Poynter Institute
| Former names | Modern Media Institute | 
|---|---|
| Motto | Democracy needs journalism. Journalism needs Poynter. | 
| Type | School of journalism | 
| Established | May 29, 1975 | 
| President | Neil Brown | 
| Location | , , U.S. | 
| Website | www | 
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies is a non-profit 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 PolitiFact.