Poynter events create the opportunity to have thoughtful, civil discourse between journalists and their audiences. Each year, Poynter hosts speaker series, festivals, industry conferences and fundraisers. During these programs, business leaders, media executives, educators, journalists and citizens explore the issues surrounding journalism and the people who produce it. Poynter’s annual gala is called the Bowtie Ball.
Join the Poynter Institute for an evening at the Henry B. Plant Museum located at historic The University of Tampa on Friday, April 29, 2022, to explore the evolution of sensationalism in news and its imprint on democracy throughout the centuries.
This online celebration of facts will feature three forward-thinking days about the role of facts in everyday American life with special focus on topics like disinformation campaigns, election security, inflation, climate change, the Jan. 6 committee hearings, gun laws and the Supreme Court. Join us!
Few journalists have a handle on the true facts around the hugely powerful, much debated and now quite controversial institution as Supreme Court expert, author and CNN legal analyst Joan Biskupic. Join the Poynter Institute and PolitiFact during “United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking” for an evening with Biskupic to explore where popular knowledge of the court may be misunderstood or the subject of misinformation.
Join Poynter at The Straz for an immersive, multimedia-rich evening with the award-winning journalist and newsroom executive at the helm of history’s first draft. Julie Pace, AP senior vice president and executive editor, will take you inside one of the world’s largest newsrooms in an exclusive conversation moderated by Poynter President Neil Brown.
Learn how to avoid election misinformation during this free luncheon presented by the Poynter Institute, MediaWise and AARP Florida, with support from Meta.
Celebrate the free press and honor the distinguished careers of legendary journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein whose dogged reporting of the 1972 Watergate break-in changed the course of American history and fortified journalism’s role in democracy.
Join the Poynter Institute on March 23 for an exclusive conversation with NBC News’ Kerry Sanders about his storied three-decade career as one of the most courageous, versatile and trusted broadcast journalists in America.
April 2 marks International Fact-Checking Day, a global initiative aimed at emphasizing the crucial role of accurate information in our interconnected world. As we celebrate this day, we also recognize the vital work of fact-checkers worldwide who dedicate their efforts to upholding facts. At the International Fact-Checking Network, we believe that elevating facts is not […]
The IFCN hosted a Q&A Webinar on April 19, 2023 to answer questions about eligibility criteria, grant program content and the logistics of submitting an application to this grant program. Please visit the BUILD Global Fact Check Fund Q&A Webinar for more information.
The Poynter Institute will host SABEW’s annual conference for the association of business journalists April 20-22, 2023 at its global headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Join Poynter at The Straz on Friday, May 12, for an evening with ABC Action News’ Chief Meteorologist Denis Phillips. Celebrate Phillips’ decades-long career keeping Tampa Bay residents informed, calm and safe.
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) at Poynter will host its 10th annual GlobalFact Fact-Checking Summit June 28-30, 2023 at the Coex Center in Seoul, South Korea, and online at globalfact10.com in partnership with SNUFactCheck. Use code POYNTER100 at checkout for a free virtual ticket.
