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Ren LaForme

Saint Petersburg

Managing Editor at Poynter Online

Managing editor for @Poynter. From a little town called Gasport but one of those proud Buffalonians. Perpetually sorry that I never replied to your email.

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  • 2 weeks ago | poynter.org | Ren LaForme |TyLisa Johnson |Rick Edmonds

    By Ren LaForme, managing editor Ten down, 40 to go. When we launched The Poynter 50 — our yearlong project highlighting people and moments that changed journalism over the past half century — we knew it would be ambitious. But we also knew this industry is full of big swings, quiet revolutions and stories that age in fascinating ways. So far, we’ve covered groundbreaking tech shifts (Mercury Center), seismic scoops (Matt Drudge, TMZ), and a teenage bystander who changed history with a phone.

  • 3 weeks ago | poynter.org | Ren LaForme |Rick Edmonds |Amaris Castillo |Angela Fu

    Good morning, everyone. Tom Jones is off today, but the team at Poynter is keeping tabs on the latest media news and analysis. Here’s what you need to know. After decades of navigating technological upheavals, the battered and resilient news industry is realizing it’s time to raise its gloves once more — this time against an insurgent troupe of artificial intelligence companies.

  • 3 weeks ago | poynter.org | Ren LaForme

    Picture a TV news debate. Is it filled with angry, performative shouting, or do the participants seem like they’re actually getting somewhere? Chances are, it’s the former — but it doesn’t have to be. Jen Psaki shares on the latest episode of “The Poynter Report Podcast” that TV debates work best when there’s space for real disagreement without devolving into loud, scripted arguments.

  • 1 month ago | lucianne.com | Ren LaForme

    Original ArticlePosted By: Dreadnought, 5/5/2025 3:57:30 PMThe 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday afternoon from Columbia University in New York. Widely regarded as the top honor in U.S. journalism, the Pulitzers recognize outstanding reporting, commentary and storytelling.

  • 1 month ago | poynter.org | Ren LaForme

    The 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday afternoon from Columbia University in New York. Widely regarded as the top honor in U.S. journalism, the Pulitzers recognize outstanding reporting, commentary and storytelling.

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Ren LaForme
Ren LaForme @itsren
20 May 25

RT @BenMullin: Congrats to fellow @Poynter alums @Mantzarlis and @CraigSilverman on the launch of Indicator! Raising a glass to a saner and…

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Ren LaForme @itsren
8 Apr 25

RT @KatieLSanders: Nearly half of Americans say they don’t want news from generative artificial intelligence, according to a wide-ranging s…

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5 Nov 24

RT @MerriamWebster: During the Renaissance, people in Venice would vote by dropping little balls into an urn. The Italian word for “little…