 9 tips How can journalists avoid the worst parts of social media, and how can they use it for the public good? September 19, 2022 Colin Crawford
These 6 tips will help you spot misinformation online MediaWise, Poynter’s digital media literacy program, has expanded to in the U.S. and abroad. But anyone can learn to spot misinformation right now. December 22, 2021 Alex Mahadevan
Jack Dorsey resigns as CEO of Twitter In his resignation letter, Dorsey said being a founder-led company is 'severely limiting and a single point of failure.' November 29, 2021 Tom Jones
Not so Hotmail: What your vintage email address says to potential employers Does a Hotmail domain actually matter to job recruiters? What about other long-standing email services, like AOL or Yahoo or Outlook? November 14, 2021 Ren LaForme
How Newspack is working to crack the code on local news There may never be a Holy Grail, but the varied building blocks of a successful strategy can be found and rolled out widely across the industry. October 14, 2021 Kinsey Wilson