Poynter Institute

Poynter Institute
Former names
Modern Media Institute
MottoDemocracy needs journalism. Journalism needs Poynter.
TypeSchool of journalism
EstablishedMay 29, 1975
PresidentNeil Brown
Location,
U.S.
Websitewww.poynter.org

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a nonprofit journalism school and research organization in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. The school is the owner of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper and the International Fact-Checking Network. It also operates the fact-checking website PolitiFact.